Bitcoin held above $75,000 despite a stalled bill and an implemented rate hike. The SEC (U.S. securities regulator) then granted tokenized stocks (digital representations of shares) a five-year innovation exemption, prompting a rapid crypto-market recovery. UNI and ARB each rose more than 25% in a day, while Coinbase, Circle and mining companies also rebounded. In U.S. equities, an AI-driven short squeeze (rapid buying after bearish bets unwind) lifted the semiconductor index by more than 3%, with Intel, AMD and Micron leading gains.