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Circle drama, Bitcoin ETFs, tokenized everything, and even quantum computers crashing the party – tonight’s crypto tape had a bit of everything. Let’s start with Circle, which spent the day in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The company’s stock slid more than 20% as investors worried the proposed CLARITY Act could clamp down on stablecoin rewards – a big part of the appeal for some users. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan is calling the selloff way overdone, arguing that USDC (USDC) is still positioned to be a major winner in what he sees as a $1.9 trillion stablecoin market by 2030. On his math, that could justify a $75 billion valuation for Circle, with room to potentially double from there. Complicating the narrative, Circle was also under fire after on-chain sleuth ZachXBT highlighted wallets tied to Iran’s Wallex. Circle and Tether froze about $2.49 million, and Circle then went further, freezing USDC in sixteen exchange hot wallets over a U.S. civil case before quietly unfr...

Crypto’s sundown mood today felt like watching a hurricane roll through… and then seeing a few rays of sunshine break through the clouds. Let’s start with the biggest emotional swing of the day: Bitcoin (BTC). After a brutal stretch that saw BTC crash to one‑year lows, trade below some miners’ production costs, and trigger full-on risk aversion across crypto, Bitcoin suddenly flipped the script and reclaimed the $70,000 level. Analysts are already calling a potential market bottom. The rebound comes after weeks of ETF outflows, sour sentiment, and a general feeling that crypto was the asset class everyone suddenly wanted to pretend they’d never heard of. But even with the bounce, the scars are fresh. Miner profits have been squeezed, whales turned defensive during the drop, and the ecosystem got a loud reminder of how fragile infrastructure can be. A system bug at South Korean exchange Bithumb accidentally airdropped 2,000 BTC instead of 2,000 KRW to users, triggering a local f...