Top Crypto Stories This Week: From a Juicy Mt. Gox Interview to a Soggy Token2049 Dubai Conference
Bitcoin halves, Dubai floods, Hong Kong approves, Iran attacks, Israel retaliates, and former Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles talks
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Onchain signals point to Bitcoin entering its late-stage bear phase, with long-term holders tightening supply and short-term capitulation nearing exhaustion – yet key momentum thresholds for a sustained recovery remain unmet.
Bitcoin Stuck in a Vice
Bitcoin is pinned in a narrow $63k–$66k band, where macro pressure and ETF flows cancel each other out—leaving price directionless, volatility compressed, and institutions signalling hesitation rather than conviction.
Circle's Claimed Impotence
Circle tells a Wisconsin court it can’t seize USDC, while regulators argue it’s choosing not to, setting up a rare, real-time clash between technical design, contractual wiggle room, and outright defiance of a seizure order.
Bitcoin's Quiet Civil War Reaches Breaking Point
BIP-110’s forced activation path and a parallel fork threaten to turn a technical dispute into a live chain-split risk just as Bitcoin searches for a price floor.
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Birdai Labs Raises $4 Million to Build Onchain Execution Infrastructure
The seed round, led by Castle Island Ventures, bets on execution quality becoming the next competitive frontier as high-performance blockchains shift to multi-proposer designs.
The Final Act of Bitcoin's Bear Market: A Data-Driven Autopsy
Onchain signals point to Bitcoin entering its late-stage bear phase, with long-term holders tightening supply and short-term capitulation nearing exhaustion – yet key momentum thresholds for a sustained recovery remain unmet.
CLARITY Act Shelved Until September
The Senate is dealing with Russia sanctions and the funeral of Lindsey Graham before it can turn to crypto legislation. Majority Leader Thune has queued up nominations and the Russia bill; the Clarity Act is next in line — but that queue won't clear before the summer recess starts.
Ether ETFs Are Attracting More Institutional Flows Than Bitcoin
The rotation pattern is no longer a one-week anomaly. Ethereum funds have outperformed Bitcoin funds in ETF flows three separate times in 2026, suggesting allocators are making a deliberate shift