Crypto Market Recap

Crypto spent the week clawing back ground after June's roughest stretch in four years. Bitcoin opened Monday near $63,600 and Ethereum near $1,784, both riding a bounce from a softer-than-expected June jobs report that eased worries about another Fed rate hike. That calm didn't last — Wednesday brought a dip after US airstrikes on Iranian targets rattled risk assets broadly, pulling BTC back toward $61,700 and ETH toward $1,740. But the pullback proved shallow: by Friday, both were up roughly 2.7–2.8% for the week, with Bitcoin testing the $64,000 range again. A few threads worth watching: US spot Bitcoin ETFs snapped a ten-day outflow streak with a $221.7 million single-day inflow, their best day in two months. On the corporate side, treasury buying — led by Strategy and Bitmine's continued ETH accumulation — has been quietly offsetting ETF withdrawals all year. And in Washington, word is a revised CLARITY Act draft could surface as soon as next week, though it still lacks the bipartisan support to move quickly. Bottom line: bitcoin's $60K–$70K range keeps holding as one of the most heavily-traded price bands in its history — this week didn't break that pattern, but it did show the floor holding under real geopolitical pressure.

Bitcoin This Week

• Here’s what happened in crypto today
• Bitcoin analysts predict $300,000–$500,000 price in 2029. The math says no
• Bitcoin Treasury Firm Empery Digital Dumps Nearly Half of BTC Holdings for $87 Million
• New Hampshire council votes down $100M Bitcoin bonds
• Crypto Biz: How stablecoins found their niche

Ethereum This Week

• Ethereum approaches $1,800 as bulls test key resistance
• Robinhood Chain sees over $70M in ETH bridged during first week
• New Crypto: BNB Based AlphaPepe Nears Tier-1 Exchange Debut While Ethereum Price Prediction Targets $4000
• Vitalik’s Rollup Proof Work Shows Ethereum Scaling Still Runs Through Cryptography
• Ethereum Foundation says AI agents can find real bugs but triage is the real work

DeFi This Week

• Robinhood Chain launches as a serious competitor to Solana in the race for DeFi dominance
• EX DeFi Spotlights XRP’s Development Following Ripples MiCA Authorization Across Europe.
• Team Liquid bets on 17-year-old Jorko as esports org deepens Sui blockchain partnership
• Uniswap Fee Switch Talk Shows DeFi Governance Is Still Searching For Sustainable Revenue
• Hyperliquid and Phantom Urge CFTC to Exempt DeFi From Legacy Rules

General This Week

• Dollar stablecoins could improve FX access but amplify currency runs: IMF paper
• Robinhood says its AI agent feature will ‘soon’ be assisting crypto traders
• DOJ moves to dismiss charges against alleged $722M BitClub fraudster: Report
• Apple Sues OpenAI, Claims Former Employees Stole Trade Secrets
• Meta's Chief Data Officer Says Agentic Commerce is the "Next Tier of Business"