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Crypto exchange shutdowns were once seen as an indicator of an impending market bottom. But that pattern may no longer hold. Today, Bitcoin’s weakness appears to be showing up elsewhere… particularly in Spot ETF flows. Considering ETFs were (and still are) considered a sign of institutional credibility, their recent red patch makes one wonder: have institutional flows become a better measure of market sentiment than exchange failures? Exchange shutdowns: A weak BTC bottom sign? Over the years, there’s been a strong impression that exchange shutdowns can help identify a market low. Recent data does not support that idea. Per data…

The two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s open market committee (FOMC) will conclude on the 17th of June. The Fed’s new chair, Kevin Warsh, will make the rate-related decision on the same day. The FedWatch Tool showed that the market has all but decided that the Fed would hold the interest rate steady at 3.50%-3.75%. Some short-term Bitcoin [$BTC] price volatility around the hours of the announcement is still possible. Recently, AMBCrypto reported that the optimism around the U.S.-Iran peace deal helped fuel the recent move to the $65k level. This recovery was on thin ice because of declining…

Digital asset investment products have begun to attract renewed investor interest after a record-breaking outflow streak that lasted eight weeks and totaled $8 billion. According to an assessment published by CoinShares, a net inflow of $287 million was recorded across all issuers last week. The company stated that it expects the current week to also end positively. Although the week started with fund outflows, the lower-than-expected consumer and producer inflation data released in the US changed investor sentiment in the middle of the week. The US Consumer Price Index, released on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, fell 0.4% on a monthly…

$HBAR, the native token of the Hedera network, has a fixed total supply of 50 billion tokens, all minted at genesis in August 2018 and placed under the control of the Hedera Council’s treasury. That single design choice shapes almost everything about how the token works: how it enters circulation, how fees are priced, and how the network sustains itself without relying on inflation. How Is the $HBAR Supply Structured? Hedera launched with all 50 billion $HBAR pre-minted and held as unreleased supply in the Hedera Council treasury. Tokens only move to circulating supply when transferred to a user account,…

Crypto wallets become a repeated enforcement target Türkiye has blocked access to 47,493 illegal betting websites since Jan. 1 as authorities expand a nationwide campaign against online operators and their payment networks. Anadolu Agency, citing Interior Ministry sources, said police and gendarmerie units conducted 680 operations, detained 5,629 suspects, secured the pretrial detention of 3,231 and placed a further 1,515 under judicial control. Cybercrime units are conducting round-the-clock patrols of illegal betting sites, social media advertisements and digital connections to payment systems. Investigators are also tracing bank accounts, electronic-money services and cryptoasset accounts suspected of helping operators collect wagers or…

Trade.xyz said it will cover eligible liquidation losses tied to an SK Hynix price anomaly that struck at 23:01 UTC on July 27. The SKHYNIX mark price fell from $1,127.90 to $917.25, an 18.7% decline that triggered forced closures of leveraged long positions. The company called the reimbursement a one-time discretionary decision rather than a promise of similar action during future market disruptions. It has not disclosed the total compensation amount, eligibility formula or an exact distribution date. Trade.xyz said requirements will be released soon and payments should follow in the coming days. Hyperliquid had earlier said the market was…

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor says the company’s core purpose is creating financial products backed by Bitcoin ($BTC), a business model he compared to a reserve bank. According to him, Bitcoin’s next stage of development should be about building a layered capital market around it. From Digital Gold to Digital Architecture In a June 16 article published on X, Saylor crowned $BTC as the foundation of a digital asset stack that includes digital credit, digital money, digital yield products, and digital equity. According to him, Bitcoin’s heavy price volatility is exactly what makes it suitable as a base asset for…

Ethereum ($ETH) selling pressure from miners has dropped to near historic lows, and two CryptoQuant analysts say this could create a favorable setup for a strong price recovery. The on-chain data comes as Ethereum trades at $1,912, down 0.65% over the past week but up 21% over the last month, according to CoinMarketCap data. Despite the recent rebound, $ETH remains 49.8% below its price from a year ago. Ethereum Miner Selling Pressure Hits Near-Record Lows CryptoQuant analyst PelinayPA said Ethereum miner transfers to Binance have fallen close to their lowest levels in the past year. The decline points to a…

Taken together, the Swift announcement one end and the Stripe PayPal bid on the other, are part of a greater trend that who that banks, fintechs and payment companies are increasingly competing to build the infrastructure for the next generation of digital payments, whether through blockchain settlement networks, stablecoins or consumer payment platforms. “It’s a race to control the next generation of global payment infrastructure,” said Ilies Larbi, founder and CEO of Ouinex. A Stripe-PayPal combination would allow more transactions to move across its own network, reducing dependency on intermediaries like Visa or Mastercard, apart from access to the latter’s…

Multiple cryptocurrency wallets linked to prominent trader Jordan Fish, widely known as Cobie, have transferred approximately 20 million Lido DAO ($LDO) tokens to major exchanges within the last 30 minutes. The total value of the deposits is estimated at $6.58 million, according to on-chain analytics firm EmberCN. Details of the Transfer The deposits were sent to Binance, OKX, and Kraken, three of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume. Blockchain data indicates that the transfers originated from addresses previously associated with Fish, a well-known figure in the crypto community and co-founder of the $DEGEN meme coin. Large-scale movements of tokens…