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Market Update: BTC Below $60K as "Strategy" Sell-Off Fears & Strong Dollar Weigh In

The crypto market is seeing red today as a combination of macroeconomic pressure and major holder activity keeps prices pinned. Here is what you need to know:

Bitcoin Struggles: BTC is currently trading around $59,500, holding below its critical 200-week moving average.

The "Dollar" Factor: A surging U.S. Dollar—fueled by the Japanese Yen hitting a 40-year low—is drawing liquidity out of risk assets like crypto.

Strategy’s $1B Move:Adding to the caution, Strategy (the largest corporate BTC holder) has signaled a potential sale of over $1 billionin Bitcoin to shore up finances, marking a major shift in their long-term strategy.

Altcoin Slide: Most majors are feeling the heat. Dogecoin (DOGE) has dropped nearly 12% this week, while Ether (ETH)fell over 8% to roughly $1,587.

Solana Bucking the Trend: In a sea of red, Solana (SOL) is showing strength, up about 3%on the day and trading at $74.

Analysis:With on-chain demand remaining quiet and active addresses staying flat, the market is in a "wait-and-see" mode to see if the Dollar's climb stalls.

Trade safe and keep an eye on those key support levels!

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Strategy Unveils New Bitcoin Monetization & Capital Management Framework

Strategy (MSTR) has officially authorized a new Digital Credit Capital Framework, marking the first time the company has formal board approval to sell portions of its bitcoin treasury for specific strategic purposes.

Key Takeaways from the New Plan:

USD Reserve Funding:The company is authorized to sell up to $1.25 billion in bitcoin to build a USD Reserve. This reserve will ensure at least 12 months of coveragefor preferred stock dividends and interest obligations.
$2 Billion Buyback Program: Strategy can now monetize bitcoin to finance up to $1 billion in Class A common stock buybacks and up to $1 billion in Digital Credit Securities repurchases.
Increased Dividends: As part of this broader strategy, the dividend on Strategy’s preferred stock (STRC) has been increased from 11.5% to 12%.
Strategic Flexibility:While not obligated to sell, management now has the option to monetize bitcoin when it is more advantageous than other financing methods, such as issuing new stock.

The Scale of Potential Sales:
To raise the full $1.25 billion for the USD Reserve, Strategy would need to sell approximately 20,800 BTC (based on current prices). This represents only about 2.5% of their total 847,363 BTC holdings.

Management Insight:
Executive Chairman Michael Saylor stated that this framework is designed to strengthen credit quality and allow for active capital management while the company remains firmly committed to its long-term bitcoin exposure.

Market Reaction:
Following the announcement, MSTR shares rose 3%, even as bitcoin continued to trade below the $60,000 mark.#BTCTreasuryRisk $BTC

Bitcoin falls below $60,000, on track for a rare back-to-back quarterly loss (headline)
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The token is down nearly 7% on the week with the altcoins falling harder. Bitcoin and ether are both ending the second quarter in the red, a back-to-back losing first half that runs against the usual pattern.
Bitcoin dipped below $60,000 over the weekend, trading around $59,940 on Sunday, down 0.6% over 24 hours and nearly 7% on the week, per CoinDesk data, as a quarter of selling neared its final days.

The altcoins again led the way down. Ether fell 9.5% on the week to about $1,567, dogecoin dropped 11.7% to $0.073, Hyperliquid's HYPE lost 10.6% and XRP slid 8.7% to $1.04. Solana held up better at $70, off 3.5%, and tron was the most resilient, down 1.5%.

The market has spent the week leaning on bitcoin's relative steadiness while everything riskier fell faster.
The weekend marks the end of a weak first half, with just two days to go. Bitcoin is on track to finish the second quarter down about 12%, after a roughly 22% drop in the first, according to data from Coinglass. Ether has fared worse, down about 25% in the second quarter following a 29% first-quarter fall.

