Bitcoin spot ETFs logged +$23 million inflows while Ethereum snapped a six-day losing streak with +$44 million, entirely via Blackrock’s ETHA.
BTC: reclaiming $112k–$115k range is key; the first attempt at $113k failed, but support at $111.4k sets the stage for another test.
All short-term realized vol metrics <30% since $107k low. This is a calm that rarely lasts, implying breakout risk.
US payroll benchmark revision showed –911k vs –700k expected, making a Fed cut almost certain. Japan’s MetaPlanet to raise $1.4 billion via new shares to expand BTC strategy.
SOL Strategies lists on Nasdaq under ticker STKE; treasury holds 435k SOL worth $94 million.
He would become at least the tenth of 18 co-defendants to admit guilt in a case prosecutors have built as their first Bitcoin-focused RICO prosecution.
The Singapore-to-New York transfer settled in minutes rather than the usual two business days, adding a concrete use case to banks' broader push toward always-on tokenized settlement rails.
The federation's peg-out authorization key needed just 11 of 15 signatures to move nearly 4,000 BTC out of the sidechain, exposing a validation bug that Blockstream says had gone unpatched in its Elements codebase for more than two years.
Bitcoin looks calm on the surface, but ETF inflows, thin liquidity, leverage and geopolitical risk are building a market primed for a sharp move in either direction.
