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    "title": "QQQx Premium Widens to 30bps as Liquidity Holds Steady",
    "dek": "Tokenized QQQ trades at elevated premium with 80% supply concentration and moderate 28.7% daily turnover",
    "summary": "QQQx trades at a 29.96 basis point premium to the underlying QQQ, above the 11.5-hour baseline average of 8.42 bps. Supply remains stable at 84,591.943 tokens while DEX liquidity holds at $2.2M. The five largest holders control 80.30% of supply, and 24-hour volume of $630,852 represents 28.7% of liquidity.",
    "thesis": "The elevated premium reflects market dynamics in a concentrated ownership structure with limited free float.",
    "whyItMatters": "High holder concentration and premium volatility indicate potential price impact risks for large trades and arbitrage opportunities.",
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