Two straight losing quarters to open a year is unusual for both - having only happened twice in BTC's history. The asset'ss second quarter has historically been one of its stronger stretches, averaging gains over the past decade, and back-to-back red quarters to start a year break from that pattern.
The drivers are the same ones that have defined the month. Capital has found a current favourite in semiconductor and memory-chip stocks amid the onoing AI boom. On the other hand, outflows from US spot bitcoin ETFs, a hawkish Federal Reserve under new Chair Kevin Warsh and a U.S. dollar near a seven-month high have weighed on crypto throughout, and a tech-stock selloff earlier in the week added to the pressure.
Traders will watch into the third quarter whether the ETF outflows and soft demand ease, or whether the weakness that has run through the first half carries into the second.
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Bitcoin edges higher as U.S. stocks recover from big early losses (headline)
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Markets are reassessing the certainty of one or more Fed rate hikes this year.
Bitcoin is slightly lower on Friday, down 0.5%, broadly in line with recent historical trends. According to Velo data, Fridays have averaged a modest 0.2% decline over the past three months as bitcoin is currently trading around $60,000.

Looking ahead to the weekend, history points to a more positive backdrop. Both Saturdays and Sundays have, on average, delivered positive returns. Even more notably, over the past month, since CME Bitcoin futures began trading on weekends, Bitcoin's only positive daily returns have come on Saturdays and Sundays, while every weekday has closed in the red.
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Bitcoin settles in under $60,000 ( headline)
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Strategy's common stock hit a multi-year low, while its STRC preferred stock plunged to a new record low.
Previously reportedly eyeing an IPO in the second half of 2026, Sam Altman's OpenAI is "leaning" toward delaying coming public until next year, reports the NYT.

The recent dip in Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX) following its mega-IPO, as well as general choppiness in markets, are among the reasons causing OpenAI executives to reconsider their plans, the story continued.#BTC

Bitcoin falls back to $59,000 as Strategy's common and preferred stocks tumble (heading)
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Trading firm Wintermute's options desk puts bitcoin in a $61,242 to $63,563 range for Tuesday, with correlation rising across tokens and no fresh ETF bid in sight.
Bitcoin and ether are grinding toward the lower end of their recent ranges, major market making firm Wintermute's OTC trading desk said in a Wednesday note shared with CoinDesk, with both assets caught between last week's hawkish Fed and the stop-start Iran headlines.

Options markets price a relatively tight move for the next 24 hours. Wintermute's one-day straddle, a measure of expected swing derived from options pricing, put bitcoin in a $61,242 to $63,563 range and ether between $1,606 and $1,694, implying moves of about 1.9% and 2.7% respectively.

The backdrop is deteriorating. Token correlations are rising, meaning assets are moving together rather than on their own fundamentals, while liquidity is thinning into the summer months with no fresh institutional bid visible in ETF flows.

Wintermute flagged $59,000 as the level to watch, calling it the bear market low and the key support if current pressure continues.
Three catalysts shape the rest of the week: the U.S.-Iran peace deal and whether it holds, Thursday's PCE inflation print, the Fed's preferred measure of price growth, and the quarterly options expiry at month-end, which can amplify moves as traders roll or close large positions.
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Bitcoin drops to $62,000 as Nasdaq sinks 2% following Korea's market plunge (headline)
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The fast decline in prices set off $700 million in forced liquidations across the market.
Following last night's 10% plunge in South Korea's Kospi, the worst fears for U.S. tech — to this point — have not yet shown themselves.

A bit more than 30 minutes into the trading day, the Nasdaq is "just" down 1.2%, far better than the 3%+ decline in Nasdaq futures earlier indicated.

Alongside, bitcoin (BTC) has climbed just a hair from its worst levels, now trading at $62,500, still down 4% over the past 24 hours.

Crypto-related stocks are naturall$y lower, but off their worst levels. Strategy (MSTR) is down 2.1% and Coinbase is off 1.9%.$BTC $BNB $BNB Card #MicronHitsRecordHigh

