1-Min Market Brief_20250514

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Key Takeaways

  • Macro Environment: U.S. April CPI cooled, with the drop in inflation supporting at least two Fed rate cuts this year and helping stabilize market sentiment. Trump repealed Biden-era "AI technology export control rules" and once again hyped up U.S. stocks, leading to a rally in tech stocks—especially chip stocks—which lifted major indexes.
  • Crypto Market: Bitcoin rebounded before the U.S. market opened, then decoupled and declined after equities began trading, before recovering again following Trump's remarks. ETH/BTC rose 6%, Bitcoin dominance dropped 0.7% QoQ, and altcoin enthusiasm remained strong with meme coins and Ethereum ecosystem assets leading gains.

Main Asset Changes

Index Value % Change
S&P 500 5,886.54 +0.72%
NASDAQ 19,010.08 +1.61%
BTC 104,124.70 +1.30%
ETH 2,679.77 +7.39%
 
Crypto Fear & Greed Index: 73 (was 70 24 hours ago), level: Greed

Macro Economy

  • U.S. April CPI YoY rose 2.3%, below expectations
  • Trump: Congress is about to pass the largest tax cut in history
  • Trump: The stock market will rise significantly
  • China adjusted tariffs on imports from the U.S. from 34% to 10%, suspending the 24% additional tariff for 90 days
  • U.S. tariff revenue in April hit a record high; budget surplus reached the second highest in history
  • Trump plans to repeal Biden-era “AI technology export control rules”

Industry Highlights

  • Wyoming will issue the first state-level stablecoin in the U.S. this July
  • Thailand to issue $150 million worth of "digital investment tokens" (G-Token), targeting returns higher than traditional bank deposits
  • U.S. SEC is seeking public comment on BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF redemption mechanism and has delayed decisions on Solana and Dogecoin ETF proposals
  • Swiss banks are actively exploring the stablecoin sector
  • VanEck and Securitize to launch a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund
  • Robinhood to acquire Canadian digital asset platform WonderFi for CAD $250 million
  • Twenty One purchased an additional 4,812 BTC at an average price of $95,300

Project Highlights

  • Trending Tokens: ENA, GOONC, ETHFI
  • Meme sector continues to boom: NEIRO, MOODENG, BOME surged in secondary markets; Launchcoin's GOONC, NOODLE, LAUNCHCOIN soared in primary Alpha platform battle
  • ETH broke above $2,700; ETH/BTC up 6% QoQ. Ethereum ecosystem tokens such as ETHFI, ENA, OP, ENS, LDO saw broad gains
  • UNI: Uniswap launched a "one-click token swap" feature

Weekly Outlook

  • May 14: Consensus Toronto 2025 to be held
  • May 15: The Fed’s 2nd Thomas Laubach Research Conference; Powell to speak; Sei (SEI) to unlock 220 million tokens ($47.3 million); Starknet (STRK) to unlock 160 million tokens ($24 million)
  • May 16: Preliminary data for U.S. May 1-year inflation expectations and University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index; Immutable (IMX) to unlock 24.5 million tokens (~$14 million)
 
 
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