Week 4 of June 2026
Reporting period: June 24 – June 30, 2026
Data Cutoff: June 30, 2026
Over the past week, the crypto market saw its sharpest sell-off since September 2024. On June 24, Bitcoin plunged more than 5%, falling below the $60,000 mark for the first time since September 2024. It touched a low of $59,018, setting a new year-to-date low. This breakdown shattered the previous market consensus around the "$62,500 strong support" level and triggered a broad wave of deleveraging across the market. Nearly 50,000 BTC were transferred to exchanges at a loss, while pressure on short-term holders rose to its highest level in two years.
The sell-off was driven by a concentrated convergence of three major headwinds: record ETF outflows, with U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs seeing $4.06 billion in net outflows in June, the highest on record; a more hawkish Federal Reserve stance, as Warsh described inflation as a "choice" and markets priced in the possibility of 50 basis points of rate hikes this year; and rising risk-off sentiment triggered by a global sell-off in AI technology stocks. The expiration of Bitcoin options on Deribit, with a notional value of around $10.6 billion, further intensified selling pressure.
At the same time, the 60-day U.S.-Iran agreement entered the implementation phase, leading to a continued unwind of geopolitical risk premiums. Brent crude fell into the $73–$76 range, helping lift the S&P 500. However, the crypto market showed a rare divergence from equities. While stocks rebounded on lower oil prices, which effectively acted like a tax cut, crypto continued to bleed under mechanical ETF-driven selling pressure. As a result, the two markets temporarily decoupled.
This week's price action showed a classic breakdown pattern. At the start of the week, BTC was still holding above $65,000. On June 24, it plunged to $59,018 in a single day. By midweek, it continued to struggle within the $59,000–$62,000 range and failed to reclaim the $60,000 level in a meaningful way. The Fear and Greed Index fell to 19, entering "extreme fear" territory. Meanwhile, the liquidity siphoning effect from the World Cup knockout stage continued to weigh on retail participation, further slowing the inflow of new capital.
Bitcoin Spot ETF: As of June 30, U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $4.06 billion in June 2026, surpassing the previous record of approximately $3.56 billion set in February 2025 — marking the largest monthly redemption since the products launched in January 2024. For the week of June 23–30, net outflows totaled approximately $1.79 billion, the second-largest weekly outflow on record since listing.
Notably, June 25 alone saw net outflows of $696.3 million — the single largest daily withdrawal of the month. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) recorded cumulative outflows of approximately $1.3 billion over five consecutive trading days, while Grayscale's GBTC continued to lead all funds in net outflows. Total assets under management across all Spot Bitcoin ETFs have since declined to approximately $72.82 billion, down nearly 57% from the peak of $169.5 billion reached in October 2025. With cumulative net outflows exceeding $6 billion over the past 30 days, the data points to a decisive shift in institutional positioning strategies, signaling a departure from the accumulation cycle established throughout 2025.
Ethereum Spot ETF: Ethereum Spot ETFs have also come under pressure, declining in tandem with Bitcoin and remaining in a sustained outflow channel overall.
June 24: The most pivotal trading session of the week. Bitcoin extended its prior-day losses, briefly breaching the key $60,000 support level intraday and bottoming at $59,018 — its lowest point since September 2024. The total crypto market capitalization also contracted to approximately $2.07 trillion, marking its lowest level since February 2024.
June 25: Broad-based weakness gripped the crypto market. Bitcoin hovered around $59,400 (down roughly 3% on the day), while Ethereum slipped to approximately $1,550. Within a 24-hour period, more than 170,000 traders were forcibly liquidated across the market, with total liquidations approaching $1 billion — of which nearly $800 million came from long positions.
June 26: Following the release of the U.S. May core PCE data, Bitcoin came under renewed selling pressure, retreating to an intraday low of $58,121 and setting a fresh near two-year low. Across the two-day period from June 25 to 26, long position liquidations totaled approximately $1.8 billion combined.
June 27: Nearly 50,000 Bitcoin were transferred to exchanges at a loss. Selling pressure among short-term holders climbed to a two-year high, while long-term holders' realized losses approached $2.4 billion. Bitcoin options with a notional value of approximately $10.6 billion expired on Deribit that day, with nearly 80% of open interest finishing out of the money. Bitcoin staged a modest rebound, closing within the $60,250–$60,300 range.
June 28–29: BTC continued to trade weakly, churning within a choppy $59,000–$60,000 range and posting weekly losses of nearly 7%. SOL briefly dipped below the $70 level, while Ethereum remained pinned near its lows in the $1,550–$1,600 range.
June 30 (Tuesday): BTC edged higher into the $59,800–$60,300 range, closing near $60,000, yet still failed to establish a firm foothold above that level. The Fear & Greed Index slipped to 15–18, pushing market sentiment firmly into "Extreme Fear" territory.
