Moreover, a recent crash in crypto is linked to the controversial stablecoin, TerraUSD. TerraUSD, a so-called stablecoin that’s meant to maintain a $1 peg, plunged to as low as 26 cents Wed. Sister token LUNA has lost roughly 96% of its value in the past seven days. Project Terra is buying billions in bitcoin to support its stablecoin, and investors in bitcoin are in panic mode since TerraUSD and LUNA went into free fall.

• U.S. CPI index, core CPI and MoM gains were all accelerated higher than expected. However, inflation has slowed for the first time since Aug. Sector-wise, prices of used cars and apparel decreased in Apr, suggesting a slowdown in U.S. consumption. 

• Oil price was still the main drive for U.S. inflation. Oil price was driven by 3 factors: U.S. supply, the Russia-Ukraine war, and increasing demand for travel.

• Meanwhile, Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Trump, and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said he agreed. Earlier on Mon, Musk gave his support to a new EU law aimed at protecting social media users from harmful content after he met with an EU official.

• Apollo was reportedly in talks to lead a preferred financing for Musk’s proposed buyout deal. It is reported that funds are being offered a chance to participate in the buyout deal with investments as small as $5m.

• Coinbase’s filing to SEC included a new risk factor disclosure. Custody coins could be subject to bankruptcy proceedings. By contrast, securities held for customers by a registered brokerage are legally segregated from the assets of the brokerage, meaning they can’t be touched in bankruptcy proceedings.

•  Coinbase plunged to record lows as crypto crackdown deepened. The platform held $256bn in cash and cryptocurrencies for its customers at the end of the first quarter.

• Rivian sank 21% on Mon as Ford sold about 8% of its stake in Rivian at a discount. Rivian was the largest IPO in U.S. last year and now its shares are down 87% from Nov peak.

• Ford owned 11% of the EV startup before the sale, while Amazon has 18% stake in Rivian. Amazon took a $7.6bn loss on its stake in Rivian in its earnings report last month. Amazon shares fell over 14% after its earnings report and led a 4% decline in Nasdaq.

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