In a surprising turnaround, the SEC approved the first spot ETH ETFs last week, triggering more than 25% in gains for the second largest crypto asset. The positive regulatory news came in abundance: the US House passedits first comprehensive crypto bill and the UK approved crypto exchange-traded products.

Crypto and equity markets are surging following a reassuring inflation report. In other news, CME is reportedly planning to launch crypto trading, the Senate voted to kill a controversial crypto accounting policy, and 400+ financial institutions have invested in Blackrock’s BTC ETF.

Both BTC and ETH closed the week down despite a rally in European equities amid rate cuts hopes. In other industry news, Robinhood  disclosed it received a wells notice from the SEC, Revolut launched a crypto exchange for experienced traders in the UK and BitMEX launched options trading to challenge Deribit.

Bitcoin had a volatile week, dipping at one point below $57k before rebounding over the weekend as concerns eased over interest rates. In other news, restaking service Eigenlayer announced an airdrop, the former Binance CEO got a 4-month prison sentence, and Coinbase posted strong Q1 revenues.

Welcome to the Data Debrief! BTC closed the week in the red as stagflation fears mount in the US, trading early Monday just above $62k. In other news, Consensys sued the SEC, Venezuela chose USDT for oil payments to sidestep sanctions, and US authorities arrested co-founders of a crypto mixing service.

Welcome to the Data Debrief!  The much-anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving went live on April 20. While BTC ended the week flat, transaction fees experienced strong volatility following the launch of Runes, a protocol for issuing fungible tokens on Bitcoin.

Welcome to the Data Debrief! Last week, BTC fell in tandem with risk assets amid escalating geopolitical tensions. However, it  regained ground early on Monday after Hong Kong reportedly approved spot BTC and ETH ETFs. In other news, the U.S. SEC issued a Wells notice to Uniswap Labs, and MarginFi experienced over $200 million in outflows as its founder exited.

Welcome to the Data Debrief! BTC had a shaky start of the new quarter, closing last week flat before surging above $72k early Monday. In other news, DeFi protocol Ethena airdroped its ENA token, Ripple announced a stablecoin, and the Ethereum Foundation proposed to reduce ETH issuance.