Daily Crypto Briefing

Bitcoin reclaimed $63,000 over a holiday-thin July 4th weekend, ending a ten-day spot-ETF outflow streak. But liquidation data shows shorts covering, not fresh conviction, with Fear & Greed still at Extreme Fear. Small-caps ran; the majors stayed calm.

Bitcoin touched $63,900 overnight, then faded below $63,000 as capital rotated into AI and semiconductor stocks. Strategy trimmed 3,588 BTC to cover dividends, Ripple cleared full MiCA authorization, and FOMC minutes headline a data-heavy week.

Bitcoin reclaimed $62K over the weekend as spot ETF flows flipped positive and short sellers got squeezed, but sentiment stayed pinned in Extreme Fear and 30-day flows remain deeply negative. Here is what moved markets and what to watch this week.

Bitcoin hit a new yearly low near $58,000, then rebounded above $60,000 after Fed Chair Warsh signaled softer inflation risks. Ethereum and Solana rallied, June ETF outflows set records, and MiCA's licensing deadline passed with most EU firms still unlicensed.

A weak US jobs report cooled Fed rate-hike bets and kept Bitcoin's rebound alive above $61,000. ETFs snapped a 10-day outflow streak while whales absorbed $16.7 billion in BTC, a divergence last seen near cycle lows. Here's what moved crypto on July 3.

Crypto staged its first real bounce of the selloff on July 2 as Fed Chair Warsh said inflation risks had eased and weak US jobs data cut rate-hike odds. Bitcoin reclaimed $60k and Solana jumped about 10%, even as June's record ETF outflows kept the tone cautious.

Bitcoin closed the first half of 2026 near 59,800 with a small green day, but June set a record for spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and Strategy opened the door to selling. What the quarter-end tape, the flows, and the July 1 MiCA deadline mean for the second half.

Bitcoin opened near 59,500 on Monday, flat on the screen but loud in the data. US spot Bitcoin ETFs booked a record 4.06 billion June outflow, the worst month since launch, while a weak second quarter set up a rare back-to-back losing first half for crypto.

Bitcoin held near $60,000 on Sunday after a brutal week, with the Fear & Greed Index stuck in Extreme Fear at 18. A hawkish Fed, a fourth straight week of spot ETF outflows, and fragile US–Iran tensions kept buyers cautious as BTC tested its 200-week moving average.

Bitcoin spent the weekend holding just above $60,000 after Friday's flush to a 20-month low near $58,000. Extreme fear, relentless ETF outflows and a hawkish Warsh Fed still set the tone, with MiCA's July 1 licensing deadline now four days out.