💰 $USD1 = Instant Pumps?!

Trump’s Media Company… First they called it fake news. Then they dropped a deal so wild it shocked even the crypto crowd. Let’s just say… $BTC.X ( ▼ 2.25% ) is now officially part of the Trump playbook — and the numbers are way bigger than anyone expected.

Here’s what we got for you today:

• ⭐ 5 Things You Shouldn’t Miss

• 🔺 Will ETH Drop to $1,700 or Rally to $4,400 Firs …

• 💎 6 Must-Watch Narratives After Bitcoin Hits New …

• 🤡 Meme Of The Day

⭐ 5 Things You Shouldn’t Miss

📢 A juicy headline from Financial Times claimed that Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) was planning to raise a massive $3 billion to buy Bitcoin and other crypto assets. But TMTG clapped back hard, called it a “hoax”, and even threw some colorful insults like 'dumb writers'. But then… Trump Media locked in $2.5B deal to build a Bitcoin Treasury, from ~50 institutions — made up of $1.5B in stock + $1B in 0% convertible bonds.

🛒 Strategy just bought more 4,020 BTC for $427.1M at an average price of $106,237. That’s their 7th consecutive week stacking sats, pushing total holdings to 580,250 BTC (worth over $63B) with an average entry of $69,979. Strategy is going all-in on Bitcoin — literally.

🔼 Dolomite ($DOLO.X ( ▼ 5.82% ) ) just announced they’re moving from $USDC.X ( ▲ 0.01% ) to $USD1.X ( ▲ 0.88% ) . The Trump-linked $WLFI.X ( 0.0% ) project quickly jumped in. When $LISTA.X ( ▼ 12.03% ) integrated $USD1 back on May 7, its price shot up from $0.158 → $0.329. $B.X ( ▼ 10.37% ) saw an even crazier move — 11x increase — after adding $USD1 and getting a $25K investment from $WLFI. $USD1 seems to be becoming the go-to stablecoin for newer DeFi projects.

🎯 Legendary trader Peter Brandt (50+ years in markets) just dropped a golden nugget: 10–15% of trades = where the real money is. 85% = controlled losses or break-evens. Key: Don’t let the 85% destroy the 15%. Most of his trades are just controlled risks. That strategy has helped him average ~40% annual returns. Yes, forty. For decades.

🦊 MetaMask now supports Solana network — the first non-EVM blockchain ever integrated into the wallet. You can now send, receive, swap, buy, and bridge SOL directly in MetaMask (v12.18). Next up: Bitcoin support later this year. Co-founder Dan Finlay hinted at a possible MASK token, with real updates to appear inside the wallet only.

🔺 Will ETH Drop to $1,700 or Rally to $4,400 First?

Recently, many people feel that Ethereum is weakening, the $ETH.X ( ▼ 4.59% ) price trend is unclear.

But if you look deeper into the on-chain data from Alphractal, you’ll see a very different picture: ETH is quietly in an accumulation phase — a setup that often precedes major rallies. Big move coming. Which way do you think it breaks?

1️⃣ Buy/Sell Pressure: Is Buying Pressure Coming Back?

The first chart shows the difference between ETH buying and selling pressure:

• When the red zone is dominant, it means more people are selling than buying → selling pressure is high.

• When it turns green, it means buying pressure is stronger → more demand for ETH.

Right now, the red zone still dominates — so sellers are still in control. But here’s the interesting part: the spread line (which measures the gap between buy and sell pressure) is slowly moving upward, even though it’s still below zero.

In past market cycles, whenever this line crossed from below zero to above zero, $ETH.X ( ▼ 4.59% )  entered a strong rally soon after.

So, while nothing’s confirmed yet, the data suggests that buying pressure is slowly building back.

After weeks of heavy selling, money might be flowing back into ETH — a potential early signal for a bullish reversal.

2️⃣ Risk Metric – Risk Is Still Low

Moving on to the second chart, it uses the NRM (Normalized Risk Metric) to measure how risky it is to invest in $ETH.X ( ▼ 4.59% ) right now.

