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Miles Deutscher, a prominent crypto analyst with over 575,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), has unveiled his top ten artificial intelligence (AI) altcoins poised for significant growth by 2025. Emphasizing the burgeoning potential of the AI sector within the cryptocurrency landscape, Deutscher suggests that this could be “the biggest opportunity of the bull run.”
Why AI Offers A Lot Of Potential Deutscher highlights the rapid expansion of the global AI market, noting that it grew by approximately $50 billion between 2023 and 2024. Projections estimate a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.46%, potentially surpassing $826 billion by 2030. Despite AI’s significant presence in public discourse—accounting for nearly one-third of attention in the crypto space—it currently ranks as the 34th largest crypto sector by market capitalization, trailing behind sectors like liquid staking, memecoins, and decentralized finance (DeFi). “Yet, AI is still only the 34th ranked crypto sector by market cap, behind liquid staking, dog memes, DeFi, and more. I could easily see AI as a top 5-10 sector in a year’s time,” Deutscher stated.
He argues that this disparity presents a massive opportunity for investors. “Many mid-low cap AI tokens are still sitting at ridiculously low valuations. All it takes is a strong rotation into AI for many of these to quickly reprice 5-10x higher,” he explained. Deutscher outlines his fundamental thesis for why AI crypto is set for substantial growth. Firstly, he notes that everyone is becoming aware of how impactful AI will be on society. “Either people are scared, excited, or intrigued by the latest developments. This already cements AI in general in the minds of the masses,” he said.
Secondly, he points out that AI is constantly innovating, with new products regularly entering the market. “Every time a new AI product is released, this puts even more focus on the sector. And crypto is an attention economy. More eyeballs equals more speculation,” Deutscher observed. Thirdly, he believes that crypto offers a lower barrier to gain exposure to the growth of AI. “Crypto is easier to access, able to be fractionalized, and generally ‘cheaper’ than investing in, let’s say, AI equities. For retail, this is a massive benefit,” he asserted.
Finally, he highlights the recent rise of AI agents, which has made people aware of the power of AI integrated with crypto. “We’re moving into a future where AI agents will trade autonomously on-chain for you, manage your portfolio and risk, DeFi, and more. It’s going to completely change the landscape of crypto,” Deutscher predicted. He also notes that this trend is occurring in traditional tech sectors, with corporations like Adobe and Expedia integrating AI agents into their operations.
Focusing on the AI and crypto landscape, Deutscher mentions that he is investing across various verticals, with a particular emphasis on AI agents and AI infrastructure. He is concentrating on “pick-and-shovel infrastructure protocols” rather than individual AI agents or broader DePIN plays. He discloses that he holds positions in all the projects he mentions, some as a strategic advisor and investor.
Top 10 AI Altcoins Deutscher’s top ten AI altcoins, ordered from the largest to the smallest market capitalization, are as follows.
First on the list is Bittensor (TAO), which he describes as the AI market leader. Bittensor focuses on decentralizing AI research and has already seen significant adoption in scientific communities. “With the recent rollout of EVM compatibility, the network has taken a huge step forward, opening the door for developers to build DeFi ecosystems and unlock new use cases,” Deutscher noted.
Second is NEAR Protocol (NEAR), which he identifies as the leading Layer 1 (L1) blockchain intersecting with AI. “For those bullish on both verticals, NEAR serves as a solid proxy. Fun fact: Since its mainnet launch in October 2020, it has maintained 100% uptime,” he remarked.
Third is Grass (GRASS), a standout launch this cycle due to its data pipeline that seamlessly connects the real world with AI and crypto. “Recent developments in AI make data one of the most valuable commodities in the world. Grass uses crypto incentives to create a data pipeline that most AI companies otherwise cannot tap into,” he explained. He added that the demand for the Grass network is undeniable and that the protocol’s future looks incredibly promising.
Fourth is Spectral (SPEC), one of the leading AI agent infrastructure plays, allowing anyone to deploy and engage with AI agents. “With Syntax V2, you’ll be able to interact with sentient agents with personalities, which trade on Hyperliquid in accordance with the community’s input. It’s an interesting mix of fun, collaboration, and speculation,” Deutscher commented.
Fifth is Mode Network (MODE), which, although known as a Layer 2 (L2) solution, has been building AI technology for over a year. “They are leading the future of DeFi by facilitating the deployment of AI-driven agents, which will autonomously farm yield and optimize your portfolio on your behalf,” he said.
Sixth on the list is NeuralAI (NEURAL), connecting AI and gaming—two of crypto’s biggest adoption drivers. “They just announced SentiOS, which supplies autonomous AI to create, populate, and bring virtual worlds and economies to life,” Deutscher mentioned.
Seventh is PinLinkAi, where Deutscher is a strategic advisor and investor. PinLink is the first real-world asset-tokenized DePIN platform, empowering the fractional ownership of yield-bearing assets, physical or digital. “They have also recently partnered with Akash, Pendle, FetchAI, OpenSea, Alephium, ParallelAI, and more. Their business development is on another level,” he praised.
