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Mo 18/5 | Daily Crypto & Macro News · Panic Drop Podcast

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Happy Monday everyone,
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  let's get into it because markets opened rough with Bitcoin
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  falling under 77,000 as
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  futures opened red and over 588 million in long positions were
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  liquidated in the
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  SPEAKER_00: past 24 hours.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Fed is set to inject 6.5
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  $5.76 billion into the market today,
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  which could provide some short-term relief.
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  But odds of Bitcoin crossing 100,000 again before 2027 have
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  fallen to 43% on Kalshi.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the market is recalibrating expectations after last
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  Michael Saylor hinted at buying more Bitcoin with the message
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  Big Dot Energy so the
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  SPEAKER_00: accumulation machine keeps running regardless of price action.
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  The standout performer of 2026 so far is Hyperliquid's native
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  token which is up over 90%.
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  SPEAKER_00: While Bitcoin,
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  SPEAKER_00: Ethereum,
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  SPEAKER_00: Solana,
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  SPEAKER_00: BNB and even Coinbase stock are all down double digits year-to-date.
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  Hype vs Solana hit a new all-time high and Hype reclaimed $45
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  proving that the
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  SPEAKER_00: ecosystem continues to attract capital
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  In altcoin news,
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  Wall Street giant Citadel took a $1.7 million stake in XRP
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  ETFs.
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  Reports suggest over $2 billion worth of energy assets have
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  been tokenized on the XRP ledger.
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  XRP is forecasted to reach as high as $1.60 this month per
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  Kalshi traders.
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  The Verus Ethereum bridge appears to have been exploited with
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  11.5 million stolen
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  SPEAKER_00: and swapped into Ethereum,
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  SPEAKER_00: adding to what has been a devastating run of hacks across the industry.
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  Base recorded $1.8 billion in daily net flows and Athena's USDE
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  supply on Solana
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  SPEAKER_00: increased by over $560 million in just five days,
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  SPEAKER_00: showing the stablecoin wars are heating up across ecosystems.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's your Monday recap.
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  The market is shaking out over-leveraged positions,
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  but the institutional building never stops.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make sure to follow, and I'll catch you right back here tomorrow.
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  SPEAKER_01: Listen to the Panic Drop