The current NRM level is around 0.39, which is low compared to past bull market peaks (when this number was much higher).

In the chart, this level sits in the blue zone — historically, this is when smart investors start to accumulate ETH quietly, before big price moves happen.

SharpLink just also raised $425 million, led by Consensys — and they're choosing to hold a large portion of that in ETH, not cash.

Why? Because when risk is low, it usually means most people are still fearful or uncertain, and prices haven’t pumped yet. This is often the best time for long-term investors to slowly buy in.

3️⃣ Sharpe Ratio – Is ETH Becoming a Good Investment Again?

The third chart is the Sharpe Ratio. Sharpe Ratio helps measure how good an investment is by comparing potential returns to risk.

→ In simple terms: it shows if you’re getting enough reward for the risk you’re taking.

After a deep decline in 2022–2023, the index is now rising again, which means ETH is starting to look more profitable compared to its risk.

It’s not back to the 2021 highs yet, but the current uptrend is a good sign, especially for investors who care about risk-adjusted returns.

So if you’re looking for the right balance between safety and profit — this is the kind of setup that starts to make ETH worth considering again.

And it’s not just on-chain data — ETF inflows back this up too. May 27th alone saw $38.8M in net ETH ETF inflows, the highest in recent days.

This confirms that institutions are quietly coming back, just as ETH’s risk/reward improves.

4️⃣ Liquidation Heatmap – $1,700 or $4,400 Next?

The final chart is a leveraged liquidation map over the last 6 months. This is where the liquidation traps waiting to be triggered are most evident.

📉 Below $1,700, many long positions (bets that ETH will go up) are stacked. If ETH drops to this zone, those positions could get liquidated → triggering a chain reaction of selling and pushing the price down harder.

📈 On the flip side, between $4,000–$4,400, a lot of short positions (bets that ETH will go down) are waiting. If ETH breaks into this zone, those shorts will be forced to buy back ETH to cover losses → adding fuel to a sharp price rally.

In simple terms:

• ETH is stuck between two big zones of liquidity traps.

• Once a strong catalyst hits, the price could explode in either direction — down to $1,700 or up toward $4,400.

🔥🔥 Trader Take: What’s Really Going On With $ETH.X ( ▼ 4.59% )?

• Selling pressure is fading, and buying is slowly coming back

• Risk is low — smart money usually starts buying in these zones

• Investment performance is improving (Sharpe Ratio trending up)

• ETH is trapped between $1,700 and $4,400, ready for a big move

This all points to ETH being in a “wave-first” phase — nothing is confirmed yet, but this is often where real opportunities show up.

💎 6 Must-Watch Narratives After Bitcoin Hits New ATH

$BTC.X ( ▼ 2.25% ) just set a new all-time high at around $112K, but unlike past bull runs… altcoins are unusually quiet 🧐 What’s going on?

Well, this cycle is not like the others — and there are new narratives shaping the market. The game is changing. If you're wondering where the attention (and capital) is heading next, here are 6 key narratives to watch closely.

1️⃣ BTC ATH but Altcoins Fail – Signal for a New ‘Paradigm’?

In 2017 and 2021, when BTC hit ATHs, altcoins exploded with FOMO-fueled gains. Everyone was throwing cash at everything.

But this time? BTC is flying solo, and BTC Dominance (its share of the total crypto market) keeps climbing.

So, what’s different this time?

• Big ETF money is flowing into BTC, not alts. Giant “Bitcoin-only” funds prefer safe, liquid assets - and that means Bitcoin, not smaller coins.

• Traders are using leverage (borrowed money) mostly on BTC now — not risky alts.

• Many altcoins that “went viral” in previous cycles are losing their hype — investors want real utility and fresh narratives.

Does that mean alts are dead?

Not at all. Even in the quietest cycles, there are short-term altcoin opportunities that can outperform BTC — if you’re in the right narrative at the right time.

$VIRTUAL.X ( ▼ 13.3% ) just pumps another 30%, breaks to new ATH. Like I said, this could be the early ignition for the next alt season.

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