Bitcoin Funding Rates Are Positive Again. That’s Not a Good Sign

Bitcoin has taken a minor dip as the US resumed airstrikes on Iran despite hopes of a de-escalation.

Bitcoin’s recent drop below key support may have been more than just a bearish breakdown. As price quickly recovers important levels and market structure remains intact on higher timeframes, the move could have been a classic fakeout designed to shake out weak hands before the next major rally begins.  Bitcoin Fakeout Below Key Support May Have Trapped Weak Hands According to Cryptic Trades, Bitcoin’s recent price action involved a brief deviation below a critical high-timeframe support range, a move that aligns closely with the bottoming structure established in April 2025. This technical breach appears to be a calculated market maneuver, functioning primarily as a fakeout intended to flush out overleveraged positions, not long-term investors. Related Reading: Bitcoin Struggles Below Resistance While Fibonacci Support Comes Into Focus These recurring liquidity sweeps serve a specific purpose: they are designed to trigger long-side stop-losses before a more structural reversal can take

Aave V4 may add Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, enabling native BTC collateral through two proposed Spokes. Babylon Labs has submitted a Temperature Check to Aave DAO for a possible Aave V4 integration. The proposal seeks community input on adding Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, which would let users borrow against native BTC. The plan would use two […] The post Aave V4 May Add Trustless Bitcoin Vaults Under Babylon Labs Proposal appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Institutional interest and regulatory clarity could drive significant growth in crypto markets, potentially reshaping financial landscapes. The post JPMorgan projects Bitcoin and crypto inflows to exceed $130B this year appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Strategy and BitMine paused weekly buys as four public firms added 612 BTC worth $47.5m, while stablecoin liquidity fell $687m.

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $78,000 zone. BTC is consolidating and might aim for a fresh increase if it clears $78,000. Bitcoin failed to stay above $77,500 and extended losses. The price is trading below $77,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a contracting triangle with support at $76,750 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $76,200 and $76,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Faces Resistance Bitcoin price failed to clear the $78,000 resistance zone. BTC started a downside correction from the $77,809 swing high and traded below $77,500. There was a move below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $74,209 swing low to the $77,809 high. Besides, there was a break below a contracting triangle with support at $76,750 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. However, the bulls are active above $76,000. Bitcoin is now trading below $77,000 an

Wang Chun has a specific worry about Mars. Not whether humans can survive the journey, but whether anyone will bother to try. The founder of crypto mining pool F2Pool put his money behind that worry this week by purchasing a seat on SpaceX’s first crewed mission to the red planet. Related Reading: Bitcoin Pizza Day: […]

A closely watched on-chain indicator has returned to a range that has marked major turning points in Bitcoin’s price history, and some analysts say the setup looks familiar. The Bitcoin Fund Flow Ratio on Binance has dropped to between 0.010 and 0.012 — a level reached only five other times since 2018, each preceding a significant recovery. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bull Thesis Goes Big: 39 Trillion Reasons To Buy, Says Gemini Founder The metric tracks how much Bitcoin activity is happening on exchanges relative to the broader network. When the ratio falls, it means fewer coins are moving to exchanges, which typically signals weaker selling pressure. Analyst MorenoDV, citing CryptoQuant data, described the current setup as a “decision zone.” Bitcoin could stay weak if demand remains low, or selling exhaustion could quietly lay the groundwork for the next move up. When Attention Fades, Bears Feel Safe That idea runs through a broader argument being made by market commentators right now.