Bitcoin Snaps Back, Wall Street Rotates, and Washington Finally Gets Out of the Way

Crypto finally has a pulse again: Bitcoin is reclaiming $106K, Wall Street is quietly loading up through ETFs, and Washington just pulled a massive macro weight off the market's neck.

If you're trying to figure out where confidence is actually returning—not just where people are shouting online—these shifts show you exactly where traders and institutions are putting real money right now.

This edition breaks it down so you can spot an opportunity while everyone else is just catching up.

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Market-Moving News

The shutdown breakthrough, the ETF reshuffle, and the tariff-dividend twist all hit the market at once—but the real story is how capital is moving beneath the headlines.

Bitcoin's rebound, Solana's surprise inflows, and a cooled-off stimulus narrative are pointing to a market that's getting selective fast, and knowing where that liquidity is going gives you a genuine edge.

Markets

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP Jump as US Shutdown Nears an End

Bitcoin blasted back above $106,000 for the first time in nearly a week as reports signaled that the US Senate finally reached a deal to end the historic 40-day government shutdown.

The move snapped a multi-session slump that pushed BTC under $100,000 several times and spooked traders across the board.

Risk Assets Snap Back as Washington Finds the Off-Ramp

Ethereum surged more than 7% and reclaimed $3,600, marking one of its strongest 24-hour moves since late summer.

XRP and Solana followed with roughly 6% gains, showing how quickly sentiment can flip when macro fear eases.

The shutdown had been dragging on the market for weeks, repeatedly pushing Bitcoin more than 15% off its early-October all-time high.

Ethereum had slipped even harder as traders shied away from anything that looked remotely risk-on.

ETF flows painted the same picture, with spot Bitcoin products losing $2.1B in eight trading days while Ethereum funds shed another $579M.

Those outflows reflected caution, not capitulation, but they still amplified the market's gloom.

Crypto stocks weren't spared either, with Coinbase falling over 9% and Bitcoin treasury Strategy sliding more than 8%. Macro anxiety had basically put a lid on every part of the market until today's pivot.

Shutdown Deal Provides the Catalyst

Reports from multiple major outlets confirmed that Senate Democrats and Republicans finally aligned on procedural votes to reopen the government.

That was enough to jolt the entire crypto market back into green territory.

Take: A government reopening doesn't magically fix everything, but it does remove a giant macro headache that's been weighing on risk assets for over a month.

If you've been waiting for markets to pick a direction, today's rebound shows how quickly momentum returns when uncertainty fades—even if the broader trend still needs time to settle.

ETFs & Institutional Flows

Bitcoin ETFs See $1.2B Outflows While Wall Street Quietly Doubles Down

Bitcoin ETFs just recorded their third-largest weekly outflow ever, but the bigger story is that Wall Street isn't backing away.

Institutions are trimming risk on paper while expanding their footprint behind the scenes, creating one of the most unusual market split-screens we've seen all year.

A Sharp Outflow That Doesn't Signal Capitulation

More than $1.2B exited spot Bitcoin funds last week, with another $508M leaving Ethereum products.

Solana ETFs were the lone bright spot, pulling in $137M in fresh capital even as everything else cooled.

Bitcoin still rallied 4.4 percent to $106,172 as shutdown fears eased, and Ethereum jumped 7.2 percent to $3,617.

Those gains helped trim losses from the macro-driven dip that hit most of last week.

Observers say the outflows look more like position-trimming after a monster inflow streak than any real loss of confidence.

Institutions are simply locked in profits after one of the strongest ETF runs since early 2024.

Liquidity indicators also flashed improvement as the SOFR-EFFR spread tightened sharply and dollar strength stalled.

Borrowing from the Fed's standing repo facility dropping to zero added another signal that conditions are easing.

Wall Street Is Reshaping the Market From the Outside In

Firms like BlackRock, Fidelity, and VanEck are expanding their spot product lines, but most of that activity still happens off-chain.

Big capital wants exposure without touching the parts of the crypto infrastructure it still doesn't fully trust.

Take: These outflows aren't the red flag they look like—you're watching institutions rebalance, not run.