Eighth is Zero1 Labs (DEAI), another project where he serves as a strategic advisor and investor. Zero1 Labs enables innovators to build decentralized AI applications with fully homomorphic encryption, ensuring secure data governance and complete privacy. “Think of it as a pick-and-shovel AI infrastructure play. With a market cap of around $76 million, this is one of my ‘higher upside’ AI bets,” Deutscher revealed. He noted the debut of Seraphnet, the first of many projects planned through their incubator.
Ninth is Empyreal, also a project where he is an advisor and investor. As a believer in AI agents, Deutscher highlights that Empyreal provides AI infrastructure to turn social media messages into on-chain actions like trades and swaps through their Simulacrum platform. “It’s super cool,” he added.
Tenth is enqAI (ENQAI), another project where Deutscher is involved as an advisor and investor. EnqAI is a decentralized large language model network solving the bias and censorship issues common to centralized AI. “Despite its $20 million market cap, enqAI already has 20,000 monthly active users across 50-plus countries and has already handled over one million API requests with minimal downtime or lags,” he highlighted.
As a bonus, Deutscher mentions Guru Network (GURU), where he is also an advisor and investor. With its Layer 3 mainnet now live, Guru powers AI processors and chatbots with a decentralized exchange, stablecoin support, bridges, and base chain integration. “I’ve been working with Guru to launch a Telegram and Discord mini-app, delivering a full turnkey solution for DeFi on Telegram. It’s going to be very cool!” he exclaimed.
Deutscher emphasizes the importance of risk management. He reveals that his personal portfolio balance is approximately 70% large caps and 30% small to mid caps. “I recommend that you do your own research, and if you do decide to take a position in any of these protocols, make sure to manage position sizing and risk in line with your goals and overall strategy,” he advised.
At press time, TAO traded at $630.80.
TAO price, 1-day chart | Source: TAOUSDT on TradingView.com Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
PANews reported on June 17th that, according to SoSoValue data, the crypto market saw mixed performance across sectors, with the DeFi sector performing exceptionally well, rising 7.29% in the last 24 hours. Among them, LAB (LAB) rose 37.97%, Block Street (BSB) and Uniswap (UNI) rose 31.18% and 10.72% respectively, and Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose 10.38%, briefly breaking through $76 during the session, setting a new all-time high.
Other sectors that performed well include: AI (up 4.42% in 24 hours, Worldcoin (WLD) up 19.58%); RWA (up 2.16%, Centrifuge (CFG) up 11.21%); and Meme (up 1.26%, SPX6900 (SPX) up 16.72%).
In other sectors, the Layer 2 sector fell 0.13%, but Celestia (TIA) rose 9.74%; the Layer 1 sector fell 0.18%, while Cosmos Hub (ATOM) remained relatively strong, rising 3.43%; the PayFi sector fell 0.64%, while Stellar (XLM) bucked the trend, rising 4.88%; the CeFi sector fell 1.43%, while Aster (ASTER) surged 2.80% intraday; the NFT sector fell for the third consecutive day, with a 24-hour drop of 20.83%, and within the sector, Audiera (BEAT) fell 44.03%.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
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Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
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Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
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US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
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US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
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During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
In brief Hyperliquid temporarily paused Arbitrum-based deposits and withdrawals. A community-owned vault suffered nearly $5 million in losses. Onlookers attributed the loss to a potentially malicious Popcat trader. Hyperliquid traders using Arbitrum-based infrastructure were temporarily unable to make deposits or withdrawals on Wednesday, as the decentralized exchange for perpetual futures appeared to respond to a series of potentially malicious Popcat trades.
Blockchain researcher Conor Grogan was among onlookers on X who said withdrawals were “processing normally” again, less than a couple of hours after Hyperliquid’s users began peppering the project’s Discord server with questions about a potential attack.
“The blockchain is not under maintenance,” an admin for Hyperliquid’s discord server who goes by iliensinc said. “The Arbitrum bridge is temporarily paused. Other deposits and withdrawals should be unaffected.”
Previously, members of Hyperliquid’s Discord server had shared screengrabs of a notice from Hyperliquid’s website, saying “USDC deposits and withdrawals from the Arbitrum bridge are paused for maintenance.”
A community-owned “vault” on Hyperliquid, where users can deposit funds, lost $4.9 million on Wednesday, according to the exchange’s website. The loss was linked to positions being liquidated on the exchange by an individual who goes by MLM on X.
Someone just passed $5M of bad debt on POPCAT to Hyperliquid’s Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP).
The individual affected had withdrawn $3M this morning from OKX, and split it across 19 different accounts, all used to long POPCAT with ~5x leverage.
These 19 accounts were liquidated… pic.twitter.com/esqeKudqlf
— Arkham (@arkham) November 12, 2025
Using $3 million in stablecoins, an individual entered into $20 million worth of long positions across 19 wallets, MLM said. The individual, who was betting on the price of meme coin Popcat to increase, was later liquidated, forcing the community-owned vault to step in, MLM said.
