BTC price RSI prints key 2026 signal: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin prepped an “interesting” RSI divergence into the Q2 and June candle close as analysis compared $60,000 to the $30,000 mark in the 2022 bear market.
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Kiwoom eyes Bithumb stake as Korean brokerages push into crypto: Report
Kiwoom Securities is reportedly seeking to acquire a stake in crypto exchange Bithumb, as more brokerage firms race to secure a stake in the industry ahead of the FSC’s new regulatory reforms in July.
Bitcoin falls into a technical no man’s land as major support levels sit miles away
Bitcoin is trading below key technical and onchain valuation levels, with historical bear market patterns suggesting a potential bottom closer to $45,000.
New MiCA regime in Europe, U.S. jobs report for June: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting June 29.
BIS warns stablecoins are more like ETFs than actual money, and they’re creating FX risk
BIS’s latest annual report dives into stablecoins and AI trends.
Galaxy cuts CLARITY Act odds to 50% as Senate floor time narrows
Galaxy cut its 2026 CLARITY Act odds to 50%, warning that Senate floor time is running out before the August recess.
Crypto exchange BitMEX removes CEO, CFO and head of growth
The firm’s global general counsel, Peter Wilkinson, has taken over as CEO from Stephan Lutz.
South Korea’s $518 billion AI chip push shows crypto is still losing the capital race
Samsung and SK Hynix are pulling a chip-plant buildout forward by a decade to meet AI memory demand. It is the latest and largest sign of the AI capital cycle that has drawn money away from crypto all year.
Bitcoin dips to $59,700 as Iran de-escalation lifts stocks but not crypto
U.S. equity futures rose after reports the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt strikes and resume talks. Bitcoin has barely moved, still down 6.8% on the week.
Excessive AI spending risks global financial consequences, BIS warns
The AI investment surge is a potential flashpoint for systemic risk, “as financing has relied on enormous debt and highly leveraged nonbank structures that can rapidly unwind,” one analyst said in response to the report.
$4 billion gone. Spot bitcoin ETFs are on track for their worst month on record
Investors have pulled out $4 billion from the U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs in June, the highest outflow on record.
Dubai crypto market hits 50 licensed firms after new VARA approval
Dubai’s VARA has licensed its 50th crypto firm, though only 39 VASPs were fully operational at the end of 2025 as the emirate’s regulated market continues to expand.
Pioneering zk-rollup Loopring closes DEX, citing lack of adoption
“We lacked a virtual machine, no composability, no real‑world payment use cases. That limitation kept our ecosystem from growing,” said the team.
Ether treasury Sharplink bought $62.4M ETH last week
Sharplink bought nearly 40,000 ETH last week after an eight-month pause, adding to signs the company has resumed its Ether accumulation strategy.
Bullish Bitcoin RSI divergence has analysts calling for 2022-style bear market bottom
Bitcoin RSI bullish divergences formed the basis for the new bull case, but some market takes warned that new BTC price lows were still to come.
Binance booted from EU, EthLabs rises up to save Ethereum: Hodler’s Digest June 14-28
BitMine and Joe Lubin back a new non profit called Ethlabs that aims to spur adoption. Binance shutters services in Europe after failing to secure a license.
CZ wants to make the U.S. the ‘capital of crypto’: State of Crypto
The Binance founder shared his views on a variety of topics in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk earlier this month.
BIS warns stablecoins risk fragmenting global financial system
The Basel-based institution said that private digital tokens fall short of the requirements for sound money and urged policymakers to accelerate work on tokenized forms of central bank and commercial bank money.
Will Bitcoin price recover in July?
Bitcoin’s past July gains and heavy short bets point to a rally toward $75,000, but a break below key support keeps the risk of $55,000 in play.
EU Watchdog EBA Details Big Crypto Fines as Landmark Laws Bite
The European Banking Authority laid out a proposed penalty framework on Friday that can strip non-compliant significant token issuers of up to 12.5% of their annual revenue.
Samson Mow says bitcoin bottom is in despite skepticism from analysts
The bitcoin advocate said his crypto bottom claim is based on the fact that the traditional four-year halving cycle has changed, although several analysts continue to expect further downside.
Michael Saylor teases more bitcoin buying even as Strategy stock continues to fall
The crypto bull shrugged off market skepticism by sharing a chart of the company’s $50 billion stash and teasing that they are going to need more data points.
SBI’s $289 million Bitbank deal is symptomatic of Japan’s crypto consolidation: Architect Partners
The investment bank said the purchase of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank is a bet on regulated scale as sweeping reforms reshape the country’s digital asset market.
The Future Cyberpunk Imagined Is Here: How Much Did It Get Right?
From AI to brain implants, cyberpunk got more right than many people realize. Its biggest prediction, however, wasn’t the technology.
Crypto’s next frontier isn’t crypto, it’s financing AI and robotics, Framework’s Anderson says
Blockchain is becoming the financial layer for capital-intensive industries rather than just crypto-native speculation, Michael Anderson, the crypto venture firm’s cofounder, said.
Binance posts over $400M in weekly net outflows as MiCA deadline nears
Early exchange flow data show no clear signs of a mass migration from Binance ahead of the EU MiCA transition deadline, despite rivals’ efforts to attract users.
Grayscale’s Pandl hopes Strategy sells $3B in Bitcoin to restore confidence
Grayscale’s research head Zach Pandl said Strategy should sell $3 billion in Bitcoin to cover its cash obligations, but CryptoQuant argued the company has other ways to support STRC.
Bitcoin falls below $60,000, on track for a rare back-to-back quarterly loss
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.
Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages
A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage.
Bitcoin unspent transaction outputs signal capitulation underway: analyst
“These periods have always been profitable for long-term investors,” said CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost.