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.
Hammack’s call for smaller, faster Fed rate moves has done little to revive Bitcoin’s rally. With ETF outflows accelerating, miners selling and $85,230 resistance holding firm, the market needs a reversal in liquidity—not just a slower pace of tightening.
The move extends app-store restrictions first imposed in March 2025 to the web, and the regulator says it no longer needs evidence of user harm before ordering a block once an operator is confirmed as unregistered.
A global entrepreneurship study finds women founders increasingly out-innovating their male peers on AI adoption, even as investors and caregiving demands keep pulling them out of the race to scale.
The Dubai licence completes a process that began with preliminary approval in May and brings Kraken into a market where Binance, OKX and Bybit already operate under VARA, with derivatives still awaiting sign-off.
