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The Fed And Crypto Are More Connected Than You Think 🧠
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OVERVIEW
The Fed And Crypto Are More Connected Than You Think 🧠

Before we dive in, here’s today’s crypto market heatmap:
And here’s a look at crypto’s total market cap chart:
NEWS IN THREE SENTENCES
Crypto News 📰
🛑 Aerodrome Flags Suspicious Trading
Aerodrome says the launch of $VVV triggered an internal alert on some suspicious trading, leading to swift action within hours. Two contributors got suspended, and the investigation is still ongoing. They’re making it crystal clear that ethical standards come first—or heads roll. Aerodrome blog.
🏎️ Injective EVM: A Racecar Among Go-Karts
They claim it outperforms top EVM chains by miles, smashing up to 800 TPS on normal load and 20k with fancy bundling. They also jammed in an AI-ready environment, so your DeFi bots can get real-time stonks predictions onchain. Basically, it’s an EVM fever dream—if they deliver on half the hype, your old chain might suddenly feel like dial-up. Injective Protocol blog.
🚨 South Dakota & Kentucky Join The “Bitcoin Reserve” Party
Lawmakers in both states want their piece of the BTC pie with new legislation aimed at starting a strategic Bitcoin reserve. It’s part of a wave of states trying to jump ahead of federal plans, which only recently popped up after Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 23. If these bills pass, that makes 14 states with official Bitcoin legislative efforts—government HODLing might actually become a thing. CryptoSlate.
📉 Bitcoin Ordinals Crash: Lowest Levels Since Pre-Explosion
Remember when everyone was shouting “Bitcoin NFTs” from the rooftops? Now top Ordinals projects like Bitcoin Puppets and NodeMonkes are nose-diving in both price and volume. Only bright spot is Quantum Cats at .25 BTC, but that’s still half of what it was months ago. TheDefiant.
⚖️ Senator Lummis: SEC, Stop “Legislating By Enforcement”
Senator Cynthia Lummis filed an amicus brief in a major SEC case, saying the agency’s approach to digital assets is all wrong. She thinks Congress (read: her and her colleagues) should be the ones creating rules for crypto, not the SEC shoehorning tokens into 1930s securities laws. Her message: enough of the “enforcement first, clarity maybe later” routine. Sen. Lummis.