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What we’ve cooked up for you today…

• 🍔 Nothing burger

• 🕵️ Who’s selling?

• 💪 Another all-time high

• 💰 And more…

What’s in the Crypto Nutshell Portfolio?

NOTHING BURGER 🍔

BREAKING: Fed holds rates steady amid 'elevated inflation,' while Bitcoin continues to trade flat

Well that was certainly a nothing burger…

As we all expected, the Fed kept interest rates steady between 4.25% and 4.5%.

However, Bitcoin reacted positively to this news, shooting up from $101,000 to $104,000 at the time of writing.

Here’s what the Fed had to say in their official press release:

Continuing on, the Fed explained that inflation still remains somewhat elevated:

Many were expecting Fed Chair Jerome Powell to be vocal about Fed independence, especially following Trump’s recent comments.

We didn’t get any of that…

Powell’s press conference was neither dovish, nor hawkish. It was perfectly in the middle. (Which some are taking as good news)

Regarding future rate cuts, all we got in response was the classic, “We’re monitoring the situation and will adjust accordingly”.

(The market is still expecting between 2-3 rate cuts for the rest of the year)

But Powell did unexpectedly talk about the crypto industry.

When asked about households considering crypto investments, Powell had this to say:

Despite Trump stating that “the interest rates will come down”…

It’s looking like we’ll have to wait a little longer until that’s actually the case.

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WHO’S SELLING?🕵️

Since 2025 began, Bitcoin has repeatedly dipped below $100,000.

With the most pro-crypto government in history taking charge, who's selling?

Spoiler: it’s not the smart money.

That’s the latest from Ki Young Ju.

You may not of heard of Ki Young Ju. 

He’s the founder and CEO of Crypto Quant, one of the largest on-chain crypto analytics platforms.

When it comes to tracking who’s buying and selling, he’s arguably the best in the game.

This week Young Ju posted some fascinating data into who’s been buying & selling: 

Since the start of 2025, the divide is clear:

• Bitcoin holders that own less than 1 whole Bitcoin are selling.

• Bitcoin holders that own more than 1 whole Bitcoin are buying.

Here’s what’s happening: Small holders are cashing out, while larger investors are doubling down.

The small guy panics. The whales profit.

History always rhymes. 🔁

ANOTHER ALL-TIME HIGH 💪

It’s time for another look at Ethereum’s supply side dynamics.

Today we’ll be focusing on the amount of Ethereum currently being staked.

Quick Note: Ethereum staking is the process of locking up ETH to support the blockchain's security. Users earn rewards for staking.

If you’d like to learn more about staking, checkout this article.

As of today, there is 56,577,502 ETH being staked.

That’s an increase of 647,444 Ethereum compared to two weeks ago. (~$2 billion at today’s prices)

And it’s also a fresh all-time high. (This metric literally sets a new all-time high every second day)

Here’s the crazy part though…

That’s 47.14% of the ENTIRE CIRCULATING SUPPLY.

In other words, 47.14% of the Ethereum supply is in the hands of serious long-term holders.

Last week we also discovered that only ~10.50% of the Ethereum supply is available for sale on exchanges.

That sounds like an EXTREMELY bullish set up to us. 😎

CRACKING CRYPTO 🥜

Czech National Bank considers shifting up to 5% of reserves into Bitcoin. The Czech National Bank (CNB) is considering Bitcoin for reserve diversification amidst rising institutional interest.

Trump expands crypto footprint, gives memecoin utility for merch purchases. President Trump is further integrating crypto into his business empire, allowing holders of his official memecoin TRUMP to purchase merchandise.

Tesla Marked Up Bitcoin Holdings Valuation in Q4, Booking a $600M Gain. New FASB rules allow for corporate bitcoin owners to mark those assets to market.

SEC moves closer to decision on Canary Litecoin ETF, asks public for comments. The SEC said it would be soliciting comments and asked for those to be submitted 21 days after publication in the Federal Register.

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CAN YOU CRACK THIS NUT? ✍️

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MEME CORNER 😂

Because what would the crypto world be without its share of memes?

Trivia Answer: A) Hold On for Dear Life 🥳

HODL stands for "hold on for dear life." HODL originated from a typo of "holding" as "hodling" in a 2013 online post.

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