MLM said that Hyperliquid “manually closed the position,” but not before the meme coin’s falling price caused notable losses for the community-owned vault. In recent months, users’ liquidations have caused temporary setbacks for the vault.
The dynamic also led Hyperliquid to delist Solana-based meme coin JELLYJELLY, provoking criticism that the exchange is not as decentralized as people may think.
MLM claimed that the Popcat-linked activity was “clearly a deliberate attempt to mess” with Hyperliquid and the community-owned vault, but the situation hadn’t been acknowledged by the decentralized exchange yet, as of this writing.
Hyperliquid’s status page details no recent incidents, but a transaction on Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum shows an “EmergencyLock” function was triggered.
Decrypt has reached out to Hyperliquid.
Popcat has a market capitalization of $136 million, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. Although the meme coin’s price had risen 5.6% to $0.13 over the past day, the Solana-based token’s price was still down 91% over the past year.
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In brief Hyperliquid temporarily paused Arbitrum-based deposits and withdrawals. A community-owned vault suffered nearly $5 million in losses. Onlookers attributed the loss to a potentially malicious Popcat trader. Hyperliquid traders using Arbitrum-based infrastructure were temporarily unable to make deposits or withdrawals on Wednesday, as the decentralized exchange for perpetual futures appeared to respond to a series of potentially malicious Popcat trades.
Blockchain researcher Conor Grogan was among onlookers on X who said withdrawals were “processing normally” again, less than a couple of hours after Hyperliquid’s users began peppering the project’s Discord server with questions about a potential attack.
“The blockchain is not under maintenance,” an admin for Hyperliquid’s discord server who goes by iliensinc said. “The Arbitrum bridge is temporarily paused. Other deposits and withdrawals should be unaffected.”
Previously, members of Hyperliquid’s Discord server had shared screengrabs of a notice from Hyperliquid’s website, saying “USDC deposits and withdrawals from the Arbitrum bridge are paused for maintenance.”
A community-owned “vault” on Hyperliquid, where users can deposit funds, lost $4.9 million on Wednesday, according to the exchange’s website. The loss was linked to positions being liquidated on the exchange by an individual who goes by MLM on X.
Someone just passed $5M of bad debt on POPCAT to Hyperliquid’s Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP).
The individual affected had withdrawn $3M this morning from OKX, and split it across 19 different accounts, all used to long POPCAT with ~5x leverage.
These 19 accounts were liquidated… pic.twitter.com/esqeKudqlf
— Arkham (@arkham) November 12, 2025
Using $3 million in stablecoins, an individual entered into $20 million worth of long positions across 19 wallets, MLM said. The individual, who was betting on the price of meme coin Popcat to increase, was later liquidated, forcing the community-owned vault to step in, MLM said.
MLM said that Hyperliquid “manually closed the position,” but not before the meme coin’s falling price caused notable losses for the community-owned vault. In recent months, users’ liquidations have caused temporary setbacks for the vault.
The dynamic also led Hyperliquid to delist Solana-based meme coin JELLYJELLY, provoking criticism that the exchange is not as decentralized as people may think.
MLM claimed that the Popcat-linked activity was “clearly a deliberate attempt to mess” with Hyperliquid and the community-owned vault, but the situation hadn’t been acknowledged by the decentralized exchange yet, as of this writing.
Hyperliquid’s status page details no recent incidents, but a transaction on Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum shows an “EmergencyLock” function was triggered.
Decrypt has reached out to Hyperliquid.
Popcat has a market capitalization of $136 million, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. Although the meme coin’s price had risen 5.6% to $0.13 over the past day, the Solana-based token’s price was still down 91% over the past year.
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Memecoin POPCAT experienced a significant downturn on Wednesday following a major manipulation event on Hyperliquid (HYPE), one of the leading decentralized exchanges in the cryptocurrency market.
POPCAT Faces 43% Drop Following Manipulative Scheme According to a detailed analysis of the situation by DeFi researcher Hanzo on social media site X (previously Twitter), an unknown trader executed a well-coordinated strategy approximately 13 hours prior to the market disruption.
The trader withdrew $3 million in USDC from the OKX exchange and distributed the funds across 19 different wallets on Hyperliquid. Subsequently, they initiated sizable long positions on POPCAT, accumulating total exposure estimated between $20 million and $30 million.
To create an illusion of demand for the memecoin, the trader placed a massive buy wall at the price point of $0.21, with orders totaling $30 million lined up on the order book. This artificial façade of high buying interest successfully attracted real traders, prompting them to jump on the bandwagon and increase their own buying activity.
However, the situation took a swift turn when the trader removed the buy wall without warning, leading to an instantaneous collapse in the price of POPCAT. This shift resulted in the liquidation of all the long positions taken by traders.
The unknown trader lost their $3 million collateral, while Hyperliquid’s HLP system automatically absorbed the open positions. This action triggered an additional loss of approximately $4.9 million to the HLP, exacerbating a broader market selloff across the token.
Hyperliquid Faces Third Major Disruption This Year In the wake of the incident, the Hyperliquid team took emergency measures to stabilize the market and close any remaining exposures. Shortly after, the platform paused its Arbitrum (ARB) bridge, although it continued processing deposits and withdrawals normally.
