Binance Research Links Bitcoin Weakness to Record S&P 500 Capital Inflow

Bitcoin fell under $66,000 on June 3, albeit briefly, as record exchange-traded fund outflows and a rare sale by Strategy deepened a selloff that has wiped out billions in leveraged positions. A Broad Crypto Rout Gathers Pace Bitcoin is extending one of its sharpest selloffs in months, with the decline pulling the wider market lower, […]

Data shows bullish bets related to Bitcoin have suffered a massive amount of liquidations as the asset’s price has plunged below the $70,000 mark. Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000 For The First Time Since April Following up on the bearish tone set during the second half of May, Bitcoin has opened June with another drawdown as its price has slipped under $70,000 for the first time since April 7th. Related Reading: XRP Sees Biggest Exchange Inflow Of 2026—Shortly Before Even Larger Outflows Below is a chart that shows how the latest bearish action has looked for the cryptocurrency. Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has gone down by nearly 5%, hitting the $69,400 mark. Interestingly, while the original digital asset has suffered this blow, Ethereum, the second-largest token by market cap, has managed to hold up relatively well, being down by just 0.7% inside this window. Even many altcoins have seen smaller losses than BTC. The reason behind the disproportionate decline in Bitcoin may lie in the

Bitcoin has lost the $69,000 level as selling pressure and market uncertainty combine to test the resilience of a market that has now given back a significant portion of its recovery from the cycle lows. The breakdown is uncomfortable — and analyst MorenoDV has identified a signal in the supply data that places the current […]

May’s performance suggested that internal market dynamics were the major driver of weakness, rather than macro conditions.

Microsoft said AI helped speed Majorana 2 development, adding to growing concerns about when quantum computers could threaten Bitcoin's cryptography.

The broader crypto market has endured one of its toughest weeks of the year, with $1.5 billion in liquidations recorded since Monday alone. The pressure intensified as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped back below the $67,000 level for the first time since April, a move that heightened selling fears and weighed on overall market sentiment.  Despite the heavy liquidation numbers, Binance Research argued that the main driver of the recent pullback may have been less about things unique to crypto and more about capital moving into traditional markets.  BTC Hit by A ‘Capital Black Hole’? In a report posted on X (formerly Twitter), Binance Research pointed to a sign of unusual strain in equity markets: the CBOE Dispersion Index (DSPX) hit 42, described as the 3rd highest reading ever.  The implication is that investors were heavily concentrating their money into a small set of S&P 500 “hot themes,” leaving less liquidity available for other assets—Bitcoin included. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Falls T

The broader crypto market pulled back as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly slipped below the $67,000 level on Tuesday, and that weakness quickly spread to other major chains. In the weekly timeframe, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) each recorded a 10% retrace.  Against that backdrop, market expert Anders Bylund of The Motley Fool published a fresh comparison […]