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- 0:07SPEAKER_00: Happy Friday, everyone.
- 0:08Let's get into it because Bitcoin is pushing higher while the
- 0:11regulatory stars are
- 0:13SPEAKER_00: aligning like never before.
- 0:15Bitcoin reclaimed $72,000 and Michael Saylor's strategy
- 0:19purchased an estimated $2,645.
- 0:23SPEAKER_00: Bitcoin, which is nearly six times the daily mind supply.
- 0:27So Saylor is literally absorbing almost a week's worth of new
- 0:31Bitcoin in a single day.
- 0:33SPEAKER_00: Morgan Stanley's spot, Bitcoin ETF, had its best first
- 0:37SPEAKER_00: day of trading for any ETF the firm has ever launched,
- 0:42which tells you everything about the demand that was sitting on
- 0:45the sidelines
- 0:46SPEAKER_00: waiting for a trusted name to open the door.
- 0:49SPEAKER_00: Now here's the part that really stands out.
- 0:52SPEAKER_00: Treasury Secretary
- 0:52Secretary Besant urged lawmakers to send Bitcoin and crypto
- 0:56market structure
- 0:57SPEAKER_00: legislation to President Trump to sign into law.
- 1:01SEC Chair Paul Atkins called on Congress to pass it and advance
- 1:06it to Trump's desk and coin
- 1:07SPEAKER_00: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said it's time to pass the Clarity Act.
- 1:12SPEAKER_00: When the Treasury Secretary,
- 1:14the SEC Chair and the CEO of the largest US exchange are all
- 1:19saying the same thing
- 1:20SPEAKER_00: in the same week,
- 1:21SPEAKER_00: that's not a coincidence,
- 1:22SPEAKER_00: that's a
- 1:23SPEAKER_00: push to get this done.
- 1:25SPEAKER_00: On the oil and geopolitical front,
- 1:26the ceasefire hasn't calmed everything down as Saudi Arabia
- 1:30suspended operations at
- 1:32several oil facilities following Iranian attacks with losses of
- 1:36600,000 barrels per
- 1:37SPEAKER_00: day in production and US oil prices briefly surged back above $100.
- 1:43SPEAKER_00: Core PCE inflation came in at 3% in February,
- 1:46SPEAKER_00: marking the 60th consecutive reading above the Fed's 2% target,
- 1:51SPEAKER_00: so the inflation problem is far from solved.
- 1:54SPEAKER_00: The S&P 500 year-to-date total return sits at exactly 0%.
- 1:59which is a pretty telling snapshot of how volatile and
- 2:01directionless this year has
- 2:02SPEAKER_00: been for stocks while Bitcoin quietly climbs.
- 2:06SPEAKER_00: The VIX closed at 19.49,
- 2:08SPEAKER_00: which is actually below the level before the Iran conflict began,
- 2:12SPEAKER_00: suggesting the market has largely digested the geopolitical risk.
- 2:16SPEAKER_00: In altcoin news,
- 2:17Bittenzer fell over 10% after a major subnet developer exited
- 2:22citing governance
- 2:22SPEAKER_00: concerns.
- 2:23SPEAKER_00: The Torn blockchain received a major upgrade,
- 2:26SPEAKER_00: making it 10 times faster with sub-second transactions.
- 2:30And Matt Fury's first ever character,
- 2:32Spike Surged 50% after the Pepe ETF announcement.
- 2:37SPEAKER_00: That's your Friday recap.
- 2:38SPEAKER_00: Make sure to follow and I'll catch you right back here tomorrow.
- 2:41SPEAKER_01: And it dropped!
- 2:44SPEAKER_01: It's where we find the truth!
- 2:46SPEAKER_01: Listen to the panic drop.