In today's edition, Lady Ada guides you through a landscape of shifting crypto trends. We dive into growing bearish sentiment ahead of key U.S. data and options expiry, Ripple's strategic push in Africa with its RLUSD stablecoin, and Solana's impressive outperformance. The episode also covers dramatic volatility in American Bitcoin's Nasdaq debut, a record surge in Ethereum's staking queue, and Polymarket's regulatory green light for prediction markets. Additionally, insights from Ray Dalio and thought leadership on regulatory clarity underscore the macro factors and compliance initiatives reshaping the market.