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Valour, a subsidiary of DeFi Technologies and issuer of exchange-traded funds, has announced the launch of two new ETPs for Litecoin and Curve DAO Token. Valour launched the Valour Curve DAO (CRV) and Valour Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded funds on the Spotlight Stock Market in Sweden. Following the announcement, prices for both assets rose, with LTC surging more than 12% to outpace most top-100 altcoins by market cap. The rally comes even as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently delayed a decision on a proposed spot Litecoin ETF. Litecoin, often dubbed “digital silver” in relation to Bitcoin, rose above $92,…

American Bitcoin, Hut 8’s majority-owned unit backed by the Trump family, will go public via a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining (GRYP). Shares of Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) jumped 12% in pre-market trading, while Gryphon Digital Mining (GRYP) soared more than 200%, following the news. American Data Center, which was owned by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, merged their firm with American Bitcoin in March. The Trump brothers own 20% of American Bitcoin, while Hut 8 holds the remaining 80%. The stock-for-stock transaction will result in Gryphon acquiring American Bitcoin, with the combined company adopting the American Bitcoin name…

This is a segment from the Supply Shock newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Who is Bitcoin for? That depends on who you ask. A BlackRock analyst would say that Bitcoin is a key portfolio differentiator. The volatility is the use case, best utilized by those who want to capitalize on it. Someone living in countries suffering from rampant inflation would share a different view. Bitcoin would be a potential route toward capital preservation, shielding them from sudden currency devaluation due to central bank policy, and so on. For activists living under totalitarian regimes, like Farida Nabourema, the robust decentralization…

Markets are not anticipating much from the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week, but good news may be on the horizon for June. Stock indices saw mixed performance on Monday as traders awaited a major Federal Reserve announcement. The Dow Jones was trading at 41,414, up 96.64 points or 0.23%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 slipped 12.9 points or 0.23% to 5,673, and the Nasdaq was down 54.21 points or 0.30% at 17,923. According to LPL Financial chief economist Jeffrey Roach, the Fed may use this week’s meeting to prepare investors for coming rate cuts. A combination of labor data and inflation…

Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Briefing—your essential rundown of the most important developments in crypto for the day ahead. Grab a coffee as we examine Bitcoin’s (BTC) performance relative to the S&P 500, a benchmark for US stock market performance. With growing TradFi influence, Bitcoin’s dominance as an asset class is growing compared to traditional equities. Crypto News of the Day: BTC/S&P 500 Ratio Records All-time High Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, highlighted Bitcoin’s historic outperformance against the S&P 500. Specifically, the Bitcoin/S&P 500 ratio hit an all-time high of $17.725 on May 8,…

US President Donald Trump will preside over the “Cryptocurrency and Artificial Intelligence Innovators” dinner, with a staggering ticket price of $1.5 million per attendee, CNBC reported. This high-profile event, organized by the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc, is one of the most expensive political fundraisers in recent memory. The dinner will also feature David Sacks, a tech investor and influential venture capitalist whose rising prominence in Washington has been welcomed by the crypto industry. Sacks and others close to Trump are credited with helping usher in a major regulatory shift in favor of digital assets, in stark contrast to the…

Bitcoin and US stocks jumped this week as a risk-on sentiment prevailed ahead of the US and China trade talks in Switzerland. Bitcoin (BTC) surged to $104,000 for the first time in months, while the Dow Jones Index peaked at $41,360, its highest point since April 3. There are signs that the stock and crypto markets are entering a bull market as trade risks fall and the odds of interest rate cuts rise. Dow Jones vs Bitcoin: Why BTC wins Bitcoin and the Dow Jones are significantly different assets. Established in 1896, the Dow is the oldest index in the…

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how President Nayib Bukele has continued to purchase bitcoin, complying with the IMF policies of non-bitcoin accumulation established in their credit facility deal. Latam Insights Encore: Bukele Outsmarted The IMF While I was still not convinced about the ability of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele to skirt a bitcoin non-accumulation commitment made with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to receive a $1.4 billion credit facility line, two newsworthy events that took place this last week changed…

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood says that Bitcoin (BTC) remains on track to hit a price target of at least $700,000 within years. In a new interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Wood says ARK continues to predict Bitcoin will increase at least 580% of its current value by 2030. “We have always had a 2030 target, the base case in the $700,000 to $750,000 range, the bull case in the $1.5 million range.” Wood says there are three driving factors behind the massive Bitcoin price prediction. “David Puell, our analyst and our on-chain analyst, put that piece out recently, and…

President Donald Trump is doubling down on crypto in his May fundraising push—combining a traditional $1.5 million-per-plate dinner with a blockchain-fueled gala for top $TRUMP token holders. This dual-track strategy blends old-money political finance with memecoin access, channeling millions into MAGA Inc. while raising fresh concerns over transparency, donor anonymity, and the ethics of tokenized influence. One event targets Trump’s legacy network of political donors through conventional fundraising; the other leverages digital asset holdings as a new gateway to power. Together, the two events signal how deeply cryptocurrency is being integrated into U.S. campaign mechanics and how Trump is positioning…