Bitcoin fell 2.49% to $104,500, breaking below its $107k cost-basis support with ETH dropping 6.6% to $3,500, while SOL slid to $158. Total crypto market cap declined 3% to $3.51 trillion amid accelerating ETF outflows and fading institutional demand.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $186.51 million in outflows, all from BlackRock’s IBIT; Ethereum ETFs lost $135.76 million, while Solana ETFs bucked the trend with $70 million of fresh inflows.
Stablecoin inflows to Binance hit $7.3 billion, their highest level since December 2024, a potential early sign of cash flow returning to markets.
Long-term holders and whales continue to de-risk; however, exchange BTC balances dropped by 208,980 coins in the last six months, showing limited forced-sell pressure.
The investment migration industry's flagship crypto report leads with Singapore topping its adoption index, but the more revealing numbers are a client base that may have shrunk by a fifth since 2024 and a quiet admission that onchain history alone can't prove where crypto wealth came from.
The group-wide framework scales a model RBI's chief executive first rolled out at a regional Austrian Raiffeisen bank in 2024, though no countries, assets or launch dates have been named.
The deal gives the NYSE's yet-to-launch 24/7 digital trading venue a second major crypto exchange as a distribution partner after OKX, with regulatory approval and a launch date still outstanding.
The altcoin market has crossed a key technical threshold, but weak relative performance against Bitcoin suggests the long-awaited rotation has yet to arrive.
