Happy Tuesday all! If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap:
🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨
- Bitcoin surged past $80,000 and briefly hit $81,000.
- Companies purchased a record 50,351 bitcoin in Q1 2026.
- Michael Saylor's Strategy (STRC) is nearly back to par, signaling potential for renewed bitcoin acquisitions above $100.
- US Senator Cynthia Lummis urged lawmakers to pass the Bitcoin and crypto market structure bill immediately, citing America's financial future.
- Betting odds for President Trump signing crypto market structure legislation into law this year reached 64%.
- US Senator Tim Scott noted Congress is making real progress on crypto market structure legislation.
- The 30-year Treasury yield closed above 5%, near its highest level in over a decade, as the bond market prices in a higher chance of a Fed rate hike (37%) by year-end versus cuts.
- Brent crude oil rose sharply to around $120 following developments involving Iran, with significant gains also seen in jet fuel, WTI crude, and other commodities.
- Palantir reported strong Q1 results with US commercial revenue up 133% year-over-year and raised full-year guidance.
- "Big Short" investor Michael Burry sold all his GameStop shares.
📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊
- Liminal on Solana surged 1500% shortly after launch following a major endorsement.
- Western Union's Solana-based stablecoin USDPT officially went live.
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced Telegram will replace the TON Foundation as the main driver and largest validator of TON, calling its glory days "inevitable."
- Aave filed an emergency motion to vacate a restraining notice on Arbitrum DAO attempting to seize approximately $71 million in ETH.
- Binance is launching a withdrawal lock feature to help deter crypto wrench attacks.
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Credit to the following X accounts for key insights & updates: @whaleinsider @bitcoinmagazine @watcherguru @degeneratenews @charliebilello @economyapp @earnings_time
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Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.
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