Bitcoin stabilized near $62,000 after a brief dip to $61,300, posting a modest 1.5% daily rise—far weaker than the approximately 3% surges seen on July 1–2. Liquidations Drop Sharply Amid Marginal Gains Bitcoin consolidated between $61,000 and $62,000 following sizable gains during the first two days of July, as rising selling pressure capped its bullish […]
Read MoreChatGPT, Claude Fable and Grok Forecast Whether Satoshi’s 1.1M Bitcoin Fortune Ever Moves
Satoshi Nakamoto remains Bitcoin’s most coveted mystery, with the creator’s true identity continuing to captivate researchers, journalists, cryptographers, and enthusiasts more than 17 years after the network’s launch. To explore whether that mystery will ever be solved, several of today’s top artificial intelligence (AI) models used Bayesian scenario trees to estimate the odds that Nakamoto’s […]
Read MorePolymarket Traders Give Bitcoin Just 21% Odds of Hitting $70K in July, Even as ETF Money Returns
Polymarket traders are pricing only a 21% chance that bitcoin hits $70,000 before the end of July, with the coin trading near $61,600. The skepticism persists even as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs just posted their strongest daily inflow since early May. Betting on a Bounce, Not a Breakout Prediction market traders see bitcoin recovering this […]
Read MoreOpen USD Backlash: Consortium Faces Allegations of Faking Key Stablecoin Partnerships
Some companies that appeared to be listed in the Open USD Consortium have refused to approve their inclusion. Blockmedia’s BD Head, Tony Chung, indicated that Korean powerhouse Samsung stressed it did not consent, while other names also offered similar takes. Open USD Immersed in Unapproved Inclusion Scandal With Companies Like Samsung Open Standard, the consortium […]
Read MoreFirst Law Enforcement Group Backs CLARITY Act as Lummis Continues to Press for July Senate Vote
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives has become the first major law enforcement group to endorse the Clarity Act, handing the crypto bill fresh momentum as Senator Cynthia Lummis pushes for a Senate floor vote this month. The bill needs 60 votes to pass. An Unexpected Ally The National Organization of Black Law […]
Read MoreBinance ETH Withdrawals Hit 3-Year High as Riot Stages Another 500 BTC for Possible Sale
Crypto’s largest exchange logged more than 166,000 ether withdrawal transactions in a single day, a three-year record, just as bitcoin miner Riot Platforms moved 500 BTC worth $30.72 million into NYDIG custody. A Record Day for Ether Withdrawals Binance processed more than 166,000 ether withdrawal transactions in a single day, the highest count in over […]
Read More‘Nothing Illegal, Nothing Wrong’: Trump Defends $1.4 Billion Crypto Profits From 2025
President Donald Trump has brushed off ethics concerns over the at least $1.4 billion his family ventures earned from crypto in 2025, insisting there is “nothing illegal” about the haul. He also said he does not track the details of the profits. Trump Waves Off Conflict Questions President Donald Trump on July 2 defended the […]
Read MoreSaylor Takes ‘Digital Credit’ Pitch to Goldman Sachs as Strategy’s Bitcoin-Backed Lending Tops $11 Billion
Michael Saylor used a Goldman Sachs digital-assets conference in London to argue that bitcoin’s next phase is “digital credit,” a market he says has swelled past $11 billion in a year. His firm, Strategy, now holds 847,363 BTC. Saylor Brings Bitcoin to Goldman’s Table Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), used a […]
Read MoreFidelity’s FBTC Leads $222 Million Bitcoin ETF Rebound After 10 Days of Outflows
Crypto ETF flows rebounded on Thursday, July 2, with bitcoin ETFs drawing $221.72 million, their largest inflow since May 5 and the first positive session after 10 straight days of outflows. Crypto ETFs Turn All Green as Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Solana Attract Fresh Capital The crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market finally caught a bid. […]
Read MoreSantiment: XRP Returns Sink to Lowest Levels Since December 2020 as Relief Rally Odds Climb
XRP holders are sitting on some of their steepest average losses in years, according to analytics firm Santiment, a setup it says has historically preceded relief rallies. The average trader is down roughly 47%. A Rare Loss Zone The average XRP trader is deep in the red, and analytics firm Santiment says that extreme pain […]
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