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Investors pulled $2.5B from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, but Hyperliquid and XRP still found buyers

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs lost roughly $2.5 billion through June 18, while HYPE and XRP funds drew less than $75 million combined, showing investors are not rotating so much as de-risking.

19 hours ago

Bitcoin and oil market machinery as CPI inflation data impacts BTC price

Analysis BTC +0.49%

The oil scare is fading, but Bitcoin is still trapped by the gas-price hangover

Bitcoin’s $57,000 to $77,000 range may hold until late-Q3 inflation data shows whether the Strait of Hormuz oil shock has faded enough to revive ETF demand and put Fed cuts back in play.

21 hours ago

Bitcoin price decline alongside KOSPI market downturn

Market BTC +0.49% Bearish

South Korea’s KOSPI crashes 10% as regulator admits ETF mistake – Bitcoin falls below $63,000

The KOSPI rout hit chipmakers that dominate the index and spilled into crypto markets already weakened by persistent ETF outflows.

23 hours ago

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#	Name	Price	24H %	7D %	MCap	24H Vol
1	Bitcoin BTC	$62,616.93	+0.49%	-4.09%	$1.26T	$27.32B
2	Ethereum ETH	$1,669.09	+1.13%	-6.04%	$201.43B	$9.24B
3	Tether USDT	$1.00	-0.01%	-0.03%	$186.09B	$56.56B
4	BNB BNB	$576.41	+0.46%	-4.44%	$77.69B	$962.52M
5	USDC USDC	$1.00	0.00%	0.00%	$74.06B	$8.97B
6	XRP XRP	$1.10	-0.30%	-8.72%	$68.13B	$1.32B
7	Solana SOL	$69.23	+0.79%	-4.86%	$40.19B	$1.92B
8	TRON TRX	$0.33	-0.57%	+3.27%	$31.19B	$521.86M
9	Hyperliquid HYPE	$62.00	-1.68%	-14.96%	$15.7B	$635.23M
10	Dogecoin DOGE	$0.079	-0.11%	-8.75%	$13.45B	$538.11M

Market data updates periodically. Data via CoinMarketCap

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Strategy used $300 million of MSTR dilution to backstop its Bitcoin’s biggest buying machine

The company diluted MSTR shareholders to reinforce preferred-stock payments after STRC’s record decline exposed pressure within its capital structure.

1 day ago

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Politics Bullish

Andy Burnham emerges as UK Prime Minister favorite, sparking crypto industry hopes for policy reset

The Labour frontrunner could bring a more growth-friendly tone to crypto, though the FCA’s sweeping 2027 regime is already taking shape.

2 days ago

Bitcoin price reclaiming key dollar rate resistance with BTC market chart

Market BTC +0.49% Bullish

Bitcoin price rebounds to $65K as oil falls, but US market data still blocks the all-clear

Oil has stopped adding pressure, but DXY near 101 and 10-year yields near 4.5% keep Bitcoin’s reclaim on trial.

2 days ago

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Vincent Maliepaard

The future of vaults: neobanks and invisible DeFi

Kraken’s early traction suggests the next wave of DeFi adoption will come through neobanks and fintech apps that hide vault complexity behind familiar savings products.

Vincent Maliepaard 2 weeks ago

Fantium CEO Jonathan Ludwig says sports tokenization needs utility, alignment, and real access

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Fantium CEO Jonathan Ludwig says sports tokenization needs utility, alignment, and real access

Moving beyond fan tokens, Fantium aims to integrate liquidity and access into the evolving sports token ecosystem.

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Solstice’s Ryan Day on why sustainable DeFi yield depends on business fundamentals, not token incentives

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