The line between Wall Street and DeFi got a lot blurrier this week.

Regulators are loosening their grip just as inflation data tightens the screws on markets.

Bitcoin took a hit, but the real story is structural.

Traditional finance is showing up on-chain, and Washington is finally making room.

SEC says most crypto falls outside securities laws

SEC Chair Paul Atkins just told the crypto industry what it's wanted to hear for years.

The agency is building a token taxonomy that would exempt most digital assets from securities rules.

Staking, airdrops, and Bitcoin mining all fall outside the framework.

If this holds, the enforcement-first era that defined the Gensler years is officially over.

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Markets

Bitcoin dips below $72K as inflation surprises and Fed stance comes into focus

February’s producer price index rose 0.7%, more than double the 0.3% forecast.

Meanwhile, US military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz added geopolitical risk to an already nervous market.

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates steady, with focus shifting to Jerome Powell and his outlook on growth versus inflation.

Bitcoin fell below $72K, Ethereum dipped near $2,200, Solana moved toward $89, and XRP traded around $1.45.

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Hyperliquid brings official S&P 500 perp trading on-chain

S&P Dow Jones Indices licensed its flagship index to a decentralized exchange for the first time.

Trade[XYZ] launched an S&P 500 perpetual contract on Hyperliquid with round-the-clock access.

Wall Street's most-watched benchmark now trades on the same rails as memecoins.

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On Our Radar

The boring crypto win: Non-custodial exchanges finally graduate to enterprise-grade infrastructure.*

Whale watching season: Massive Bitcoin transfers to exchanges signal potential market moves ahead.

Blockchain gets a credit check: Moody's launches token rating engine for crypto networks.

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