Morning Minute: Trump Household Expands Crypto Empire With CRO – Decrypt

Briefly
Trump Media publicizes $6.4B CRO treasury partnership with Crypto.com, sending CRO up 160% in two days to 3-year highs
Bitcoin rises 1.5% to just about $113,000 whereas Solana leads majors with 4% good points and DeFi TVL reclaims January ATH of $11.76B
ETH ETFs see $307M inflows and meme cash stay secure with PUMP leaping 9% after $10M+ buyback disclosure
Morning Minute is a each day e-newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The evaluation and opinions expressed are his personal and don't essentially replicate these of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!At this time's prime information:
Crypto majors proceed rebound, SOL leads; BTC at practically $113,000
Solana DeFi TVL reclaims ATH of $11.76B not seen since January
CRO token soars 160% in 2 days following Trump Media treasury information
PUMP jumps 9% after crew discloses $10M+ in buybacks final week
OpenSea introduces its onchain copilot ‘OpenSea MCP’
🏛️ Trump Household Expands Crypto Empire With CROThe Trump household is getting their fingers into much more crypto pockets.The market likes it (a minimum of for now)…📌 What HappenedTrump Media, in partnership with Crypto.com, introduced plans to construct a $6.4B Cronos (CRO) treasury.The deal will combine CRO immediately into Fact Social and different Trump-linked platforms, powering rewards, subscriptions, and funds throughout the ecosystem.Key particulars of the partnership:
Treasury construct: Trump Media and Crypto.com will amass a $6.4B CRO treasury, positioning the token as a core asset throughout the Trump crypto empire
Product integration: CRO might be embedded into Fact Social and Fact+, enabling subscriptions, rewards, and consumer incentives
Timing: The transfer comes as Ethereum and Bitcoin treasuries dominate headlines, and but Trump Media is transferring downstream to the 14th largest crypto asset.
Market response: The announcement despatched CRO hovering greater than 60% to $0.37. It has now gained 159% on the week ($37B FDV) and making 3-year highs.CRO has soared because the blockbuster Trump Media announcement🗣️ What They’re Saying“The Trump household is constructing probably the most influential crypto empire on the planet,” wrote one analyst, noting that CRO now joins Bitcoin, Ethereum, and different holdings in Trump Media’s rising digital asset stack.🧠 Why It MattersThis deal cements the Trump household as arguably probably the most aggressive political dynasty in crypto.And that’s possible good (close to time period) and dangerous (long run).It’s clearly good for CRO holders from a worth motion perspective, and that token is prone to see continued flows.And it’s arguably good for the broader crypto ecosystem close to time period to see the Trump household proceed to take a position, because it indicators they’ll proceed to work in direction of implementing coverage to permit crypto to thrive in America (and coverage that makes quantity go up).However as soon as once more, the Trump household goes even deeper and turning into extra intertwined with crypto—and the Democrats see that.If a shift in energy occurs, the blowback could possibly be swift.And now one other crypto token is vulnerable to an enormous crash.I assume for now—let the great instances roll.However let’s preserve monitoring the scenario…🌎 Macro Crypto and MemesA few Crypto and Web3 headlines that caught my eye:
Crypto majors have been inexperienced, led once more by SOL; BTC +1.5% at $113,000, ETH even at $4,600, XRP even at $2.99, SOL +4% at $213
CRO (+58%), PUMP (+9%), RAY (+7%) and MNT (+7%) led to movers
ETH ETFs pulled in one other $307.2M in internet inflows, whereas BTC tallied $81.4M
Solana DeFi TVL has returned to its ATH degree of $11.74B, final seen in January 2025
Former Polymarket and Kalshi crew members have raised $15M from Coinbase and others to construct an onchain, permissionless prediction market
The Solana Coverage Insitute has pledged $500,000 to the Tornade Money crew protection
Rex-Osprey filed to listing a BNB staking ETF, extending the tokenized yield ETF push
The CFTC adopted Nasdaq’s SMARTS to surveil crypto derivatives and prediction markets, aiming to flag manipulation
“Know Your Issuer” tech pilots with USDC and PYUSD are aimed at curbing counterfeit tokens
VersaBank kicked off a U.S. pilot for bank-insured tokenized deposits on Ethereum, Algorand and Stellar as a stablecoin various
Thailand’s ex-PM is assembly with crypto traders to try to make it a regional crypto hub
In Company Treasuries
Metaplanet introduced plans to boost one other $880M through inventory sale to purchase extra Bitcoin
Falconedge accomplished a pre-IPO increase with plans to construct a BTC treasury
In Memes💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol TrackerHere's a rundown of main token, protocol and airdrop information from the day:🤖 AI x CryptoSection devoted to headlines within the AI sector of crypto:
Total market cap up 12% to $13.2B, leaders have been inexperienced
FARTCOIN (+5%), VIRTUAL (+1%), TIBBIR (-7%), aixbt (+3%) & ai16z (+4%)
OPAIUM (+14%), SPLAT (+12%) and FXN (+11%) led prime movers
🚚 What is occurring in NFTs?Right here is the listing of different notable headlines from the day in NFTs:
ETH NFT leaders have been blended; Punks -3% at 45.5 ETH, Pudgy +3% at 10.3, BAYC even at 9.7 ETH
Moonbirds broke via the two.8 ETH wall and ran to three.1
ACK’s ‘The Damaged Keys’ noticed a brand new ATH sale of $165,000
Bitcoin NFTs have been largely inexperienced once more, led by Quantum Cats (+23%)
Summary NFTs have been largely crimson, led by Jupis
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