Inflation

It’s no surprise a BTC-backing candidate just won a primary election in Argentina.

Bitcoin begins to fulfill traders’ downside targets as BTC price action retraces its steps in a crucial macro week.

The jobs market remains strong, a concern for the U.S. central bank which seems intent on raising the Federal Funds rate 25 basis points.

Wednesday's CPI report showed sizable decelerations in both overall and core U.S. inflation, which one might've thought would drive BTC's price higher.

Economists had forecast sizable year-over-year declines in both headline and core inflation for this report.

Crypto traders anticipates a big move in bitcoin as Bollinger bands have tightened to the lowest level since early January.

The unemployment rate fell to 3.6% versus 3.7% in May and against expectations for 3.7%.

The rise in real yields is more of a headache to blue chip stocks than to markets like technology or crypto and will not disrupt the medium-term growth story, one observer said.
With the expiry done, the supposed price magnet at $26,500 from the max pain point is gone and prices could resume the upward journey, a common pattern during the bull market days of 2021.
The U.S. central bank had previously raised rates at 10 consecutive meetings spanning the previous 15 months.
- 23:04The total on-chain holdings of US spot Bitcoin ETFs exceed 1.13 million BTCAccording to Dune data, the total on-chain holdings of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have exceeded 1.13 million BTC, currently reaching approximately 1.136 million BTC, accounting for 5.72% of the current BTC supply, with an on-chain holding value reaching approximately $109.6 billion.
- 22:34In the past 24 hours, $110 million in contracts were liquidated across the network, mainly long positionsAccording to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market saw a total liquidation of contracts worth $110 million, with long positions liquidated at $77.3813 million and short positions at $32.6548 million. Additionally, the total liquidation amount for BTC was $18.243 million, and for ETH, it was $17.3279 million.
- 22:34Lendn Executive: Bitcoin Mining Companies Should Hold the Bitcoin They MineJohn Glover, Chief Investment Officer of Bitcoin lending company Ledn, stated that Bitcoin mining companies should hold onto the Bitcoin they mine and use it as collateral for fiat loans to cover operational expenses, rather than selling the Bitcoin and losing the potential upside of an asset that miners expect to surge in price. Glover mentioned that holding BTC offers many benefits, including price appreciation, tax deferral, and earning additional income by lending out the BTC held in company bonds.