BTC held $105,500, consolidating near critical inflection after rebounding from $100K.
ETH stayed steady at $3,500, while SOL and BNB dipped 1–2%, showing selective rotation into majors.
Spot volumes up 22.6% to $14.1 billion, signaling improving market participation and liquidity. Futures open interest fell 2.6%, confirming ongoing deleveraging and cleaner positioning.
ETF demand remains mixed, but spot accumulation is picking up, led by Strive’s $162 million BTC purchase, Strategy’s $50 million BTC addition, and Bitmine’s 34% increase in ETH holdings.
Macro backdrop stabilizes: U.S. government reopens, tariff deals progress, and Treasury offers clarity on crypto staking regulation.
Momentum building, but upside capped near $108.5K–$111K unless inflows accelerate.
For the first time since it began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020, Michael Saylor signalled the company may sell part of its holdings — a shift in the buy-and-hold model that has defined Strategy's identity and underpinned its equity premium.
The exchange's third major headcount reduction in three years tracks closely with the crypto market cycle, even as Armstrong points to AI as a structural reason to operate with fewer people.
The SEC this week delayed the launch of more than two dozen prediction market ETFs, citing concerns about product mechanics and disclosures. A Bloomberg analysis published last week suggests the retail-friendly pitch underpinning these products doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny.
A wave of exchange-traded funds designed to give investors exposure to prediction market outcomes was expected to begin trading as early as Thursday — until U.S. regulators intervened.
