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Following a robust April and an early May that brought widespread advances throughout the digital asset sector, the crypto market last week settled into a period of consolidation, trading mostly sideways. After an initial macro-driven rally, a slight cooling of investor enthusiasm turned the backdrop into a almost-stable one for several significant token releases and project progressions. There has been no obvious mandate from the market for why this has been happening, except for the notion that sideways price action typically resolves itself either in the bullish direction or in a downward-breach direction. As noted in the Weekly Unlock Digest for the week of May 15, 2025, the market absorbed fresh emissions of tokens with minimal disruption. Ethereum was the most significant of these major assets, showing real strength and moving well ahead of the pack as it fought to reclaim previously lost ground after a recent period of underperformance. Meanwhile, several new product introductions and some really strong-looking new tokens captured our attention over the past week, including $ETHFI, a newly launched EFi token that is the first of its kind to go live on the Ethereum blockchain. Tariff Delay Baked In: Ethereum Pulls Ahead Amid Flat Market Last week in cryptocurrency was defined by a calming in the volatility department. The markets had already taken in the bullish effects of the U.S. and China moving to put off new tariffs for 90 days until December. This was a nice short-term boost, because we were headed for a possible trade deal; but still, it was nice to see the markets not worrying too much about this part of the global macroeconomic setup. While it was in relief-rally mode earlier this month, last week, it appeared risk assets were back to the good old grind, with most of the major…

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