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Markets coverage from the StreamSage Markets desk: Stocks, Bonds, Forex, Commodities, Funds, Derivatives, Crypto Assets. Sources on every story.

• FTX-linked wallets move $75 million in ether to Wintermute

  Onchain analysts tracked 27,373 ETH sent to the market maker Wednesday, amid a planned $2.2 billion March payout.

• BitMEX ends trading operations after 11 years

  The crypto derivatives platform has ceased exchange operations but says users can still withdraw their remaining funds.

• Kalshi metronome bot stops after $2M wash trading pattern

  A bot trading $1 of the Mamdani contract every two seconds halted after nearly two months, leaving Kalshi to rebut the wash trading claims.

• Bernstein raises prediction market forecast to $10T by 2035

  The 10x revision rests on financial assets overtaking sports, a shift Kalshi's commodity and crypto growth data now corroborates.

• CME Expands Crypto Futures Lineup With Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap

  CME Group has added Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap to its regulated futures lineup, an expansion that has already generated over $1 billion in total notional value year-to-date across five other altcoin contracts.

• Bitcoin Tops $85,000 for First Time Since January

  Crypto shorts saw over $600 million liquidated in 24 hours as Bitcoin extended its recovery from last week's selloff.

• Qatar Raises $3 Billion in First Public Bond Sale This Year

  The deal drew over $7.7 billion in orders at peak, according to Bloomberg Economics.

• Kalshi disputes fake volume claims on ether perpetuals

  A quant analyst cited a 174x volume-to-open interest ratio and repetitive trade sizes in the contract, while Kalshi attributes the figures to payout-based reporting conventions.

• Bitcoin Hits $86,000, Pushing ETF Investors Back Into Profit

  The 6% rally lifted the average US spot Bitcoin ETF holder above their $81,722 cost basis, erasing an estimated $780 million loss.

• Bitcoin Hits Highest Level Since January as Oil Prices Drop

  Bitcoin reached $86,355 on Coinbase, its best print since January, while front-month WTI crude fell 8.1% from its Friday settlement.

• Bitcoin Tops $85,000 as $648 Million in Shorts Liquidated

  Bitcoin rose 5.7% to $85,111 Monday as short positions were liquidated following a Federal Reserve rate hike.

• Bitcoin touches $86k as spot buyers lead weekly rally

  Glassnode reports taker flow flipped to net buying, options open interest sits near $41B, and weekly ETF netflow remains negative at roughly $300M.

• Hyperliquid Lists First Onchain Bitcoin Volatility Perp

  BVIV perpetual futures debut on Monday, letting traders bet on 30-day bitcoin volatility magnitude rather than direction.

• Bitcoin ETF holders in profit for first time since January

  ETF cost basis cleared at $81,772 as price touched $86,837, with $593 million in flows Thursday and Friday.

• AMD Market Cap Tops $1 Trillion During Intraday Session

  AMD became the 14th U.S. company to reach a trillion-dollar valuation on an intraday basis, according to MarketWatch.

• TD Cowen sees low demand for tokenized stocks under new SEC rules

  The bank cites thin liquidity and issuer reluctance, noting 99.9% of Figure's volume stayed on traditional shares.

• Bitcoin hits $86,000 as $750 million in shorts liquidate

  Bitcoin reached an eight-month high after breaking $82,000, triggering $750 million in liquidations and $2 billion in new leverage.

• CoreWeave-Tied Data Center Launches Junk Bond Sale

  Investor call set for Tuesday morning, with pricing expected Wednesday, according to Bloomberg Markets.

• Oil Falls to $100 as Saudi Shipments Rise in Gulf

  Brent dropped 3.4% for a fourth straight session as satellite data showed record ship activity at Saudi Arabia's main Persian Gulf port.

• Black Sea War Disrupts Vietnam Wheat Supply

  A Russian attack on a vessel offshore from Odesa forced a Vietnamese mill to scramble for replacements after losing four cargoes.