The community has expressed skepticism regarding the circumstances surrounding this incident, with many suggesting it may not have been a random liquidation.
Instead, some believe the event could resemble a deliberate stress test or an attack aimed at destabilizing Hyperliquid’s liquidity system. Some contend that the rapid loss of millions in such a short time frame seems too calculated to be merely coincidental.
This incident marks the third major market disruption on Hyperliquid in 2025, raising serious questions about the exchange’s approach to handling liquidity concentration and its systemic risk management practices, as noted by Hanzo in his analysis.
Following the manipulation, the POPCAT memecoin saw a steep decline of approximately 43%, dropping from $0.21 to $0.12, with total liquidations reaching around $63 million.
The decentralized exchange’s native token, HYPE, also declined significantly following the event. According to CoinGecko data, it is currently trading at $38.25, which is a 7% decrease on the weekly timeframe.
The daily chart shows HYPE’s price drop. Source: HYPEUSDT on TradingView.com Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
On June 22, 2026, the US spot Bitcoin ETF market recorded net outflows of $68.18 million. This decline is explained by massive redemptions on BlackRock’s IBIT and Grayscale’s GBTC. These outflows completely overshadowed the positive performance of Ark Invest (+$64 million) and Fidelity (+$57.38 million). Above all, it reflects a strong polarization among institutional investors.
In Brief Bitcoin ETFs show a net loss of $68.18 million during the June 22, 2026 session. Ark Invest (ARKB) and Fidelity (FBTC) nonetheless attracted a combined inflow of $121.38 million, proving continued buying demand. Ethereum funds also recorded a decline of $66.38 million, while Bitwise’s XRP gained $5.31 million. The total net assets under management of Bitcoin ETFs reach $80.22 billion, confirming the structural anchoring of these products in institutional portfolios. Bitcoin ETFs Remain Under Pressure Despite Some Positive Signs At first glance, the session on June 22, 2026, in the US spot Bitcoin ETF market looks like an ordinarily bearish day. Analysts also reveal a record withdrawal of $6.35 billion over 30 days. However, SoSoValue’s data highlights a more complex reality: never before has a day in negative territory hidden so many active institutional purchases.
ARK & 21Shares lead the charge with $64 million in net inflows into their ARKB fund, closely followed by Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF, which captured $57.38 million. Together, these two issuers have absorbed over $121 million in spot bitcoin.
Chart showing the evolution of Bitcoin ETF flows (Source: SoSoValue) Additional inflows include:
Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust: +$48.14 million Morgan Stanley’s MSBT: +$8.11 million Franklin Templeton’s EZBC: +$3.72 million WisdomTree’s BTCW: +$3.40 million In total, the aggregated demand from six ETF issuers exceeded $228 million. This represents one of the largest coordinated buying days in several weeks.
The Weight of BlackRock and Grayscale Tips the Bitcoin ETF Market Certainly, the buyer base remains solid. However, the Bitcoin ETF market was overwhelmed by extreme concentration of outflows on two specific investment vehicles.
The main culprit of this institutional Black Monday is BlackRock’s IBIT (iShares Bitcoin Trust). The asset management giant suffered massive outflows of $171.96 million in a single session. It had just launched the first-ever yield-bearing Bitcoin ETF.
Meanwhile, the GBTC (Grayscale Bitcoin Trust) records a disinvestment of $80.96 million. The manager tries to offset these losses through its Mini Trust. However, the historically high management fees of GBTC structurally encourage early investors to migrate to more competitive structures or take profits.
Beyond Bitcoin: Ethereum Stumbles, While XRP Surprises The spot Ethereum ETFs had an even tougher day. The data reveal a net loss of $66.38 million, almost entirely attributable to BlackRock’s ETHA fund. The only positive inflow on Ethereum that day came from 21Shares’ TETH, with $346,070 of inflows. The total net assets of Ethereum ETFs stand at $9.44 billion, with a daily volume of $433.10 million.
For crypto assets alternative to bitcoin, the XRP ETFs are the only source of color in an overall red picture. Bitwise captured $5.31 million, bringing the total net assets of the XRP category to $993.29 million. This represents a symbolic drop of $7 million from the billion-dollar mark. A threshold to watch in the coming sessions!
The Solana and HYPE ETFs remained completely inactive on this day. Solana’s assets stand at $836.09 million, and HYPE’s at $219.58 million.
In any case, this trading session highlights the end of the homogeneity of institutional flows on cryptocurrencies. Upcoming flow reports and US monetary policy decisions will be crucial to determine whether this phase of weakness marks a simple pause or the beginning of a new cycle for Bitcoin ETFs. Stay tuned…
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The oil market is treating Trump’s Iran deal as the end of the war scare. One veteran trader’s oil price prediction says that the read is wrong.
Brent crude looks calm, but the calm may be the setup. The futures curve and the physical market seem to back him.
Trump’s Deal Reset the Oil MoodBrent crude oil (BRN) and WTI crude (CL) both fell hard this month as a US-Iran deal took shape.