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$BTC holds near $64,000 as a renewed Hormuz threat clouds US-Iran ceasefire talks
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Crypto firmed over the weekend after Friday's sell-off, with bitcoin recovering toward $64,000. Permanent ceasefire talks open in Switzerland, but Iran's order to close the Strait of Hormuz again revives the risk the deal was meant to settle.
Bitcoin steadied near $64,000 over the weekend, clawing back part of Friday's drop, as traders weighed the start of US-Iran ceasefire talks against a renewed threat to close the Strait of Hormuz.
The token traded around $64,200 on Sunday, up 0.9% over 24 hours but roughly flat on the week, per CoinDesk data, after dropping below $63,000 on Friday. Most majors firmed alongside it.
Ether rose 0.5% on the day and 3.3% on the week to $1,734, solana gained 1.5% to $73 and tron added 1.2%. Hyperliquid's HYPE slipped 2% on the day but remains the week's standout, up 14.8%. Dogecoin was the weakest major, down 4.9% over seven days.
Bitcoin has gone nowhere on net this week, rallying early on the signed Iran deal, selling off Friday in a broad risk-off move, and stabilizing over the weekend.
The weekend's focus is Switzerland, where US and Iranian officials, including Vice President JD Vance, are due to open talks on a permanent ceasefire, per Bloomberg.
The negotiations follow the memorandum of understanding President Donald Trump signed last week, which set a 60-day window that can be extended.
The backdrop is less settled than that suggests, however. Iran has issued a renewed order to close the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping chokepoint whose reopening under the deal pulled oil prices down about 9% last week and lifted risk assets.
Tehran is sending negotiators to Switzerland even as it threatens to shut the strait again, leaving the market with the same uncertainty the signed deal was supposed to remove.
That leaves crypto where it has spent much of the month, range-bound and waiting on events it does not control.
As such, a genuine closure of Hormuz would push oil back up and likely drag risk assets including bitcoin with it.$H

Bitcoin traders load up on bearish bets all the way down to $52,000 (headline)
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Bitcoin traders are scrambling to buy options bets that would pay off if the selloff deepens.
Bitcoin traders are scrambling to position for a deeper selloff, snapping up put options that would deliver big payouts if prices slide all the way down to $52,000 in the coming weeks.

In the past 24 to 48 hours, crypto exchange Deribit saw heavy buying of short- and near-dated put options, spanning expirations from June 22 to July 31, according to data tracked by Laevitas. Notable flows included:

June 22 $61,500 puts (337 contracts)
July 3 $60,000 puts (116 contracts) and $55,000 puts (380 contracts)
July 10 $55,000 puts (540 contracts)
July 31 $52,000 puts (314 contracts)
A put option is likely an insurance against market swoons. A put buyer locks in the right to sell bitcoin at a specific strike price in the future. If the price drops below that strike price, the buyer can still sell at the predetermined higher price, thus pocketing the difference as profit. On Deribit, one options contract represents on BTC.

The surge in these out-of-the-money puts reflects a distinctly bearish sentiment and understandably so, as several catalysts are weighing on the market.

A hawkish Federal Reserve is bolstering the U.S. dollar, bitcoin ETFs have seen persistent outflows, and Strategy, the largest publicly listed bitcoin holder, faces mounting pressure.

Strategy's preferred stock, STRC, has plunged to record lows well below its $100 par value, complicating the company’s aggressive bitcoin accumulation strategy.
CIO Jeff Dorman highlighted the precarious situation:"Either sell an enormous amount of BTC and MSTR to help bring $STRC back up near par, and at least buy yourself some time, or continue to watch every part of your cap structure melt because of the uncertainty you've created," he said on X.$BTC

As of writing, BTC changed hands near $62,400, down 0.8% since midnight UTC hours, according to CoinDesk data. Prices hit highs near $67,000 early this week.#BTC

Live markets: price action turns panicky in Saylor's STRC as bitcoin drops below $63,000 (heading)
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Total crypto market value has held steady near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed killed rate-cut hopes and spot ETFs swung back to outflows.
Crypto-related stocks closed mostly higher Thursday as U.S. equities rebounded from a sharp selloff triggered by the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting under new Chair Kevin Warsh.

The S&P 500 rose 1.08%, while the Nasdaq gained 1.91%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.14%. Bitcoin (BTC) fell about 2% over the past 24 hours and is trading just above $63,000 at press time.

Markets came under pressure Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting led by Warsh. Investors focused on the Fed's updated dot plot, which showed that nine of 18 policymakers now anticipate higher interest rates in 2026. Warsh did not provide his own rate outlook and reinforced expectations that the Fed could maintain a restrictive stance.
Among crypto stocks, miners led gains, in line with AI-related stocks. Cipher Mining (CIFR) jumped 10.7%, HIVE Digital (HIVE) rose 7.3%. Hut 8 (HUT), TeraWulf (WULF), IREN (IREN) and Core Scientific (CORZ) also posted gains.

