Bitcoin funding spike shows longs defending $70K: Will ETF outflows reverse bulls’ efforts?

Escalating US-Iran tensions threaten global oil supply stability, potentially driving inflation and impacting monetary policy and risk assets. The post US and Iran exchange strikes as Hormuz deal hopes fade, Bitcoin drops below $73K appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

XRP's price drop and breached support levels may erode investor confidence, potentially hindering its ability to reach future price targets. The post XRP drops 4% below $1.3 amid heavy selling, $1.1 support in focus appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

XRP could fall another 59% to 62% against Bitcoin before finding solid ground, according to technical analysis shared by chart analyst Chart Nerd. That target sits in the 0.0000071 to 0.0000065 range on the XRP/BTC pair, a level that has historically drawn buyers back into the market. Related Reading: Crypto Market Sees $1.46B Fund Exodus As Traders Turn Cautious A Pattern Of Lower Highs The XRP/BTC pair has been printing lower highs since 2017 — nearly a decade of consistent underperformance against Bitcoin. Each recovery attempt has fallen short of the previous one, with peak readings near 0.000097 in January 2019 giving way to 0.0000426 in November 2020, then 0.0000390 in May 2021, followed by 0.0000297 in July 2023, and most recently 0.0000257 in January 2026 — all stopped out beneath a long-running descending resistance line. I’m sorry to break this to my $XRP community. i’m just tired of the constant hopium: we have been underperforming #Bitcoin since 2017, with NO signs of any m

SpaceX's IPO could redefine market dynamics, influencing both aerospace investments and corporate cryptocurrency strategies globally. The post SpaceX plans record-breaking $75B IPO this summer, reveals massive Bitcoin holdings appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Crypto markets have tanked to their lowest levels in six weeks after the US President said he saved it.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood has defended her bull case for Bitcoin reaching $1.25 million within five years, arguing that institutional allocation, digital-gold substitution and Bitcoin’s hard-coded scarcity remain the central pillars of the forecast. Speaking on Fox Business In Depth: The Crypto Campaign on May 26, Wood said ARK’s $1.25 million projection represents the firm’s bull case rather than its base case. The base case, she said, is “closer to $750,000.” But she framed the more aggressive target as a product of several overlapping shifts: younger investors treating Bitcoin as a digital store of value, emerging-market users seeking protection from monetary instability, and asset allocators beginning to treat crypto as a distinct investment category. “The biggest reason is institutional adoption,” Wood said. “This is a new asset class. It has very low correlation to other asset classes in terms of risks and returns. And so every asset allocator has a responsibility to examine it

While much of the crypto market remains focused on Bitcoin’s next move and Ethereum’s consolidation range, a quieter shift is taking place beneath the surface. On-chain observers with presale analysts have pointed to early whale-style placing in Ozak AI, a trend that has appeared before prominent repricing events instead of after that.  Silent Accumulation Often […] The post Crypto Whales Are Quietly Positioning in Ozak AI Ahead of Expected Market Repricing appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.