BTC continued to trade between the $100,000–$105,000 range, opening the day at the lower band of $101,900.
Renewed ETF outflows saw Bitcoin lose –$278 million, while Ethereum lost –$184 million. Solana continues to outperform with an addition of +$18.06 million.
Futures positioning: open interest slipped by –3.58% to $66.14 billion with liquidations worth $186.47 million, majority of them, long liquidations.
Whales accumulation continues with over 45,000 BTC added this week, the second-largest accumulation of 2025.
Macro tailwinds: U.S. government officially reopens after House passes spending bill with China–U.S. trade tone continuing to soften; aiding global liquidity.
The altcoin market has crossed a key technical threshold, but weak relative performance against Bitcoin suggests the long-awaited rotation has yet to arrive.
Circle will keep paying Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC balances on the exchange, making Binance both a shareholder in the stablecoin issuer and one of the partners it pays for distribution.
The Korean wallet maker says users who ran app versions older than November 2025 are exposed, and has told them to generate new recovery phrases and move every asset to fresh addresses.
The inquiry comes a week after Manhattan prosecutors named Binance as the venue for laundered Iranian oil money in a $61 million forfeiture case, and less than three years into the exchange's $4.3 billion plea deal.