Vice President JD Vance led the talks in Switzerland and announced several breakthroughs. The two sides built a mechanism to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
Vance called the framework a classic Trump deal. He said any unfrozen Iranian assets would buy American soy, corn, and wheat rather than send cash to Tehran.
JUST IN: Vice President Vance pushes back on “misreporting” about Iranian assets potentially being unfrozen and says that if any of the regime’s money is freed up, it will go to help the American economy and make U.S. farmers richer:
“We wanted to make sure that we set up a… pic.twitter.com/6CPNzY8uIS
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 22, 2026 Traders read all of this as supply relief. If the Strait reopens and Gulf output returns, the war premium in oil should fade. That logic drove the recent drop.
Brent Price Action: Investing.comThe deal is far from sealed, though. Trump threatened fresh strikes over the weekend, briefly rattling the talks.
The Lebanon ceasefire piece remains, in Vance’s words, a work in progress. So the market is pricing a peace that has not fully arrived.
One Veteran Trader Sees a Spike InsteadDan Dicker is not buying the calm. The veteran energy trader warns that oil could jump from about $75 to $135 within a month. His condition is simple.
If inventories stay drained and supply fails to recover, the physical market forces a sharp repricing.
“You’re going to see a spike like you never saw before.” Oil market expert @Dan_Dicker predicts oil could surge up to $135/barrel unless a lasting agreement is reached with Iran, as global stockpiles near dangerously low levels. pic.twitter.com/2axnHstwPm
— Bloomberg (@business) June 21, 2026 Dicker’s call is a tail risk, not a base case. But it frames the stakes. A deal that slips, or a strait that stays choked, could turn a quiet tape into a violent one. For now, though, the fast money is leaning the other way.
Crypto Traders Are Shorting Oil, but It Stays LocalCrypto markets now trade oil, too. On Hyperliquid, a large derivatives venue, the Brent perpetual draws real volume. Positioning there has turned firmly bearish.
Smart money, the wallets with strong track records, sits net short by about $1.1 million. Public figures and influencers are shorter still. One whale that shorted near the war highs, around $110, is up roughly $400,000.
The funding rate, the recurring fee between longs and shorts, sits at a positive near 10% a year. That means longs are still paying to hold, even after the oil price drop. The stubborn bulls are squeezed, but they are not letting go.
Oil Positioning Overview: Nansen DataThere is a catch for the bears, though. This perp is a small market, with about $140 million in open positions. A short squeeze here can move the perp, but not global Brent.
The real price is set in the physical and futures market, not on a crypto venue. The options market tells a more divided story.
The Options Book Is Hedging, Not FlippingThe United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) allows American investors to trade Brent via an exchange-traded fund. Its options carry a useful sentiment gauge. The put-call ratio compares bets on a fall to bets on a rise.
A reading below 1 means calls dominate, which leans bullish.
The two readings are split this week. Fresh option volume turned cautious, with the put-call ratio jumping from 0.06 to 0.32. So traders rushed to buy downside protection as Brent fell.
The standing positions told the opposite story. The open interest put-call ratio eased from 0.09 to 0.07, an even more call-heavy book.
BNO Put-Call Ratio: BarchartThat gap is hedging, not surrender. The lasting positions stayed long while the fresh flow bought insurance. It points to bulls protecting gains rather than flipping bearish. The physical market sends the clearest message of all.
The Curve and the Clock Say TightThe Brent futures curve refuses to confirm the all-clear. Front-month Brent still trades above the next month, a condition known as backwardation.
Backwardation means buyers will pay more for oil now than for later, a classic sign of tight supply. That spread has thinned to its lowest since December 2023. Yet it has stayed positive rather than flipping into oversupply. The physical market still says barrels are scarce.
Brent 1-2 Spread: TradingViewPrediction markets back that view and align with Dan Dicker’s choked Hormuz possibility. On Kalshi, traders see only about a 51% chance that Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by September.
Full confidence does not arrive until 2027. That timeline aligns with the EIA, which expects flows to resume in the third quarter and output to recover by early 2027.
EIA: HORMUZ OIL TO RESUME Q3 2026 — FULL RECOVERY ONLY IN 2027
EIA now expects Strait of Hormuz oil shipments to resume in Q3 2026, but pre-war traffic levels won’t return until early 2027.
Kalshi traders disagree: 52% chance of normal traffic before Oct 1, 2026… pic.twitter.com/WFqAHvv80S
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) June 9, 2026 Hormuz Reopening Odds: KalshiThe cushion is thinning too. The US emergency oil reserve fell 9.1 million barrels last week to 331.2 million, its lowest since 1983.
STOCKS OF CRUDE OIL IN THE US STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FALL BY ABOUT 9.1 MLN TO 331.2 MLN BARREL LAST WEEK, LOWEST SINCE 1983
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) June 22, 2026 So the stockpile that would soften any new spike is shrinking, not refilling, also in line with Dicker’s oil hypothesis. Iran is adding pressure of its own, now floating mandatory insurance for any ship crossing the Strait. That keeps a floor under oil even as the war scare fades.
