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Oil Hits $97 and AI Stocks Crater — Bitcoin Holds at $64,424
Brent crude surged toward $100 on Iran tensions while the Magnificent Seven shed $800 billion in a single day. Bitcoin barely flinched, closing near $65,000.
Oil at $85 Drags Bitcoin to $65,551 as ETF Inflows Hit Six-Day Streak
Rising crude prices reignited inflation fears and pulled Bitcoin off a one-month high, even as U.S. spot ETFs logged a sixth straight day of net inflows totaling roughly $930 million.
Chip Rebound and Clarity Act Hope Push Bitcoin to $66,541 One-Month High
Asian semiconductor shares bounced back, U.S. crypto legislation gained Senate momentum, and five straight days of ETF inflows totaling $727M lifted Bitcoin to its highest price since June.
$273M in ETF Inflows Can't Offset Oil Shock as BTC Holds at $64,647
Geopolitical tension from U.S.-Iran strikes pushed oil to a one-month high, keeping Bitcoin flat near $64,647 even as ETF inflows extended to a second week.
Bitcoin Governance, Quantum Security, and Payment Partnerships in Focus
A debate over who controls Bitcoin's network rules is heating up, while a new quantum recovery tool and traditional payment industry interest add fresh dimensions to the week's Bitcoin story.
Geopolitical Pressure Pulls Bitcoin to $63,971 as BIP-110 Fades
U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed China tensions triggered a risk-off sell-off this week, dragging Bitcoin near $62,500 before a partial recovery. Meanwhile, a proposed Bitcoin protocol upgrade appears headed for rejection.
Bitcoin Holds Near $63K as Chip Selloff, Geopolitics Weigh on Risk Assets
A global rout in semiconductor stocks and fresh U.S.-Iran tensions pulled Bitcoin back from $65,000, even as spot ETFs logged a three-day inflow streak totaling $368 million.
Japan Reclassifies Bitcoin as a Financial Asset as Price Climbs to Three-Week High
Japan's parliament formally reclassified Bitcoin and crypto as financial assets this week, while softer US inflation data pushed BTC to its highest price since late June.
Cooling Inflation Lifts Bitcoin to $64,600 as Mining Giants Shift Toward AI Compute
June CPI posted its sharpest monthly drop since 2020, pushing Bitcoin back above $64,000. Meanwhile, CleanSpark just signed a $6.6 billion data center lease — a sign of how mining companies are remaking themselves.