The crypto market is experiencing some serious sentiment shifts as legislators gain traction. After the Genius Act resulted in significant stablecoin inflows and boosted liquidity into 2025, focus has now shifted to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. According to Polymarket, there’s a 90% chance it’ll be passed before April 2026. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe has said this could bolster Ethereum massively and trigger broader upside across the crypto market
With Supreme Court rulings striking down Trump's tariffs, the U.S. government could face $130–175+ billion in potential refunds. What that means: -Inflation pressure eases -Consumers regain some purchasing power -Importers get major cash back → stronger margins -GDP outlook could improve -Stocks tend to rally -Trade flows normalize Downside: -Government loses $130–175B+ in revenue -Refunds mostly go to companies, not guaranteed lower shelf prices In short: Tariff refunds = short-term bullish for markets. It’s essentially a large-scale tax cut for importers.
The ASTER-USDT pair surged ~40% from $0.524 (Feb 6, 20:00 UTC) to $0.730 (Feb 12, 16:00 UTC) — even as Bitcoin dropped nearly 10% and the broader crypto market entered a $2 trillion correction. This wasn’t random noise — it was driven by three clear catalysts:
Sharp volume spike & accumulation: On Feb 12 at 16:00 UTC, ASTER traded $1.21M volume (1.64M tokens) — over 2.5× its 24-hour average, with price jumping from $0.701 to $0.730 on strong buying pressure near the top of the prior day’s range. Breakout from consolidation: After bottoming at $0.403 on Feb 6 (08:00 UTC) — a 30% drop in one candle — ASTER spent 48 hours consolidating between $0.54–$0.66. The Feb 12 breakout above $0.700 cleared a key psychological resistance, triggering short-covering and momentum chasing. $BTC
🐶 BIG: Dogecoin is set to enter the ETF market with the launch of the Rex-Osprey DOGE ETF, marking the first U.S. ETF centered on a purely speculative token.