Crypto is opening Thursday with better macro air cover, but conviction is still coming from policy and product access.

Lower oil and a strong Wall Street relief rally improved the backdrop, yet the sturdier crypto stories are still the ones tied to stablecoin rulemaking, regulated derivatives and visible fund flows.

Jakarta starts Thursday with crypto in a healthier position than it was earlier in the week. The ceasefire-driven drop in crude has eased one immediate inflation risk and reopened room for risk assets, but digital assets are still not trading on pure momentum. The market's cleaner signals remain concentrated in stablecoin implementation, institutional market structure and a short list of coins still drawing measurable product demand.

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Macro Lead

The cross-asset backdrop is more supportive than it was 24 hours ago, but it is not clean enough to justify indiscriminate chasing. Crypto is benefiting from lower oil, while still carrying a Fed and data-event overhang.

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Bullish

Oil's plunge and Wall Street's relief rally have reopened the macro lane for crypto into the Asia session.

AP reported that crude dropped below US$95 and U.S. equities rallied sharply after a two-week ceasefire with Iran, reducing the immediate energy shock that had tightened conditions for risk assets.

The most important macro change overnight was the unwind in the war premium. AP said oil fell below US$95 per barrel while the Dow surged more than 1,300 points after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. For crypto, that matters because a lower oil path relieves one of the fastest ways the macro tape can turn hostile again. The rally is helpful, but it is still best read as a relief move rather than proof that macro volatility has fully left the system.

Why it matters: Crypto still trades as a high-beta expression of shifting financial conditions. When oil stress falls, the inflation scare softens and risk appetite can rebuild faster across bitcoin, ether and liquid altcoins.

AP: Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran

Mixed

Fed minutes and Friday's U.S. CPI release are keeping the macro bounce from becoming a full all-clear.

AP said more Fed officials saw a path to rate hikes if inflation stays sticky, while the BLS release calendar shows March CPI is due on Friday night in Jakarta.

The constructive part of the tape is colliding with a still-demanding policy backdrop. AP's summary of the March FOMC minutes said more officials viewed rate hikes as possible this year if inflation fails to cool, especially with energy shocks still in the background. That leaves crypto facing a familiar setup: the near-term macro impulse is better, but the market still has to clear a major U.S. CPI release on Friday, April 10 at 19:30 WIB before traders can treat the rebound as durable.

Why it matters: Crypto can enjoy a relief rally for a session or two, but a hawkish policy re-pricing or a hot inflation print would tighten financial conditions again and pressure speculative positioning.

AP: More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show BLS: Schedule of selected releases for April 2026

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Crypto Desk

The highest-quality crypto developments this morning are still the ones that improve how capital can legally enter and hedge the asset class. That keeps regulation and regulated access at the center of the desk.

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The FDIC has moved the U.S. stablecoin story deeper into implementation with a detailed GENIUS Act rule proposal.

The April 7 proposal sets standards for reserves, redemption, risk management, custody and deposit-insurance treatment for FDIC-supervised payment stablecoin activity.

The strongest policy story in crypto remains stablecoin normalization inside the U.S. banking perimeter. The FDIC's April 7 notice of proposed rulemaking would establish concrete standards for permitted payment stablecoin issuers and for banks handling related activity, including reserve composition, redemption mechanics and clarity around deposit-insurance treatment. That matters because it moves the market from vague political support to a draft rulebook institutions can actually evaluate. It is still a proposal rather than final law, but the direction of travel remains constructive for dollar-token infrastructure.

Why it matters: That is the kind of operating detail banks, issuers and infrastructure providers need before stablecoins can scale as regulated payment rails instead of just as market instruments.

FDIC: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Establish GENIUS Act Requirements and Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers and Insured Depository Institutions

Bullish

CME is still broadening institutional crypto access with AVAX and SUI futures ahead of 24/7 trading in late May.

CME plans to list Avalanche and Sui futures on May 4 and begin round-the-clock crypto futures and options trading on May 29, pending review.

CME's product roadmap continues to tell a more important story than day-to-day price noise. The exchange said it intends to add both standard and micro AVAX and SUI futures on May 4, extending regulated access further down the crypto cap stack. It also reiterated that crypto futures and options are due to move to 24/7 trading on May 29. Together, those steps strengthen the market's institutional plumbing and make it easier for traditional allocators to hedge and trade around the clock on regulated rails.

Why it matters: More listed contracts and longer trading hours deepen regulated market access for institutions that want crypto exposure without relying on offshore venues.

CME: CME Group to Continue Expansion of Regulated Crypto Suite with Launch of Avalanche and Sui Futures CME: CME Group to Launch 24/7 Cryptocurrency Futures and Options Trading on May 29

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Narrative Radar

Leadership is still narrow. The live narratives are the assets with visible sponsorship, not the parts of the market still waiting for a broad speculative expansion.

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XRP

XRP remains the clearest flow-led altcoin narrative after dominating last week's product inflows.

CoinShares said XRP drew US$119.6 million of inflows in the week ended April 7, the strongest asset-level print in the report.

XRP still stands out because its strength is backed by measurable product demand rather than by social churn alone. CoinShares said it led all tracked assets in last week's inflows, which is notable because overall digital-asset demand was only modestly positive. That makes XRP one of the few large altcoin narratives with observable sponsorship behind it. The setup remains constructive, but it still depends on the broader risk backdrop staying stable enough for altcoin rotations to persist.

Drivers: CoinShares reported total digital-asset inflows of US$224 million for the week. XRP alone accounted for US$119.6 million of those inflows, the largest print since mid-December 2025.

Risks: A single strong weekly flow print can fade quickly if macro stress returns. If bitcoin reclaims outright flow leadership, relative altcoin narratives can narrow again.

CoinShares: Digital asset fund flows | April 7th 2026

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SOLETH

Solana is still winning the cleaner large-cap rotation while Ethereum keeps losing sponsorship.

CoinShares recorded fresh Solana inflows and another week of Ethereum outflows, extending the divergence inside large-cap crypto.

The Solana-versus-Ethereum trade remains one of the most useful tells in the market. CoinShares reported that Solana continued to attract fresh inflows while Ethereum stayed in outflow territory, keeping the relative-strength gap alive for another week. That matters because it shows where investors are still comfortable expressing risk beyond bitcoin. The divergence does not guarantee a full altcoin broadening, but it does keep Solana in the stronger narrative bucket heading into Thursday.

Drivers: CoinShares showed US$34.9 million of weekly inflows into Solana products. Ethereum products saw US$52.8 million of outflows in the same report.

Risks: Solana's leadership is still mostly relative, not yet evidence of a broad altcoin cycle. Any hawkish macro reset would likely push capital back toward bitcoin and away from large-cap altcoin expressions.

CoinShares: Digital asset fund flows | April 7th 2026