🚨 CRYPTO & MACRO RECOVERY: MARKETS BOUNCE AFTER HOT CPI 🔥 Bitcoin stabilizes at $80.7k as equities and crypto rebound following a hotter-than-expected CPI print. Major assets are in the green: BTC +0.2%, ETH +1% at $2,308, while SOL holds flat at $95. HYPE slips 3% to $39.50. Standout movers include INJ (+23%), TIA (+11%), and STX (+9%). Oil drops 1% to $98, while gold inches up 0.3% to $4,702. Nasdaq futures rise 0.7%, led by Nvidia and chip stocks. 🏛️ POLITICAL & REGULATORY SHIFTS Trump leads over a dozen CEOs—including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Larry Fink, and Tim Cook—to China ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping. Kevin Warsh is confirmed to the Fed Board of Governors (51-45 Senate vote), with Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman the sole cross-party vote. The Senate Banking Committee received over 100 amendments to the Clarity Act ahead of Thursday's markup session. 📊 INSTITUTIONAL & CORPORATE MOVES Wintermute calls the recent Bitcoin surge a short squeeze, not a breakout, citing open interest and spot volume data. Square surpasses 1 million merchants supporting Bitcoin, six weeks after auto-enabling Lightning Network payments for eligible U.S. sellers. DTCC selects Chainlink to operate the Collateral AppChain, integrating execution environment and data standards for near real-time, 24/7 collateral management. Franklin Templeton and Kraken's parent Payward announce a strategic partnership to bring tokenized equities, on-chain active management funds, and the BENJI money market fund to Kraken. 💰 ETF & TREASURY FLOWS Bitcoin ETFs saw $233M in net outflows Tuesday; ETH ETFs recorded $131M in outflows. STRC traded enough volume for Strategy to buy 1,750 BTC, with two trading sessions left before Friday's dividend. XRP ETFs posted their largest daily inflows since January, totaling $25.8M across five funds. MARA Holdings sold 20,880 BTC for $1.5B in Q1, using $1B to repay 30% of convertible debt as it pivots to AI and HPC infrastructure. 🐕 MEME COIN MIXED ...