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IBIT −$65.4m / Total −$65.4m
US spot bitcoin ETF create/redeem. IBIT filled. ETH −$85.4m same session.
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Bitcoin falls below $83,000 as dollar strength keeps markets on edge
Bitcoin and gold hold steady as a firm dollar and rising bond yields weigh on sentiment, while IREN secures a multiyear cloud services deal with Anthropic.
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Bitcoin holds $83,000 as dollar strength keeps markets on edge
Bitcoin and gold hold steady as a firm dollar and rising bond yields weigh on sentiment, while IREN secures a multiyear cloud services deal with Anthropic.
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SWI raises $894 million to repurpose former FTX bitcoin miner Genesis Digital to AI
SWI Group said it would use the proceeds from an 800 million-euro ($894 million) fundraise to transform Genesis Digital Assets, acquired from the FTX bankruptcy, from a bitcoin miner to an AI-focused data center. As-o…
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Bitcoin pulls back from $84,000 as oil recovers, ETFs bleed over $600 million
Bitcoin reversed early gains as oil bounced back to over $92. Analysts express concerns over large outflows from spot ETFs last week.
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Bitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil falls
Bitcoin is holding on to its weekend gains as oil trades lower. ETFs lost over $600 million in outflows last week.
DeFi/Macro
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Snap 10-Day Outflow Streak With $222M Inflow
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded roughly $221–222 million in net inflows on July 2, 2026, ending a 10-day outflow streak — their largest single-day intake in two months. Fidelity's FBTC led with nearly $166 millio…
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SBI Crypto to Shut Down Bitcoin Mining Pool Holding Roughly 2% of Network Hashrate
SBI Crypto confirmed on July 2, 2026 that it will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31, ending a five-year run. As of June 30, 2026, the pool's 7-day average hashrate was 20.9 EH/s, roughly 2% of the total Bit…
DeFi/Macro
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Close June With a Record $4.5B Monthly Outflow
US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed a record $4.5 billion in June 2026 — their worst month since the category launched in January 2024, and roughly 29% above the prior record of $3.48 billion set in February 2025. BlackRock's I…
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Strategy Adopts Bitcoin Monetization Framework, Authorizing Up to $1.25B in BTC Sales
On June 29, 2026, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) — the largest corporate Bitcoin holder with approximately 843,738 BTC — adopted its 'Digital Credit Capital Framework,' authorizing up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin mo…
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Bitcoin Tests $60K After $1.6B Liquidation Cascade
Between June 25–29, 2026, Bitcoin fell to a 20-month low near $58,000 before rebounding above $61K, driven by a $1.6B liquidation cascade across leveraged derivatives markets. Key structural factors: seven consecutive…
Technical
$DOT resistance breakout at $1.24: key levels above $1.26
$DOT reclaimed $1.23 resistance on the 4H chart and is now testing $1.24, with the next structural level at $1.26 requiring sustained volume to confirm a breakout.