Bitcoin breaks $73K ceiling, triggers $430M short squeeze and shifts focus to $79K
BTC hit $74,484 as $534M in leveraged positions were liquidated across 180,000 traders in a short-heavy cascade.
BTC hit $74,484 as $534M in leveraged positions were liquidated across 180,000 traders in a short-heavy cascade.
Bitcoin products took $871M, with $786.3M coming from US spot Bitcoin ETFs, while Ether briefly flipped back to inflows.
BTC fell to about $70,900 in a second leg down after an earlier weekend drop tied to failed ceasefire-extension talks.
A third reclaim-then-fail sequence since Nov. 2025 keeps a sub-$50 path in play for later 2026.
He also dismissed quantum threats as theoretical and decades away as Mizuho kept a $320 target on MSTR.
Zach Pandl argues the key tail risk is consensus on ~1.7M BTC in early P2PK outputs, not an imminent cryptographic break.
Polymarket pulled a missing-service-member market after backlash, while US community banks hit Coinbase’s OCC trust charter approval.
The 4,648 ETH transfer to a private wallet followed months of Solana accumulation, with staking and cold storage among possible motives.
The Solana Developer Platform starts with issuance and payments modules, with a trading component due later this year.
Geopolitical escalation tied to Iran and a stronger-than-expected PPI print hit risk assets ahead of the Fed decision
BTC hit $75,800 and cleared a $73,750–$74,400 resistance corridor as market makers re-hedged. Ether and XRP gained about 8%
BTC hit $75,800 after breaking a $73,750–$74,400 resistance corridor, with broader crypto rising alongside