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This sudden spasm of liquidity distress wiped out an entire week’s worth of gains—because apparently, Bitcoin ETFs believe in mood swings—and shrank the net inflows down to a modest $54.18 billion. Total assets under management, or “the stuff that makes financial nerds sleep better at night,” dipped to $146.48 billion. That’s roughly 6.46% of Bitcoin’s market cap, according to SoSoValue, which sounds suspiciously like a website that’s just trying to keep up with the latest in crypto-important news.

That’s not just a ride, it’s a full-blown circus! The TON Foundation’s $400M treasure chest is more impressive than a magician’s hat full of rabbits. And Telegram? They’re expandin’ blockchain like a kid with a new toy! 🎉

According to our friends at Coinglass (who are presumably now hiding under their desks), long positions accounted for a staggering $707 million of these losses. It was like watching an overly ambitious jockey fall off his horse mid-race—only instead of hooves, there were charts plummeting into the abyss. The total market capitalization took a nosedive of 3.95%, settling at a measly $3.7 trillion. Bitcoin itself tumbled 3.1% to $114,892, while Ethereum plunged 6.1% to $3,620. Altcoins fared even worse; Cardano dropped 8.5%, XRP slid 7.5%, and Solana lost over 6.9%. As if that weren’t enough drama, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index slunk down to 60, signaling investors were feeling less “greedy” and more “grab-your-tin-foil-hat.” 📉💸

a16z instead favors the “digital commodity” model outlined in the earlier CLARITY Act, which is like the Galactic Encyclopedia of crypto laws. They propose pairing this with clear rules for when tokens can be considered decentralized, because who doesn’t love a good, clear rule? 📜

So how does the faceless bureaucracy mend its measurement? The compilers—those clerks of history—gathered and, with pen strokes calculated as to avoid direct meaning, decreed that certain crypto assets shall henceforth be “non-produced nonfinancial assets.” A label so sterile, only a committee could love it. But land, rocks, Bitcoin—they all make their mark now in national wealth, alongside more classical treasures and abominations. The alchemy is complete: from outcast, Bitcoin is invited to the grand gala of sovereign spreadsheets. One can almost hear the teeth grinding from Basel to Buenos Aires.

Apparently, our beloved crypto has decided to take a breather, not a nosedive, as the firm suggests—though it does look suspiciously like a “failed breakout,” a phrase that sounds less like a triumph and more like a bad date gone wrong. The market’s doing a slow, sultry cool-down, not a full-blown tantrum, with profit-taking rising but not quite enough to send us into financial hysteria—yet. Think of it as the market’s version of a soothing bubble bath, not a full-blown meltdown. 🛁

Lo! The SEC’s filings—those tattered scrolls of capitalist bureaucracy—reveal a truth as bitter as cheap vodka: XRP clawed 16% of Coinbase’s loot, leaving Ethereum whimpering at 15%. Ah, the sweet schadenfreude! A year ago, XRP wasn’t even deemed worthy of a footnote, and now? It dances on Ethereum’s grave with hobnail boots. 😈

The document – signed with the gravitas of a drunken yak using a crypto wallet as a stamp – declared that developers should be protected from “inappropriate regulation meant for intermediaries,” which roughly translates to: “Please stop trying to regulate our unregulated things with regulations.”

Right now, Ethereum runs both processes in the same time frame, kind of like trying to have a conversation in a noisy bar. It’s secure, sure, but it also means things move at the pace of a turtle on a cold day. Buterin’s bright idea is to let each function evolve independently, like letting the tortoise and the hare race separately.

Crypto lending is reshaping the world of finance by bringing a modern twist to the age-old practice of borrowing and lending. 🚀