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BTC reclaimed $62,000 with $64,000 flagged as resistance as ETF flows turned positive, but miner outflows and long-leaning leverage remain a risk.

The July 3 update mixes major CEX brands with Paradex as a DEX and leans on platform-stated reserves and custody metrics.

A near-49,000 BTC deposit spike and elevated ETH and altcoin inflows set up a volatility-heavy tape, with ETFs adding a competing bid signal.

The plan pairs a formal BTC “monetization” program with higher preferred dividends, buybacks, and a larger cash reserve.

Traders are focused on the $62,000–$62,500 band and the 200-week SMA at $62,652 into the weekly close.

National regulators are expected to begin action from July 1, with multimillion-euro penalties and uneven early enforcement likely.

The disclosure breaks out memecoin, World Liberty Financial, and a stablecoin-linked line item as critics flag conflicts.

The July 3 refresh lifted the interim EU-licensed CASP total to 280, while the ART issuer register stayed at zero.

A reported Meta “Compute” push to sell excess GPU capacity added pressure to AI-infrastructure names as BTC rebounded from a sub-$58K dip.

A “containment strategy” would curb crypto payments and settlements while carving out regulated tokenization.

Europol provided decryption support, while a Collins-attributed address moved 500 BTC the same day with no confirmed link.

Tobias Adrian said risk can migrate from intermediaries to shared infrastructure, with fragmentation a key failure mode.

The CBDC rollout lands under EU preemptive sanctions and contrasts with a US bill that would bar a digital dollar until 2030.

BTC hit a $62,137 July high as 57K nonfarm payrolls and nearly $450M in short liquidations hit at once.

The May 26 filing lists a Nov. 21, 2025 MSTR investment that was missing from December 2025 disclosures.

The designation spans Tron and Monero, and the Tron-linked USDT balances were blocked immediately after listing.

The bank urged a larger cash buffer to reduce the odds that preferred dividends are funded by bitcoin sales.

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam and Solana’s Alpenglow target major mechanics changes, while Bitcoin lacks an agreed activation path.

HM Treasury backed a “multi-money ecosystem” framing, while the FCA set a September-to-Feb. 2027 authorization runway ahead of an Oct. 2027 go-live.

The bank says institutions can mint and redeem USDC on its platform without opening separate Circle accounts.