The post Pi Network’s Pi Crumbles to New ATL, Bitcoin (BTC) Halted at $64K: Market Watch appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
M has surged by double digits, while LAB has plunged by over 80% in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin’s price faced another rejection following the renewed strikes in the Middle East and Trump’s latest statement, going from over $64,000 to under $62,000 in hours. Most altcoins have joined the ride south, with ETH sliding below $1,750, while XRP has dropped beneath $1.10. PI has marked another all-time low. BTC Dips Below $62K The start of July has been a mini rollercoaster for the primary cryptocurrency. It dipped below $58,000 on July 1 for the first time in nearly two years, but began its gradual recovery immediately and surged to over $63,000 over the weekend. After a minor retracement there, it jumped to $64,000 on Monday morning for the first time in two weeks. However, Strategy’s new and much bigger BTC sale drove it south again, as the asset dumped to $61,200
Ethereum mainnet is rarely described as cheap, but 1 gwei gas changes the tone. For users who have spent years avoiding mainnet transactions because of cost, this kind of fee environment creates a very different experien
Ethereum mainnet is rarely described as cheap, but 1 gwei gas changes the tone. For users who have spent years avoiding mainnet transactions because of cost, this kind of fee environment creates a very different experien
Strategy’s $135M BTC sale was separate from its $1.25B monetization framework. The company sold 3,588 BTC to support preferred stock dividend obligations. VanEck says Strategy may retain more Bitcoin selling capacity than expected. VanEck says Strategy’s recent $135 million Bitcoin sale did not reduce its $1.25 billion BTC Monetization Program, keeping the full capacity available. […]
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The post Pi Network vs Worldcoin: The proof-of-human war nobody is winning yet appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Two projects have verified roughly 18 million humans each, by completely different methods, for the same prize: becoming the identity layer of an internet overrun by AI. Worldcoin scans irises with orbs and has Vercel, Zoom, and Tinder integrating its ID. Pi Network verified its users with documents and social trust and just opened the system for business. Both tokens are down catastrophically. Here is the honest comparison of who is positioned to win, and why the market believes neither. Summary Pi Network and Worldcoin have each verified around 18 million users using different approaches to build proof of human identity for the AI era. Worldcoin leads in enterprise integrations while Pi Network is betting on its new PiVerify service to create real demand for its token. Both projects face the same challenge of turning verified users into sustainable revenue as their toke
The post Bitcoin Stalls Near $64.5k: Why Falling OI Matters appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Bitcoin pushed up into the mid 64s, flirted with a breakout, then faded. If you felt that whiplash, you were not alone. The move stalled right where traders expected heat, and something important happened under the hood as it did. This piece breaks down why falling futures open interest is front and center right now, how it ties into June’s rough patch for crypto, and what signals actually matter before the next leg. No hype. Just what changed and what to watch. By the end, you’ll know how to read open interest in context, separate noise from signal, and avoid the easy traps when leverage resets. Bitcoin’s stall near 64.4k to 64.5k lines up with a sharp reduction in futures open interest, which points to leverage leaving the system. When open interest drops, forced moves slow down and price tends to respect spot flows more than perp momentum. That can be a healthy reset if demand returns, b
The post Bitcoin looks calm but a July 17 oil deadline looms as Iran shock sends crude up 5% appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control revoked General License X on July 7, cutting off the authorization that had allowed Iranian crude oil, petrochemical, and petroleum-product transactions through Aug. 21. Its replacement, General License X1, permits only wind-down transactions through 12:01 a.m. ET on July 17. Brent crude settled at $74.16 and WTI at $70.44 that day, then extended gains in post-settlement trade to about $76.03 and $72.20, putting both benchmarks over 5% above the prior session. Tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz drove that move, and maritime authorities raised transit risk through the strait to severe, with US officials warning of further consequences. Bitcoin absorbed the same news near $63,317, trading within an intraday range of $62,711 to $64,435. A market that pushed crude more than 5% higher on renewed Middle East
The post Japanese Firms Are Boosting BTC and XRP Holdings appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
SBI VC Trade reported rising institutional demand for BTC and XRP as Japanese firms adjust treasury strategies amid continued yen weakness. Corporate demand for Bitcoin and XRP is increasing in Japan as a weaker yen prompts companies to diversify their treasury holdings, according to crypto exchange SBI VC Trade. The crypto arm of Tokyo-based SBI Holdings said that this trend has driven demand for its corporate-focused services. Corporate Crypto Demand SBI VC Trade announced that its total registered accounts surpassed 2 million as of July 6, 2026, having doubled from more than 1 million in 2025. The figure includes users across both its VCTRADE and BITPOINT services following the merger with fellow SBI Group company Bitpoint Japan in April 2026, which the exchange said further strengthened its service infrastructure. It attributed its continued growth to several factors, including its focu
The post Lido Price Surge Boosted by Robinhood and Anchorage appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Something unusual happened to Lido’s LDO token on July 8, 2026. While Bitcoin slipped 0.78% and Ethereum edged down 0.96%, LDO posted a 16.79% gain in a single 24-hour window, climbing to $0.3269. The Lido price surge didn’t come from speculation alone — it came from two structural moves that fundamentally expand who can access liquid staking, and how. Key takeaways LDO surged 16.79% to $0.3269 on July 8, 2026, with 24-hour trading volume exploding 202.62% to $117.88 million. Lido enabled wstETH transfers directly to Robinhood, opening liquid staking rewards to mainstream retail investors. A partnership with Anchorage Digital — a federally chartered US crypto bank valued at $4.2 billion — lets institutional clients mint and redeem wstETH inside a regulated custody environment. Lido secured Web3SOC certification, a compliance milestone that signals readiness for risk-averse institutional ca