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Bitcoin may no longer (have to) rely on Michael Saylor to make new highs, as far as Bitwise is concerned. The firm is making the case that Bitcoin’s next buyer is even bigger.

Robinhood now has its own blockchain and its already quite popular among memecoin traders. That may be because CEO Vlad Tenev said its “great for memes too”.

Plus, investors can access institutional-quality multifamily real estate opportunities in the Midwest through BAM Capital, which has completed more than $1.85 billion in real estate transactions.

TOP STORY

Bitcoin's Next Big Buyer Is Larger Than Michael Saylor, Bitwise Says: Who Is It?

Bitcoin reclaimed $63,000 after shrugging off a $200 million treasury sale by Strategy, which signals the market is outgrowing Michael Saylor's dominance.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan crowned institutional capital the "end boss of investing," pointing to Vanguard's hunt for a digital assets chief as proof that Wall Street career risk has officially flipped.

Even with broader market chop, Bitwise’s DeFi index surged 51% over the last three months, paving a growth runway for Ethereum, Solana, and Coinbase Global Inc.

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MARKET MINUTES

Elizabeth Warren is ringing the alarm bells again about crypto. This time its about sanctions evasion — what is Warren’s criticism about exactly?

Bitcoin is in the process of forming a durable bottom and only needs to tick off three more boxes to do so, says Glassnode. Here’s what you need to watch.

Eric Trump bet big on Bitcoin — and lost big. His net worth is down a cool $600M since he went into BTC. How did that happen?

FINTECH FOCUS

Robinhood Launches Blockchain, CEO Vlad Tenev Says It's 'Great For Memes Too'

Robinhood has launched its Layer-2 mainnet "Robinhood Chain," triggering a massive 1,700% 24-hour explosion in flagship meme coin CashCat.

While engineered for tokenized stocks and real-world assets, CEO Vlad Tenev declared the network "works great for memes too."

Veteran trader Unipcs compared its early trajectory to the early days of Solana before it spawned multi-billion-dollar blockbusters like Dogwifhat and Popcat…

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