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Bitcoin Clings to $63K as a Closed Strait of Hormuz Turns Crypto Into an Oil Trade
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Bitcoin Clings to $63K as a Closed Strait of Hormuz Turns Crypto Into an Oil Trade

Bitcoin is pinned in the low $60Ks, whipsawing on every headline out of the Strait of Hormuz. With the world's most important oil chokepoint shut, crypto is trading less like a tech bet and more like a barrel of crude.

Bitcoin Slides Toward $63K as Spot-ETF Outflows Rattle the Market
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Bitcoin Slides Toward $63K as Spot-ETF Outflows Rattle the Market

Bitcoin began June near $73,500 and spent the next two weeks grinding lower, with billions leaving U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Here's what happened, what the data says, and why this dip looks different.

Japan Moves to Reclassify Crypto as Financial Products — and Cut the Tax to 20%
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Japan Moves to Reclassify Crypto as Financial Products — and Cut the Tax to 20%

A key parliamentary committee in Japan has advanced a bill that would treat crypto like stocks and bonds, slash the top tax rate, and open the door to domestic crypto ETFs. Here's what it actually changes.