The DAT demand has pretty much evaporated this month, down significantly from multiple instances of over $500 million in daily accumulation observed through April and May.

That partly explains BTC’s quick slide from $74,000 to under $60,000 last week.

Some analysts believe the sell-off was mainly catalyzed by Strategy, the world’s largest publicly listed BTC holder, disclosing that it sold 32 BTC in the final week of May. The firm, however, returned to the market during last week’s sell-off, snapping up BTC worth around $100 million. But that failed to keep prices from falling below $60,000.

As of writing, bitcoin changed hands at around $62,500.

The U.S.-listed spot ETFs remain another major headwind, continuing to bleed capital and reducing the odds of a sustained price rebound. On Wednesday, the 11 funds posted an outflow of $213.85 million, according to SoSoValue. Total redemptions have exceeded $5.72 billion since the second week of May.

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XRP bounced from recent lows on a late volume surge, though the token continued to lag the broader crypto market as futures traders positioned around key support levels.

What to know:

  • XRP is stabilizing above key support around $1.10 but continues to lag the broader crypto market despite modest gains.
  • Institutional inflows into XRP-linked products and a surge in futures trading signal renewed interest, though low open interest shows limited long-term conviction.
  • XRP remains trapped in a broader downtrend below major…

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