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Bitcoin’s $60,000 test is not over after Strategy’s $2.5B STRC backstop
Strategy eased the STRC scare, but Bitcoin’s $60,000 test still depends on ETF flows, exchange supply and inflation data.
Gino Matos 6 min read
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Bitcoin’s $60K breakdown sets up a volatility shock as traders load up on downside hedges
More than 550,000 BTC moved toward Binance and OKX-linked deposit addresses as options traders targeted downside protection.
Digital Asset Treasuries
MSTR jumps after Strategy says it may sell more Bitcoin to fund dividends and buybacks
MSTR rose after the company unveiled a plan to defend its capital structure with cash reserves, higher dividends and possible Bitcoin sales.
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What states can still do to crypto after GENIUS and CLARITY
Federal law can decide what crypto is, but Illinois just proved a state can still decide how much it costs to use.
DeFi
Aave rally makes DeFi lending look more like a bank to investors
AAVE's rally, reported strategic interest, and a TradFi bull case all point to the same test: whether DAO-owned lending rails can look investable while keeping economics outside a normal company structure.
AI
Why a collapse in $1 trillion AI spending boom could hit Bitcoin traders first
The BIS says weaker returns from hyperscaler investment could trigger a pullback in financing and spread stress across markets.
Analysis
Bitcoin treasury investors are turning on companies diluting them to keep buying
For two years, buying more Bitcoin was enough to lift a treasury stock. Strategy's BTC Yield is now sliding, Metaplanet sits below the value of its coins, and Europe's new entrants are asking investors to fund them on terms nobody has priced yet.
Trading
Polymarket’s $3.3B World Cup boom exposes the longshot trap inside prediction markets
Traders are pricing a possible rematch of the 2022 final, even as billions in historical volume remain scattered across longshot teams.
Legislation
CLARITY Act chances of passage this year falls to 50% after Trump’s new demands
The CLARITY Act is losing momentum as lawmakers juggle housing, elections, defense and surveillance battles.
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Institutions dumped Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs but still bought XRP and HYPE again
Stablecoins
Tether trades 8.5% above India’s dollar rate as policy pressure hits USDT access
Banking
China issues $44B cash injection giving Bitcoin bulls a new signal as fear grips market
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