The crypto market is experiencing downward pressure following a macro-driven risk-off shift across global financial markets.
Macro & Market Overview
Macro Impact: U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) data came in higher than expected at 5.4% YoY, sparking inflation concerns and triggering over $560M in liquidations across the crypto market.
Bitcoin (BTC): Pulled back to test key support around $77,000–$78,000 as broader market volatility increased.
Ethereum (ETH) & Major Altcoins: ETH dropped ~3.5% to around $2,450, with wide altcoin pullbacks affecting networks like Mantle, Sei, and Pyth Network.
Key Headlines
Solana Network Activity: Solana set a new record with over 263,000 SPL tokens minted in a single day, heavily driven by activity on launchpad platforms like Pump.fun.
Institutional & Exchange Developments: Nasdaq announced a $100M play into tokenized stock initiatives with Kraken's parent company, while MetaMask and Consensys announced plans to operate their core wallet and infrastructure arms independently.
Layer-2 Security Incident: Liquid Network temporarily paused and subsequently resumed block production following an exploit involving a 4,000 BTC withdrawal
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