TradFi made its boldest crypto push yet. Mastercard is in talks to acquire Zerohash ($1.5–$2B), and Western Union announced its USDPT stablecoin on Solana, signaling a full-scale move into blockchain payments.

On Wall Street, the first altcoin ETFs debuted — led by Bitwise’s Solana Staking ETF ($BSOL) with a record $56M day-1 and $72M day-2 volume.

In Web3, Yuga Labs stole the spotlight: a Miami clubhouse, Amazon x Otherside, and a BAYC animated series mark a bold cultural reboot — complete with deflationary $APE tokenomics and ApePay.

MegaETH’s L2 token sale capped $50M in just 5 minutes, drawing over $350M in bids and proving that on-chain demand remains electric despite macro volatility.

Meanwhile, the Fed’s 25 bps cut and QT pause rippled through markets as global regulators advanced new stablecoin and market-structure frameworks — with France even proposing a 2% Bitcoin reserve.

🎧 In this episode:

1️⃣ TradFi’s crypto invasion – Mastercard, Western Union, and stablecoin rails.

2️⃣ ETF Land Rush – $BSOL, $HBR, $LTCC spark record inflows.

3️⃣ Web3 expansion – Yuga’s Amazon move, Pudgy x DreamWorks.

4️⃣ Capital formation – MegaETH mania & Meteora’s launch suite.

5️⃣ Policy pulse – Fed pivot, GENIUS Act, and EU crypto acceleration.

Your 20-minute pulse of crypto news, blockchain analysis, and decentralized finance — where digital assets meet Wall Street momentum.