If you're trying to read the room, the message is simple: Wall Street is still here, still deploying, and still treating crypto as an asset class that's maturing into professional territory, not fading into another hype cycle.

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Macro & Policy

BTC Rally Stalls as Bessent Says Trump's Tariff 'Dividend' May Come Through Tax Cuts, Not Checks

Bitcoin ripped from $103,000 to over $106,500 after President Trump floated a "tariff dividend," with traders instantly imagining fresh stimulus checks hitting the market.

But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cooled expectations fast, saying the dividend may come via tax cuts—not direct payouts.

Reality Check for Stimulus-Fueled Hopes

Bessent explained that the $2,000 benefit could show up through tax reductions on tips, overtime, Social Security, and auto loan interest.

Those deliver value more slowly than upfront checks, which typically drive immediate consumer and market momentum.

Crypto traders had drawn fast comparisons to the 2021 stimulus era, when direct payments helped fuel one of the most explosive altcoin rallies ever.

But today's backdrop is very different, with rates still around 4% and inflation above the Fed's target.

BTC, XRP, WLFI, PUMP, UNI, and ZEC all saw strong short-term gains on the initial headline, posting 4% to 25% rallies.

That enthusiasm cooled once the tax-cut clarification landed and markets realized the liquidity impulse may not be as strong as hoped.

The CoinDesk 20 Index still finished up more than 5% as traders digested the new details.

But without the promise of direct checks, the path for a sustained rally becomes more dependent on broader macro shifts.

A Reminder of Today's Macro Reality

This cycle trades very differently from 2021 because financial conditions are tighter, and investors are more cautious about deploying fresh capital.

The crowd wants fireworks, but the economy isn't set up for it.

Take: Tax cuts may help over time, but they're not the rocket fuel traders were hoping for—and that matters if you're trying to assess the strength of this rally.

If you're positioning around macro headlines, just remember that steady liquidity improvements usually win out over one-off political announcements.

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Future Forward

The next real winners aren't showing up in trending tabs—they're quietly grinding in half-finished Discord servers, obscure GitHub branches, and dusty beta sign-up forms nobody knows exist yet.

By the time the crowd finally catches the scent, the early explorers have already planted their flags and moved on.

Right now, the smartest players are lurking in testnets, poking around tiny dApps, and collecting airdrop points before anyone can spell the project's name.

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Crypto Know-How: What Are Digital Asset On-Ramps and Off-Ramps?

On-ramps are the bridges that let you turn your everyday money into crypto, whether you're buying $20 of Bitcoin or setting up a recurring purchase of stablecoins.

They usually live inside exchanges, fintech apps, and payment platforms that convert your fiat into tokens you can use on-chain.

Off-ramps work in the opposite direction, helping you turn your crypto back into spendable fiat for your bank account, card, or mobile wallet.

They matter just as much as on-ramps, because you need a reliable path out of crypto whenever you want to cash out or cover real-world expenses.

Most on/off ramps look simple on the surface, but they often come with limits, fees, and verification steps that control how quickly you can move money.

That's why many traders use multiple ramps or mix centralized platforms with stablecoin transfers to stay flexible.

In short, on-ramps let you enter the crypto economy and off-ramps let you exit it, and understanding how both work gives you the freedom to move your money the way you want.

When markets heat up—or cool off—good ramps turn into a real superpower.

Everything Else

• Zenrock's wrapped Zcash token zenZEC hit $15 million in volume on Solana, showing that privacy is officially creeping back into DeFi in a way traders actually seem willing to use.

• Rumble shares jumped after announcing plans to acquire Northern Data and securing major GPU and ad-spend commitments from Tether, giving the platform a huge boost in AI infrastructure and creator monetization firepower.

• The Bank of England launched a consultation on new rules for systemic GBP stablecoins, proposing strict backing, holding limits, and supervision ahead of final regulations coming in 2026.

• Trump Media posted a $55 million quarterly loss but revealed it now holds $1.3 billion in Bitcoin and plans to buy more crypto, even as its stock continues to slide.

• Fed Governor Stephen Miran said booming stablecoin demand could push down long-term interest rates over the next five years, making stablecoins a potential macro force central bankers can't ignore.