The Whale Is the TellWatch the trader who called the top on oil price. The position shorted from $110, per Nansen data, and now sits deep in profit. That entry is a live gauge of conviction. As long as the short stays open, smart money still expects oil to be lower.
A move to close it would be the first real sign the bearish bet is cracking.
The longs tell the other half. They keep paying funding, so the stubborn bid has not quit. If the supply squeeze returns and those longs are right, $135 stops being a warning and starts being a path. Wednesday’s US inventory update is the next clue on which way it breaks.
A shortened week of economic data:
Monday (6/22): no reports
Tuesday (6/23): no reports
Wednesday (6/24): Current Account Balance, EIA Crude Oil Inventories, MBA Mortgage Applications Index, New Home Sales
Thursday (6/25): Continuing Claims, Durable Goods, EIA Natural Gas…
— Mike Fairbourn (@MikeFairbournCS) June 21, 2026 Another steep draw would back the oil price bulls, while a surprise build would hand the peace trade its proof.
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One of the market's weakest large-cap stocks is still Shiba Inu. SHIB attempted a brief recovery after breaking out of a multi-month rising channel earlier this month, but it was unable to maintain momentum. The token is slipping below a small ascending support line that developed following the June capitulation event, according to the most recent chart, suggesting that sellers are still in complete control.
The price is still below all significant moving averages and is currently trading close to $0.0000045. While the 100-day and 200-day averages are even higher, the 50-day moving average at $0.0000050 continues to serve as immediate resistance. The overall trend is still clearly bearish, as this alignment demonstrates.
SHIB/USDT Chart by TradingViewEven though the Relative Strength Index is close to oversold territory, this does not necessarily indicate a reversal. In actuality, protracted bear markets frequently result in prolonged RSI suppression.
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Additionally, volume has decreased during attempts at recovery, indicating a lack of buyer conviction. About $0.0000044 is still the main support area. If that level is lost, there may be additional pressure to sell. Reclaiming $0.0000050 is the bare minimum needed for bulls to start talking about a more significant recovery.
XRP isn't finding the recovery groundThe state of XRP is not much better. After losing the crucial $1.28 support zone that had held for months, the asset is still trading around $1.10. The breakdown led to a precipitous decline that rendered the prior consolidation structure essentially invalid.
XRP has made multiple attempts at a comeback since discovering temporary support around $1.05. Before reaching the 50-day moving average, each rally has, nevertheless, encountered selling pressure.
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The most recent rejection, which was close to $1.18, indicates that buyers are still having difficulty taking back control. Technically speaking, XRP is still below its 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages, with the 100-day average at $1. 28 currently serving as significant resistance.
Weak momentum is evident in the RSI, which has recovered from oversold levels but is still below neutral territory. Whether XRP can remain above the psychological $1.00-$1.05 support zone is the immediate concern. There would probably be another round of selling if it broke below that area. Bulls must recover $1.20 on the upside before talking about a more significant trend reversal is feasible. As of right now, XRP is still in a relief-bounce stage of a larger decline.
Bitcoin hits the critical supportAfter losing the crucial $65,000 support level and failing to regain it during the most recent relief bounce, Bitcoin is under a lot of pressure. The uptrend that propelled Bitcoin toward the $82,000 area earlier this year is clearly broken down in the chart. Sellers have maintained complete control since then.
BTC/USDT Chart by TradingViewThe rejection from the 50-day moving average after the June crash is the most worrying development. Bitcoin is currently trading at about $62,000, perilously close to the recent local lows, as every attempt to recover has been met with selling pressure. Volume increased during the breakdown, indicating that there was a real change in market sentiment rather than just a brief shakeout.
Technically speaking, Bitcoin is still below every significant moving average. Bulls would need to retake the 100-day and 200-day averages around $72,000 and $77,000 before any talk of a trend reversal is feasible.
The RSI is still weak overall, but it has somewhat recovered from oversold conditions. The possibility of another move toward the $60,000 psychological support is still high unless Bitcoin can swiftly recover the $65,000-$66,000 range. A much deeper correction might result from a break below that level.
Will HYPE find its footing?Following one of the biggest cryptocurrency rallies of the year, Hyperliquid is going through its first significant stress test. HYPE has made a significant correction and is currently trading close to $63 after hitting highs above $75. The chart is still much stronger than the majority of altcoins despite the recent decline.
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HYPE continues to trade above its 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages, in contrast to Bitcoin. Even though momentum has obviously decreased over the last two weeks, the overall uptrend is still in place. Profit-taking seems to be the main cause of the current decline rather than structural weakness.
A correction was unavoidable after gaining several hundred percent in a comparatively short amount of time. A crucial support zone is currently emerging around the 50-day moving average at $64.
