Happy Monday, hope you had a great weekend. If you missed the past 24 hours in crypto and stocks, here's your full recap:

🚨 Major Headlines & Market Moves 🚨

→ Bitcoin sees significant whale activity: a crypto crash-linked entity moved 24,000 BTC to Hyperunit, holding $1.72 billion in Bitcoin, while Michael Saylor calls it "on sale" and Trump advisor David Bailey predicts no BTC bear market for years.

→ Bitcoin dropped from 114k to 110k in less than 30minutes. $250,000,000 in long positions liquidated in that time.

→ Metaplanet boosts its Bitcoin holdings with another 103 BTC purchase worth $12 million, bringing their total to 18,991 BTC valued at $2.2 billion.

→ Housing affordability in the US hits record lows: median households need 48% of income to buy a median-priced home, with a $124,000 income required versus the actual $79,000 median, creating a 57% gap, the worst since 2006.

→ The Fed's balance sheet has shrunk 22% over 32 months, yet the S&P 500 rose 73%, challenging the idea that markets rely on quantitative easing.

→ In 1980, 6 of the top 10 US companies were Oil/Energy; today, none are, with the 7 largest being Tech.

→ Investing at all-time highs has historically led to stronger returns over one, three, and five years compared to other periods.

📊 Altcoin Market Updates 📊

→ Ethereum hits a new all-time high of $4,900, with $2.2 billion in short positions set to liquidate at $5,000. Now trades at $4720

→ XRP surpasses BlackRock in market capitalization.

→ LayerZero's proposal to acquire Stargate passes with 94.76% approval.

→ $DEGEN, a Solana-based social media platform, launches a fully mobile-friendly version.

→ TON introduces a sticker pack feature, allowing Telegram stickers to be minted on-chain.

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Written by Timothy Assi, an Elite Popular Investor on eToro.

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