Asset | Weekly Change | Price Range |
Bitcoin | Approx. −7% to 8% | $58,100 – $62,500 |
Ethereum | Approx. −8% to 10% | $1,500 – $1,600 |
Solana | Approx. −8% to 10% | $66 – $72 |
XRP | Approx. −5% | $1.14 – $1.20 |
Total Market Cap | Approx. −8% to 10% | $20.7T – $22.0T |
Data source: MEXC, CoinGecko
Technical Outlook: The $60,000 level for BTC has transitioned from a psychological support level to a key resistance level. Analysts note that if selling pressure persists at this level, the technical target could shift down to the $55,000–$57,000 range. 22V Research technical strategist John Roque warned that a decisive break below $60,000 could push Bitcoin further down to $40,000. On-chain data suggests the $50,000–$54,000 range is likely to emerge as the next critical battleground.
As of June 30, the stablecoin market is experiencing significant capital outflow pressure. According to DeFiLlama data, over the 51-day period since May 8, the total stablecoin market cap has contracted by approximately $9.445 billion, with $2.119 billion exiting in the past week alone. The total stablecoin market cap currently stands at around $313.19 billion, reflecting a week-over-week decline of approximately 0.64%.
Major Stablecoins: USDT's market capitalization stood at approximately $184.9 billion, accounting for around 59.04% of the total stablecoin market, down by about $3.79 billion over the past 30 days. USDC's market capitalization was approximately $73.7 billion, representing around 23.5% of the market, down by about $2.42 billion over the same period. DAI's market capitalization was approximately $5.36 billion, largely unchanged from the previous week and accounting for about 1.73% of the market. Notably, DAI grew against the broader trend during the same period, rising by approximately 5.48% and becoming one of the few major stablecoins to expand.
On-Chain Supply: The total supply of U.S. dollar stablecoins on Ethereum fell to approximately $154.86 billion. USDT supply on Ethereum stood at $79.02 billion, accounting for 42.67% of global USDT supply, while USDC supply reached $47.88 billion, accounting for 64.81% of global USDC supply. Together, the two declined by around $4.47 billion over the past 30 days. This trend coincided with a broader cooling in Ethereum on-chain DeFi activity. Total DeFi TVL fell 11.51% over the past 30 days to $37.5 billion, while DEX trading volume plunged 70.82% over the same period to approximately $409 million.
Exchange Inflows and Liquidity: The most critical signal now is that stablecoins are not flowing back to exchanges. Instead, they are leaving at an accelerating pace. Net ERC-20 stablecoin flows on Binance have turned negative, with net outflows reaching $89.3 million. This suggests stablecoins are moving away from the largest trading platform, weakening the market's available "dry powder" for potential buying. The 30-day moving average of stablecoin net flows has remained negative, at around -$100 million. In early May, this metric was still in the +$40 million to +$90 million range. This structural feature means that the $310 billion total stablecoin market capitalization does not translate into an equivalent amount of potential buying power. A significant portion of liquidity is leaving exchanges, making it difficult to form concentrated buying pressure in the short term. As a result, any market rebound may remain constrained by a lack of available "ammunition."
Three Major U.S. Stock Indexes: U.S. equities displayed a sharp divergence this week. Tech stocks suffered their worst weekly selloff since 2024, with the Nasdaq declining 4.6% — its steepest weekly loss of the year — while the S&P 500 fell 1.95%. The Dow, by contrast, bucked the trend with a 0.6% weekly gain. On Monday, June 29, all three indexes staged a rebound: the Dow climbed 0.59% to 52,182.74, closing above 52,000 for the first time and setting a new record high; the Nasdaq surged 2.07% and the S&P 500 gained 1.18%, both snapping their five-day losing streaks.
Tech and Semiconductor Sectors: The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged nearly 8% early in the week, with Nvidia tumbling 8.6%. However, chip stocks staged a strong recovery on June 29, with the index closing up 3.83%, Applied Materials surging nearly 11%, and TSMC advancing more than 5%.
Crypto-related stocks: suffered particularly steep losses. Coinbase and Circle plunged 69% and 72% from their respective all-time highs, far outpacing the 48%–57% drawdowns recorded in major tech stocks.
Index | Weekly Change | Key Drivers | On-Chain Mapping |
Nasdaq Composite Index | -4.6% | Growing skepticism over AI earnings potential sparked concentrated selling in tech stocks. Following five consecutive sessions of losses, the index staged a sharp recovery of 2.07% on June 29. | |
S&P 500 Index | Approx. -0.4% | Its heavy tech weighting weighed on overall performance, though a rotation into defensive sectors helped limit the broader decline. | |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | Approx. +0.6% | Value and defensive stocks demonstrated resilience throughout the week. On June 29, the index closed above 52,000 for the first time, marking a new all-time high. | |
Commodity markets broadly weakened this week as the geopolitical risk premium continued to dissipate. Compounded by the Fed's increasingly hawkish tone, both crude oil and precious metals came under significant selling pressure.
