Crypto opens with a split risk tone: U.S. equity futures reportedly firmed after U.S.-Iran de-escalation headlines, but Bitcoin stayed pressured near $59,700 and down 6.8% on the week, according to CoinDesk. Macro sensitivity remains live after Spanish inflation unexpectedly held above the ECB target, adding another rates variable for euro-area risk appetite.
The desk should also watch venue and plumbing stories. Gate is offering deposit rewards to attract displaced Binance EU users, BitMEX removed its CEO, CFO and head of growth, and Solana’s DEX spot volume was reported ahead of major centralized exchanges. In DeFi, Pendle reached $50M TVL on Monad in 10 days. Policy coverage is clustered around IMF tokenization messaging, El Salvador’s Bitcoin accounting pressure and Latin American regulatory moves on stablecoins and crypto oversight.