ETF redemptions accelerated with ETH spot ETFs seeing a $429 million exit (3rd day of outflows) while BTC spot ETFs also registered a $327 million outflow yesterday.
Price momentum faded after the strong Monday one. BTC dropped 2.2% to $112,455; ETH 2.1% to $4,050; BNB down 7% to $1,215; SOL flat at $198.
Market structure: Open interest turned down sharply (≈ −77k BTC and −1.67 million ETH), indicating low return of leveraged traders.
Macro pressure: Gold hit a new ATH of $4,130 and S&P 500 +1.5% with China vowing to “fight trade war to the end.”
VC & product demand: Fundraising surged to a record $3.48 billion in one week, as venture appetite returns even as spot sentiment cools.
Crypto markets recovered Monday as Iran nuclear talks progress and the Strait of Hormuz blockade remains without escalation. BTC approaches $74,000, but elevated equity correlation and fragile technicals keep the risk-reward unclear.
The HKMA handed its first approvals to the banks that already print the Hong Kong dollar. That tells you everything about what these tokens are meant to be.
Geopolitical pressure from the Strait of Hormuz standoff continues to weigh on BTC, which has failed to sustain gains above $72,500 even as whale selling dries up and leveraged shorts accumulate.
BTC retreated from a weekend high near $73,000 after the U.S. announced naval interdiction of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, compounding an already fragile market structure.