Crude Oil: The implementation of the 60-day U.S.-Iran agreement has reinforced expectations that Iranian crude may return to the global market within weeks, continuing to weigh on oil prices. On June 24, WTI crude oil futures briefly broke below the $70 per barrel level, falling as much as 4.4% intraday to $59,018, marking the lowest level since March 2 and setting a new year-to-date low. Brent crude futures dropped 4.5% to $73.6 per barrel on the same day. By June 30, WTI was trading at $70.75 per barrel, while Brent stood at $73.15 per barrel. Oil prices have now declined more than 40% from their peak during the conflict period.
Gold: Driven by a hawkish Federal Reserve stance, a strengthening U.S. dollar, and easing geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran, gold prices remained under sustained pressure this week. On June 24, spot gold fell below the key $4,000 per ounce level for the first time since November 2025, dropping as low as $3,958.81 per ounce. This represents a drawdown of approximately 30% from its all-time high earlier this year. Goldman Sachs lowered its year-end 2026 gold price forecast from $5,400 to $4,900 per ounce. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank warned that if the Federal Reserve proceeds with three to four additional rate hikes, gold could retreat further toward the $3,800 level.
Silver: Silver experienced an even sharper decline this week. On June 24, Spot silver broke below the $60 per ounce level, plunging to a low of $55.56 per ounce. This marks a near "halving-like" correction from its year-to-date peak of $121 per ounce.
Product | Weekly Performance | Key Events | On-Chain Mapping |
WTI Crude Oil | $70 – $73/barrel | The 60-day Protocol has taken effect, and the geopolitical risk premium is gradually dissipating. | |
Brent Crude Oil | $73 – $76/barrel | Persistent expectations of a rebound in Iranian crude oil supply continue to pressure prices. | |
Gold | $3,950 – $4,200/oz | The Fed's hawkish stance persists, while risk-off demand has noticeably subsided. | |
Silver | $55 – $63/oz | A strengthening dollar and rising rate-hike expectations have driven the price to nearly half of its year-to-date high. | |
Driven by hawkish signals from the FOMC and confirmation from recent PCE data, U.S. Treasury yields remained elevated this week. On June 29, the 2-year Treasury yield stood at approximately 4.10%, while the 10-year yield was around 4.37% and the 30-year yield at roughly 4.85%. Compared with the previous Friday, short-term yields edged higher, while long-term yields slightly declined, resulting in a mild flattening of the yield curve.
U.S. Dollar Index: Buoyed by the Fed's persistently hawkish stance, the U.S. Dollar Index remained elevated within the 100.8–101.4 range this week, touching 101.11 on June 29 and hovering near a nearly 13-month high. Fed Chair Walsh characterized inflation as "a choice," while federal funds futures markets are currently pricing in cumulative rate hikes of up to 50 basis points for the year.
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June 24's breakdown marked the concentrated release of multiple bearish catalysts, decisively invalidating the $62,000+ trading range that had held since September 2024.
Record ETF Outflows: U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of as much as $4.06 billion in June, marking the largest monthly outflow on record. BlackRock's IBIT alone saw approximately $1.3 billion withdrawn over five consecutive trading days. Over the past 30 days, total net outflows exceeded $6 billion, indicating a complete reversal in institutional positioning. Total assets under management across all Spot Bitcoin ETFs have fallen nearly 57% from their peak, signaling that the institutional accumulation cycle seen in 2025 has effectively dissipated.
Fed's Hawkish Stance Intensifies: Warsh described inflation as a "choice," while markets have priced in a potential 50 basis point rate hike this year, marking a sharp reversal from earlier expectations of rate cuts. The prolonged high-rate environment continues to weigh on zero-yield risk assets, offering little valuation support. Under Warsh's policy framework reshaping—featuring simplified statements and the removal of forward guidance—the market is now facing significantly higher uncertainty.
Sell-Off Spreads Across Global Risk Assets: A broad wave of selling has swept through global AI and technology stocks, accelerating investor retreats from risk assets. South Korea's KOSPI index plummeted 10% in a single session, with crypto-related equities bearing the heaviest losses. Coinbase has shed 69% from its peak—well beyond the broader tech sector's decline. Pulled lower by contagion from equity markets, BTC sharply extended its drop from $62,600 and broke down decisively.
