Bitcoin is battling near $71,000 , $72,000 after failing to break $73K for the third time since the $US, $Iran ceasefire news dropped! 😤
$ETH $SOL $XRP and $DOGE are feeling the pressure today, trading well below their 2025 peaks (down 45-70%). The Fear & Greed Index is locked in EXTREME FEAR territory around 9,12 the longest streak in years! History shows these deep fear zones often spark strong rebounds (median +38% in 90 days).
Whales are quietly accumulating while oil eases from $100+ highs and the CLARITY Act talks heat up mid April. Today's CPI data at 8:30 AM ET could be the spark or the shakeout!
🗞️ Need to catch up on the news? Here's our top 10 from today:
🔸 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Congress to pass the Clarity Act to establish clear crypto market regulations and keep the US as the global financial standard.
🔹 Visa launches Intelligent Commerce Connect, enabling AI agents to make purchases on behalf of consumers across businesses worldwide.
🔸 Oil rises again as supply disruption fears return, WTI crude oil up 2.8% to $97.03 and Brent up 2.5% to $97.14 a barrel.
🔹 Fed minutes reveal a growing number of policymakers open to rate hikes, citing war-driven inflation that continues to exceed the 2% target.
🔸 Anthropic fails to block a Pentagon declaration labeling it a US supply-chain risk, as a federal appeals court declines to pause the designation, per Bloomberg.
🔹 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows a proposed “Canary Pepe ETF” under a new S-1 registration statement.
🔸 The US Treasury is advancing the GENIUS Act with a proposed rule requiring stablecoin issuers to implement AML and sanctions compliance and enable blocking or freezing of certain transactions targeting illicit finance.
🔹 Ethereum Foundation to convert 5K $ETH into stablecoins to support R&D, grants, and ecosystem growth.
🔸 Meta launches Muse Spark, first AI model after Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar push to catch rivals.
🔹 Iran to charge oil tankers fees in Bitcoin to pass the Strait of Hormuz during ceasefire, per FT.