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Bitcoin nears $63,195 after a 6.6% weekly gain, recovering from last week's selloff. The next challenge is proving sustained buyer demand beyond short-covering and leverage, with ETF inflows and spot volume needing to hold, and the $61k-$62k area needing defense.
BonkDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization for the Bonk meme coin, experienced a $20 million exploit due to a malicious governance attack. A passed proposal transferred over 4.4 trillion BONK tokens to an attacker's wallet, prompting investigations and actions from exchanges.
Bitcoin experienced flash volatility, dropping over 4% to near $61,000, after Strategy announced it sold 3,588 BTC to fund preferred stock dividend payments and replenish cash reserves. The price partially rebounded during the US trading session, settling around $62,000.
Crypto losses decreased by 46.8% to $1.32 billion in H1 2026, but security firms CertiK and TRM Labs warn this drop is misleading. Attackers are becoming more sophisticated, with North Korean state-sponsored hackers responsible for over 70% of Q2 losses, prompting international discussions.
Crypto majors saw significant gains over the July 4th holiday weekend, with Bitcoin rebounding to over $63,000. Altcoins led the charge, with LIT soaring nearly 50% following its Robinhood integration. Key factors driving the surge include a softer-than-expected jobs report and a reversal in Bitcoin ETF flows from record outflows to net inflows.
Binance experienced a significant surge in weekly outflows, totaling $1.23 billion, with Ethereum withdrawals reaching a three-year high. This activity is linked to regulatory uncertainty from the EU's MiCA regulation and potential accumulation behavior.