Large-Scale Options Expiry Cluster: Deribit saw Bitcoin options expirations with a notional value of approximately $100–$106 billion, with nearly 80% of open interest ending up out-of-the-money. This skewed positioning forced traders into defensive hedging strategies, which further intensified downside pressure across the market.
Far-Reaching Impact on Crypto Assets: The $60,000 level has shifted from a psychological support to a psychological resistance. In an environment of extreme fear, the market is now repricing Bitcoin's potential bottom range. 10x Research founder Markus Thielen suggests that the bottom is more likely to form around $55,000, with a timing window concentrated between August and October. Meanwhile, veteran analysts note that in every major bear cycle since 2011, Bitcoin has historically broken below its realized price before confirming a cycle bottom—an indication that this signal has not yet appeared in the current cycle.
The U.S.–Iran 60-day agreement, signed on June 22, has officially entered its implementation phase this week. Core issues such as enriched uranium disposition, Strait of Hormuz jurisdiction, and the pace of asset unfreezing are now structured within a 60-day negotiation window.
Oil prices have continued to retreat, with Brent crude falling to the $73–$76 per barrel range and WTI slipping to $71–$73 per barrel. The unwinding of the geopolitical risk premium has become one of the most prominent cross-asset themes of this cycle, as markets increasingly price in the expectation of Iranian crude returning to global supply.
Impact on crypto assets: The broader geopolitical easing has failed to prevent the ongoing decline in the crypto market, highlighting that the core driver of current weakness is structural ETF outflows rather than macro risk sentiment. Equities have rallied on lower oil prices, while crypto has declined under persistent ETF selling pressure, underscoring a clear decoupling between the two asset classes. Looking ahead, within the 60-day negotiation window, any renewed tensions or policy reversals could still trigger short-term volatility. However, the probability of a large-scale escalation in the near term has significantly decreased.
With the 2026 World Cup now firmly in its knockout stage, its siphoning effect on retail liquidity in the crypto market is intensifying to a peak.
Prediction Markets Buzz: Trading volume on Polymarket's World Cup champion market has surpassed $3 billion and continues to climb. The knockout stage's single-elimination format has only intensified participant enthusiasm for prediction markets.
Impact on the Crypto Market: Historical data suggests that Bitcoin has tended to exhibit weak or range-bound performance during the 2014, 2018, and 2022 World Cup cycles. Currently, the Fear and Greed Index stands at just 19, indicating "extreme fear," while retail attention is being significantly diverted by the World Cup, leading to a noticeable slowdown in new capital inflows. This attention-siphoning effect is expected to persist through the knockout stage (lasting into mid-July), continuing to act as a secondary headwind that may delay a sustained market recovery.
Rank | Keywords | Core Drivers | On-Chain Mapping |
1 | BTC Breaks Below $60K | On 6/24, BTC touched $59,018, marking a nearly 20-month low | BTC/USDT |
2 | June ETF Outflows Hit Record High | Monthly net outflows reached $4.06 billion, an all-time record | |
3 | 200,000 Positions Liquidated | On 6/25, single-day liquidations totaled $1.458 billion | BTC/USDT |
4 | Fed's Hawkish Stance | Inflation characterized as a "policy choice"; markets price in a 50-basis-point rate hike | |
5 | Crypto and Equity Markets Diverge | Oil prices decline → U.S. equities rally → crypto comes under pressure and retreats | |
6 | U.S.-Iran 60-Day Agreement Takes Effect | Geopolitical risk premium dissipates, pushing oil prices further lower | OIL(WTI)USDT |
7 | Extreme Fear | The Fear & Greed Index drops to 19, pushing market sentiment deep into the extreme fear territory | BTC/USDT |
Economic Calendar (Jul 1 – Jul 7, SGT)
Date | Event / Indicator | Market Impact | Tokenized Underlying Asset |
Jul 1 | US June ISM Manufacturing PMI | Gauge of manufacturing sector activity | |
Jul 2 | US June ADP Employment Change | Leading indicator for labor market conditions | BTC/USDT |
Jul 3 | US June Nonfarm Payrolls Report | High-impact release. A stronger-than-expected reading would reinforce rate-hike expectations and weigh on risk assets. | BTC/USDT, TLTON/USDT |
Jul 3 | US Initial Jobless Claims (week ending Jun 27) | High-frequency labor market tracking indicator | BTC/USDT |
Ongoing | ETF Fund Flows | Monitor for signs of net outflows narrowing or reversing into inflows | BTC/USDT |
Ongoing | Bull/Bear Standoff at the $60,000 Level | A confirmed breakdown below this level would shift the technical target to the $55K–$50K range | BTC/USDT |
Ongoing | World Cup Knockout Stage | Liquidity siphon effect expected to persist through mid-July | |
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