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Bitcoin is holding near seventy-four thousand dollars as investors bought the dip in tech equities, but the macro backdrop remains uncomfortable. Fresh CPI data came in hot, pushing US bond yields higher and reminding traders that the Federal Reserve has little room to pivot anytime soon.
That inflation pressure isn't stopping institutional money from building out digital asset infrastructure. Deutsche Bank brought its crypto custody service live for paying clients in Europe this week, a significant signal that major European banks are no longer watching from the sidelines. The move targets institutional and corporate clients and reflects a broader shift in how traditional finance is approaching digital markets.
Meanwhile, StoneX is making a bold call on Securitize, maintaining a buy rating and projecting one hundred eleven percent upside in the shares. The firm sees tokenized equities, fund demand, and structured credit as the primary growth engines, suggesting the tokenization trade is moving from narrative to revenue — and analysts are starting to price that transition seriously.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
