Bitcoin punched through $74,000 before settling near $73,500 as spot ETF outflows hit record territory. Ethereum bounces off lows with derivatives open interest expanding at its fastest pace in years. Meanwhile, the U.S. government seized $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets and the SEC filed suit over a $12.3 million fake AI trading bot fraud. Here's what today's volatile market action means for your strategy.

Bitcoin is holding critical support near $77,000 while XRP is 48 hours from its version 3.1.3 mainnet upgrade — a fix that resolves critical bugs across NFTs, vault withdrawals, and lending protocols. Add a confidential IPO filing from Blockchain.com and a Chainlink migration surge following a DeFi exploit, and this Monday morning briefing is packed. Here's what you need to know before the week begins.