Is it known broadly that the largest money center banks in the U.S., the big four,

are investing significantly in blockchain? They're not talking about it. They're,

they're getting their organizations ready. But I do believe that within the next decade,

that will be the underlying technology and infrastructure for the financial services industry.

An $88 million business combination centered around hyperliquid.

That's the latest move from Atlas Merchant Capital, which just announced a major deal to launch a new digital asset treasury company called

Hyperliquid Strategies. I'm Jensenassi, and this is your market outlook on CoinDesk. Joining me today's

Atlas Merchant Capital CEO, Bob Diamond, and Atlas Merchant Capital, CIO David Shamis. Hello to you

both. It's good to be here, Jennifer. Thank you very much.

Let's take a look at what's going on in the markets. Bitcoin and Ether are down this morning.

We saw some major profit taking over the weekend. Bob, I'm going to start with you.

Talk to me a little bit about your interpretation of the current market sentiment and what key indicators you're watching.

I think overall the macro environment, Jennifer, the sentiment is very, very positive for crypto.

I think the fortunate demise of Gary Gensler as chair of the SEC who was unwilling to listen

to anything in the space and really kind of stonewalled the approval of

anything. And you compare and contrast that to the current administration, the view of Secretary

of the Treasury of Besson. And it just feels like a much stronger macro environment. We then look at,

you know, the geopolitical situation around the world. And if you

think about the importance of having a store of value, which is outside of the impact of inflation

and outside the impact of monetary policy with all the debates going on, that gives it a tailwind as well.

So I think in terms of the macro, it's very,

very strong. Of course, you had to ask me that question on a morning where everything is down,

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