After spending weeks close to overbought levels, momentum indicators are rapidly cooling, with the RSI returning to neutral territory. If customers eventually come back, this reset might actually be beneficial. For the time being, HYPE maintains a bullish long-term trend despite its continuous correction, while Bitcoin is still stuck in a bearish structure. Though it is still susceptible to broader market weakness if Bitcoin's decline picks up speed, HYPE continues to show significantly stronger relative strength among the two assets.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
4 hours ago
Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
4 hours ago
Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
4 hours ago
US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
4 hours ago
US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
4 hours ago
During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
Large holders of Hyperliquid's native token $HYPE are pulling significant sums off major custodians, with on-chain data pointing to a fresh wave of accumulation as the asset hovers near its all-time high.
Two Major Withdrawals Flagged by LookonchainAccording to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, a newly created wallet withdrew 278,827 $HYPE, worth approximately $17.45 million, from Coinbase Prime. The move is consistent with a broader pattern of large holders moving tokens out of institutional custody. Coinbase Prime is used almost exclusively by institutional buyers such as hedge funds, asset managers, and corporate treasuries who are moving assets off-exchange for long-term holding.
A second wallet also came back to life after a month of dormancy, pulling 96,930 $HYPE worth around $6.01 million from BitGo, a regulated digital asset custodian. Moving assets from an exchange to a custody solution is a classic behavioral indicator in crypto markets, with analysts generally interpreting such moves as a shift from active trading to secure, long-term storage.
Part of a Broader Accumulation TrendThese are not isolated events. Following a massive 96% rally in May, $HYPE's price consolidated while attracting aggressive whale accumulation, with data showing whale wallets withdrawing millions of HYPE tokens as the price remained stable above $70, signalling strong conviction among large investors.
Over one week, a single wallet moved a total of 1.14 million $HYPE, valued at roughly $79.22 million, off exchanges and deposited the tokens into Hyperliquid for staking. Additionally, Hyperliquid broke into the top 10 crypto assets by market capitalisation, becoming the first DeFi protocol since Uniswap in 2021 to achieve the milestone.
Hyperliquid has emerged as the leading venue for perpetuals trading in decentralised finance, with its native $HYPE token carrying a market capitalisation above $15 billion, making it the tenth-largest crypto asset globally.
The accumulation activity comes as spot $HYPE exchange-traded funds gain traction in the United States. Spot Hyperliquid ETFs have gathered $221 million in net assets since their May 2026 launch, with the products pulling in roughly $50 million so far in June, outpacing XRP ETFs' $24 million over the same period.
Movement off an exchange or custodian usually reduces immediate sell pressure, a dynamic that market participants are watching closely as $HYPE trades below its all-time high of $76.67, reached on 16 June 2026.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
Sources:
Bitcoin.com News: Spot HYPE ETFs Log Strongest Crypto Debut on Record
CoinPedia: Whales Accumulate Millions in HYPE as Hyperliquid Defies Market Volatility
CryptoPotato: Lookonchain Flags $2M HYPE Buy Linked to Arthur Hayes
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
4 hours ago
Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
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Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
4 hours ago
US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
4 hours ago
US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
4 hours ago
During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
4 hours ago
Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
4 hours ago
Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
4 hours ago
US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
4 hours ago
US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
4 hours ago
During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
4 hours ago
Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
4 hours ago
Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
4 hours ago
US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
4 hours ago
US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
4 hours ago
During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
A trader on Hyperliquid is experiencing losses on an XRP trade after taking on a massive leveraged position worth nearly $31 million.
The position drew attention in the crypto community due to its size, high leverage, and the uncertainty currently affecting crypto markets.
Data from Hyperliquid Whale Tracker shows the trader opened a 27.92 million XRP long position using 20x leverage over the past four hours. The position is worth roughly $30.84 million and was entered at an average price of around $1.127.
High-Risk XRP Bet The trade signals strong confidence in XRP, even as the token’s price remains under pressure. According to the tracker, the whale’s 27.92 million XRP position has a liquidation price of about $0.9115. At the time of the snapshot, the trade was showing an unrealized loss of approximately $631,000.
XRP’s price is trading near $1.10, down 9% over the past seven days. The token has also fallen 18% in the last month and remains about 40% lower year-to-date.
Despite the downturn, some traders appear to be positioning for a rebound. The whale’s latest move suggests confidence that XRP could recover from current levels.
Source: CoinGlass Bitcoin Position Pushes Loss Over $2M Meanwhile, the trader is not only betting on XRP. The same account also holds an 809.9 BTC long position with 20x leverage. The Bitcoin trade is worth about $50.9 million and was opened at an average entry price of roughly $65,050.
At the time of the snapshot, the Bitcoin position was showing an unrealized loss of around $1.77 million.
Together, the XRP and Bitcoin trades are worth more than $81 million. Meanwhile, the trader’s combined unrealized losses exceeded $2.1 million, while losses over the past 24 hours were more than $1.3 million.
Notably, Bitcoin has also struggled in recent weeks. The leading cryptocurrency is trading around $62,200. It is down 4.3% over the past week and roughly 18% over the last month. Bitcoin remains about 30% lower year-to-date.
The Road Ahead By maintaining large long positions in XRP and Bitcoin, the whale is betting that the recent sell-off is a buying opportunity. However, many market watchers expect XRP to dip further below $0.5 before a sustainable rebound.
