Bitcoin Fragile at $62K as Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, US Inflation Hits 3-Year High
Middle East tensions are escalating again as military strikes continue and Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, further pressuring already fragile crypto markets.
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A crypto hacker who drained $26 million from Ethereum-based protocol Truebit in January had likely practiced the technique on smaller targets first, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Related Reading: The Bitcoin Rally Has A Problem: Demand Is Drying Up A Contract Left Exposed For Years The Truebit exploit was the largest of four incidents Chainalysis identified in a new report covering the past six months. Together, those attacks — targeting Truebit, Trusted Volumes, Aperture Finance, and Ekubo — account for roughly $37 million in losses, all traced back to contracts whose source code had never been publicly verified on blockchain explorers. The Truebit contract had been sitting on Ethereum since 2021. It was compiled using Solidity v0.5.3, a version released before automatic overflow protections became standard. An attacker found an integer overflow flaw inside its bonding curve mechanism and used it to mint large quantities of tokens at minimal cost before convertin
Read full articleMiddle East tensions are escalating again as military strikes continue and Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, further pressuring already fragile crypto markets.
Ethereum is struggling below $1,700 as apathy and uncertainty keep the market in a directionless state that has frustrated participants on both sides of the trade. The price is neither recovering convincingly nor breaking down aggressively — and CryptoOnchain has identified a development in the network activity data that cuts directly against the narrative that […]
Bitcoin is showing renewed signs of on-chain capitulation, according to Axel Adler Jr.’s latest Adler AM Bitcoin Morning Brief, as realized capitalization contracts and loss-taking sales dominate market activity. The setup matters because two independent measures: Realized Cap Net Position 30D Change and adjusted SOPR are now pointing to the same stress regime. In the June 10 brief, Adler said Bitcoin’s Realized Cap has declined by roughly $12 billion from its mid-May peak, falling from about $1.087 trillion to $1.075 trillion. The 30-day percentage change in Realized Cap has dropped to -1.1%, marking the first time since mid-March that capital outflows have reached that level. “Capital is leaving the Bitcoin network, and participant behavior confirms a capitulation regime – sales are being made at a loss,” Adler wrote. “This brief examines how close the current stress is to the March extremes and what needs to happen for the regime to change.” Bitcoin Realized Cap Outflows Accelerate
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says advisors now favor stablecoins and tokenization over Bitcoin after talks with more than 40 advisors this week.
“We continue to view the current macro environment as a headwind for Bitcoin,” 10x Research’s Markus Thielen said.
Bitcoin is struggling below $62,000 as selling pressure and fear continue to define the market environment. The uncertainty is real — but top analyst Woominkyu has published an on-chain analysis that reveals what was actually happening during the most intense phase of the decline. And the picture it paints looks considerably different from the panic narrative that dominated market commentary at the time. Related Reading: XRP Leverage Flush Hits Bybit While Binance Holds The Line – Analyst Explains Rare Setup The on-chain data tells a story in two distinct acts. The first act was the trigger. On June 2 and 3, older dormant wallets moved massive supply to exchanges — the Inflow Coin Days Destroyed metric peaked at 2.16 million, reflecting coins that had been held for extended periods suddenly being moved toward the sell side simultaneously. That supply shock forced the price down from $71,000, creating the conditions for the breakdown that followed. The second act is where the data becom
Crypto investors weigh Dogecoin, Ethereum, and BlockDAG as market volatility drives demand for stronger fundamentals. The digital asset market in June 2026 presents a highly polarized environment for market participants. Analysts are observing intense volatility across major networks due to…
Ethereum price started a downside correction below $1,665. ETH must clear the $1,650 and $1,720 resistance levels to continue higher. Ethereum started a downside correction below the $1,650 zone. The price is trading below $1,650 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a declining channel forming with resistance at $1,640 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $1,720 zone. Ethereum Price Holds Support Ethereum price failed to stay above the $1,680 zone and extended its decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price gained pace for a move below the $1,665 and $1,650 levels. The price even tested the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,505 swing low to the $1,720 swing high. However, the bulls were active near the $1,610 level. Besides, there is a declining channel forming with resistance at $1,640 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. Ethereum price is now trading below $1,650 and the 100-hourly Simpl