Crypto exchanges were mixed. Robinhood (HOOD) rose 2.8%, eToro (ETOR) gained 1.7% and Galaxy Digital (GLXY) advanced 3.5%, while Coinbase (COIN) fell 1% and Gemini (GEMI) slipped 1.5%. Stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) edged down 0.5%.
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Fed holds rates steady in first decision under new Chairman Kevin Warsh (headline)
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Traders now turn to Warsh's debut press conference for clues how the central bank's communication will change under his leadership.
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark fed funds rate range unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday, a move markets had expected nearly unanimously.

This was the first U.S. central bank policy meeting led by Kevin Warsh, who took over as chair from Jerome Powell after being confirmed by the Senate last month.

The focus now shifts to Warsh's post-meeting press conference, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET, and to what he says about the road ahead under his leadership at the central bank.
Markets have spent the past several months steadily dialing back expectations for any rate cuts as inflation proved more stubborn and labor market data remained resilient. Traders now see a growing chance that the Fed's next move could be a rate hike rather than a cut.

Warsh's comments could carry added weight because he has previously criticized the Fed's use of forward guidance and quarterly economic projections, including the closely watched dot plot.

Investors will be looking for signs of whether the central bank plans to communicate policy differently under his leadership.
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⚽ Portugal vs DR Congo - Prediction Time!
Tonight at 9 PM IST, we’ve got a big World Cup clash!

From what I’ve seen, Portugal’s midfield and attack look really strong, and Ronaldo seems to be in good form. DR Congo is the underdog, but their counter-attack could cause trouble.

My prediction: Portugal 2-1 DR Congo
What do you think? Will DR Congo pull off an upset, or will Portugal take it comfortably? Drop your thoughts below
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Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Worldcoin buck crypto slump as traders chase AI, DeFi trends (headline)
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A handful of tokens continued their run while bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market stalled after the early week bounce.
Bitcoin and the broader crypto market has cooled off on Tuesday, but a handful of tokens continued their surge.

Hyperliquid's HYPE, Uniswap's UNI and Worldcoin's WLD all posted double-digit gains, extending rallies that have made them some of this week's standout performers.

HYPE surged as much as 13% to a fresh record above $76 before paring some gains. The token is now up nearly 200% in 2026, making it one of the best-performing large-cap crypto assets this year.
Hyperliquid operates a blockchain-based exchange that allows users to trade perpetual futures through an onchain order book. Investors increasingly see the platform as a potential challenger to traditional exchanges, with ambitions extending beyond crypto into tokenized stocks, commodities and other assets

Some observers also speculated that Hyperliquid's growing relationship with Coinbase could deepen after making Circle's USDC the primary trading pair on the platform. Under the arrangement, part of the revenue generated from U.S. Treasury securities backing USDC will be used to purchase HYPE tokens.

Worldcoin's WLD token gained 12%, pushing its monthly advance to roughly 180%.
The project, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has become one of crypto's most direct ways to express a bullish view on artificial intelligence (AI). The token has benefited from renewed enthusiasm around AI-related investments following the strong market debut of SpaceX, which also owns AI company xAI, and growing expectations that OpenAI could eventually pursue a public listing.
Decetralized exchange Uniswap's UNI token surged another 18% after Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Monday with a highly bullish long-term outlook on the protocol.
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Hyperliquid loses Anthropic, OpenAI markets as creator shuts down project (headline)
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Ventuals, one of the teams behind real-world asset perpetuals on Hyperliquid, said it is closing its markets and joining another project in the ecosystem.
One of the biggest players that provides trading of private-company stocks on Hyperliquid is closing down, signaling that this hot new market is beginning to consolidate.
Ventuals, the project behind perpetual futures tied to OpenAI and Anthropic valuations, said Monday it is winding down and that its team will join another project building within the Hyperliquid ecosystem.
The move has halted trading in the OPENAI and ANTHROPIC markets, with all positions settled automatically. Other markets will be shutting down in the coming days. The team said it generated more than $650 million in trading volume and attracted over 500,000 HYPE in community support during its run.
The shutdown comes as crypto-native trading venues increasingly push beyond digital assets into markets traditionally associated with Wall Street. Traders can now use perpetual futures to speculate on commodities, equities and private-company valuations through blockchain-based markets.
Hyperliquid has become one of the leading venues for that trend. The exchange processed roughly $234 billion in perpetual futures volume over the past month, according to DefiLlama data.$BTC $SOL $BNB #TradebStocks #BTC #ETH #bnb #BNB_Market_Update

