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Is Bitcoin Overtaking US Treasuries? Analyzing the Shift in Investor Behavior

Bitcoin’s 60-day correlation with US 10-Year Treasury Futures hits record low, signaling possible investor shift from bonds to crypto. Despite fluctuating yields, Bitcoin’s strong April-May rally suggests growing interest as traditional bond appeal weakens. Andre Dragosch, Head of Research at Bitwise in Europe, has pointed out that Bitcoin’s 60-day correlation with US 10-Year Treasury Futures has fallen to its lowest level ever. This historical decoupling could signal a growing shift in investor behaviour, possibly indicating increased interest in Bitcoin over traditional bonds. Curious? Dive in! Bitcoin’s Correlation with US 10-Year Treasury Futures Explained Correlation shows how two assets move in…

BitcoinJul 6

Here’s How Ripple Could Become One of the Largest Holders of US Treasuries

As U.S. regulations for stablecoins inch closer, Ripple may be positioning itself to become one of the world’s largest holders of U.S. Treasuries. This transformation hinges on two major factors: Ripple’s own stablecoin ambitions and its reported bid to acquire Circle, the issuer of USDC. Ripple could become one of the largest holders of U.S. Treasuries. 🇺🇸 Ripple owns major stablecoin RLUSD and if ends up owning USDC, it would need to back them with large amounts of U.S. government debt — just like Tether and Circle. This shift could mark a turning point:… pic.twitter.com/xcotm4N5fv — TheCryptoBasic (@thecryptobasic) May 20,…

AltcoinsJul 6

PicWe Is Now Live on Arbitrum, Bringing Omni-Chain Experience Without Bridging

PicWe enables seamless cross-chain transfers to Arbitrum without using traditional bridges. Developers can build omni-chain apps on Arbitrum using PicWe’s user-first infrastructure. PicWe is now live on Arbitrum. Not only is it present, this platform immediately made a breakthrough with a fairly bold approach: eliminating the bridging process that has been considered complicated and prone to errors. Users can now move assets to Arbitrum One in minutes from various networks such as Base, BNB Chain, and Movement—without having to deal with traditional cross-chain bridges. PicWe is now live on @Arbitrum ! 💙 Arbinauts, it’s time to move seamlessly 🌐 PicWe…

BlockchainJul 6

Bitcoin Price Extends Losses — Is More Downside on the Horizon?

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline and tested the $104,600 zone. BTC is now consolidating and might struggle to recover above $107,500. Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $107,500 zone. The price is trading below $107,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $107,550 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could extend losses if it breaks the $104,000 support zone. Bitcoin Price Dips Further Bitcoin price started a fresh decline and traded below the $107,500 support zone. BTC even traded…

BitcoinJul 6

RWA Platform TokenFi Is Tokenizing the Floki Minibot

TokenFi, a sister project to Floki that focuses on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, is set to tokenize the Floki Minibot M1 — an AI-powered robot built by Rice Robotics — marking what the team says is the first tokenization of a consumer AI robot. The move coincides with the launch of TokenFi’s RWA tokenization module on May 23. A presale for the Minibot M1's token will go live the same day, initially for users on a whitelist compiled by Rice AI and select Floki ecosystem participants. The presale ties into broader plans to launch Rice AI's RICE token and conduct…

AltcoinsJul 6

Coinbase is Driving Adoption of Circle's USDC for Payments, Financial Services: Bernstein

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is moving beyond its role as a USDC distributor, positioning itself as a key driver of stablecoin adoption across payments and financial services, Wall Street broker Bernstein said in a research report Wednesday. The company recently launched Coinbase Payments, built in collaboration with Stripe and Shopify, and also introduced Coinbase Business, targeting startups and smaller companies. Both services use Circle's USDC stablecoin. In derivatives, Coinbase partnered with Nodal Clearto use USDC as collateral in U.S. futures markets. The crypto exchange's Base blockchain has hosted over $3.7 billion in USDC and has processed $6.8 trillion in USDC-related…

ExchangesJul 6

Is Bitcoin Headed for a Reversal in June?

Although experts and institutions continue to give optimistic forecasts for Bitcoin’s price in the short and long term, some point to divergence signals that may indicate an upcoming reversal. A divergence signal occurs when the price creates a higher high, but the indicators or correlated data weaken. This reflects declining momentum. Currently, Bitcoin is facing several of these divergence signals. Divergence Signals Warn of a Potential Bitcoin Correction The first warning comes from a technical signal in the monthly timeframe. Investors often overlook larger timeframes like the monthly chart in favor of daily price movements. As a result, this signal…

BitcoinJul 6

Robinhood’s OpenAI Token Transfer Linked to Wallet with Interesting On-Chain Past

An Ethereum wallet distributing Robinhood’s controversial OpenAI “stock tokens” has been linked to a trader who once minted a meme NFT and lost $15,000 on Hyperliquid. The discovery came from Coinbase executive Conor Grogan, who posted the findings on X. The Confusing Robinhood and OpnAI Tokenization Drama On X, analysts traced past activity of the wallet and found it had minted a Desperate Ape Wife NFT for $500 in 2021. It also suffered a major trading loss on the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid. Meanwhile, Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik shared further wallet data. It showed the same wallet had funded a…

ExchangesJul 6

Crypto Whale Revives, Taps Aave V3 for $1M USDT Loan

The crypto landscape has recently witnessed a crucial whale activity, getting wide-scale community attention. As per the data from Onchain Lens, a dormant whale has resumed its activity after several months by moving $ETH coins of up to $15.43M worth to Aave V3. The on-chain analytics platform took to social media to disclose this event. A whale has supplied 6,053 $ETH ($15.43M) into #Aave V3 and borrowed $1M $USDT, which was later sent to #Bybit. This whale withdrew these $ETH from #OKX 3 days ago after being dormant for 9 months. Address: 0x629af4d796f253e10ab992a4aacfc49c3c3129bb Data @nansen_ai pic.twitter.com/IBnfn6uvaj — Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens)…

AltcoinsJul 6

PancakeSwap Hits Record $325 Billion in Monthly Volume

Decentralized exchange (DEX) PancakeSwap has broken its own monthly trading volume record, reporting $325 billion in volume for June 2025. Pancakeswap is now the largest DEX by 30-day trade volume and boasts a total value locked (TVL) of nearly $1.8 billion, according to DeFiLlama. June’s monthly volume is nearly double May’s $173 billion and the highest monthly figure in Panakeswap’s five-year history, according to data from Dune analytics. Quarterly volume also surged to a record $529 billion in Q2, up 158% from Q1’s $205.3 billion. The DEX has now processed over $1.8 trillion in lifetime trading volume across all supported…

ExchangesJul 6