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Not all crypto exchange executives agree, but the data does not lie: centralized exchange trading volumes dropped more than 11% to $4.61 trillion, their lowest since late 2024.
Asignificant transformation is currently underway across the established cryptocurrency market. The top crypto exchanges are morphing into multi-asset financial platforms, breaking down the traditional barriers that once kept crypto and Wall Street completely apart.$BTC $BNB

Bitcoin hits a two-week high above $65,500 as the US-Iran deal sends oil sliding (headline)
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A peace agreement that reopens the Strait of Hormuz pulled the geopolitical premium out of oil and put back into risk assets.
Bitcoin climbed to its highest level in nearly two weeks after the US and Iran reached a deal to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, removing the energy-supply fear that had weighed on markets for months.

The token traded around $65,844 on Monday, up 2.1% over 24 hours, after touching a low near $63,722 in the early hours of Asian trading before the deal news broke, per CoinDesk data.

The move puts bitcoin about 9% above the sub-$60,000 low it hit last week, its weakest level since October 2024.
The rally was broad. Ether rose 2.5% to $1,721, solana gained 3.6% to $71 and XRP added 3.2% to $1.19. Hyperliquid's HYPE was the standout, up 7.5% on the day to nearly $65. BNB and dogecoin both added more than 1%.

Brent crude slumped more than 4% toward $83 a barrel as traders unwound the geopolitical premium that had kept oil elevated since late February. Asian stocks jumped more than 3%, with Japan's Nikkei 225 heading for a record close. S&P 500 futures were up 1.2%. The dollar fell against major peers.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the deal first, followed by President Donald Trump and Iranian state media. Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen on Friday upon signing.

Neither side has released the full text, but the broad contours had been circulating for days.

Bitcoin's slide below $60,000 last week came from two directions at once. Iran tensions fed higher oil, which reinforced bets on higher interest rates, and higher rates pulled money out of risk assets including crypto. A deal that brings oil back toward $83 runs that dynamic in reverse.#TradebStocks #BTC #USDT #total3 $BTC $USDT

#bedrock $BR @Bedrock $BTC #Bitcoin traded above $64,000 on Saturday, supported by its strongest ETF inflows in a month and growing optimism around geopolitical developments.

Bitcoin climbed above $64,000 on Saturday, reaching an intraday high of more than $64,200. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is up more than 1% over the past 24 hours and is now up over 8% from its June low of just above $59,000

Wall Street and crypto are crashing into each other as tokenized treasury markets hit $14.6 billion
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Not all crypto exchange executives agree, but the data does not lie: centralized exchange trading volumes dropped more than 11% to $4.61 trillion, their lowest since late 2024.
Asignificant transformation is currently underway across the established cryptocurrency market. The top crypto exchanges are morphing into multi-asset financial platforms, breaking down the traditional barriers that once kept crypto and Wall Street completely apart.
Crypto exchange biance X rolled out 13 new "X-Perp" markets for European traders on Tuesday, giving retail users direct access to "Magnificent 7" tech stock futures, alongside major commodity indices like gold, silver, and crude oil. The platform also added perpetual markets for major index funds like the SPY and QQQ, enabling users to trade exposure to the largest U.S. equities outside standard market hours.

Exchanges like biance are deliberately expanding their services to stop cash from leaving their platforms, while catering to everyday traders who now want to bet on more than just crypto.
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#bedrock $BR @Bedrock Bitcoin rises above $64,000 after Pakistan prime minister says Iran peace deal is near
On Friday, a Standard Chartered analyst said that ETF holders have anecdotally been liquidating their positions to free up cash to participate in the SpaceX initial public offering. After SpaceX's IPO launch on Friday, it may finally ease that selling pressure, the analyst added.