For instance, Ali Martinez has said $0.90 could be a good buying opportunity for long-term holders. On the other hand, an analysis by The Crypto Basic suggests even lower levels. It suggests XRP price could revisit November 2024 lows of $0.6, which could open the door to a new all-time high.
Essentially, XRP is under pressure for now, and any rebound is likely to be short-lived.
DisClamier: This content is informational and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author's personal opinions and do not reflect The Crypto Basic opinion. Readers are encouraged to do thorough research before making any investment decisions. The Crypto Basic is not responsible for any financial losses.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
4 hours ago
Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
4 hours ago
Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
4 hours ago
US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
4 hours ago
US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
4 hours ago
During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
Two Hyperliquid whales are betting on Cardano to recover, taking sizable long positions, but they are already in the red as the coin has continued to fall.
Cardano (ADA) is in an obvious downtrend, but all hope is not lost for the prominent altcoin. Large market participants remain optimistic that it will recover from its prolonged correction and reach higher prices.
Among others, two whales are particularly putting their money on this optimism. On-chain data shows huge leveraged bets on an ADA reversal on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, but this is currently going south.
Whales on Cardano Long Positions The first trader with the address “0x51f63” has an open 10x long position on Cardano valued at $2.6 million (17.3 million ADA). This whale opened this trade when the coin traded at $0.176, a price last seen in early June.
However, his bet has not gone according to plan. At the time of writing, the address is nursing unrealized losses of $431,660, which is 165% of its actual margin size on the Cardano position. Had the wallet not contained more capital or gains from other trades, the position would already have been liquidated.
Cardano Whale Bet on Hyperliquid Interestingly, the long trade has no liquidation price, highlighting the whale’s deep pocket and ability to hold the position even if ADA drops much lower.
At the same time, another whale is suffering a worse unrealized loss on ADA. Address “0x123dbc” has a similar 10x leveraged long but is on an unrealized loss of $1.28 million. This is because he opened the bet, worth $1.28 million (8.4 million ADA), at an entry price of $0.303. Notably, Cardano last traded at this level in February.
The unrealized loss is already a staggering 1,003% of his margin size. However, since it is a cross position, profits from other trades and the undeployed capital have kept it going. There is also no estimated liquidation price due to the magnitude of the portfolio.
Cardano Whale Sits on $1.28M Unrealized Loss Cardano Down 35% in 30 Days The sizable bets are in the red solely because Cardano has continued to drop lower for a prolonged period. Over the past 30 days, the coin has lost over one-third of its value, specifically dropping 35% to $0.15.
ADA has further stepped back from its peak price this cycle, crashing 88% from $1.32 in December 2024. While the trend mirrors a broader market move, Cardano has been one of the worst-performing.
For context, no other asset in the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap has dropped as much as ADA in the past 30 days. This has ensured it dropped six places from 10th to 16th in the market cap rankings.
Nonetheless, analysts view this as a temporary phase. With the asset’s risk-to-reward becoming more appealing, a recovery to reclaim key resistance levels when the broader market conditions turn positive again would substantially benefit those who bought the current dip.
The next key level to watch is the $0.13 support, where ADA consolidated in December 2020 before a bullish continuation. Breaking below could take the coin towards $0.10, aligning with an ABC corrective Elliott Wave target.
Cardano 1M Chart DisClamier: This content is informational and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author's personal opinions and do not reflect The Crypto Basic opinion. Readers are encouraged to do thorough research before making any investment decisions. The Crypto Basic is not responsible for any financial losses.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
4 hours ago
Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
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Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
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US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
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US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
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During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
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Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
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Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
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US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
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US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
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During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
4 hours ago
Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
4 hours ago
Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
4 hours ago
US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
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US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
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During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
An address longing 21,000 ETH on Hyperliquid is now facing an unrealized loss of nearly $1.7 million
PANews, June 24 – According to Ai Yi, address 0xa2e…f1468 went long on 21,000 ETH on Hyperliquid with approximately 18x leverage, with a notional position of about $34.61 million. The entry price was $1,728.5, and the current unrealized loss is approximately $1.696 million, with a liquidation price of $1,590.1.
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US Three Major Indexes Mixed, HOOD Down Over 6.11%
The total value locked (TVL) across decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols has dropped sharply since the start of the year. According to CryptoRank data, the TVL in DeFi plunged from around $115 billion in January to $70 billion by the end of June. This represents a staggering $45 billion decline in just six months.
Decline persisted throughout the yearOn-chain analyses show that DeFi TVL decreased every month throughout 2026. Among the top ten blockchain networks, only Tron and Hyperliquid managed to achieve positive growth this year. TVL on the Tron network rose by roughly 5%, while Hyperliquid saw an increase of about 7%.
Tron’s growth was attributed to the network’s dominant role in USDT transfers and stablecoin settlements. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid’s rise was linked to its prominence in on-chain perpetual futures trading.
Mini glossary: Perpetual futures are derivative products without a set expiration date. To keep prices close to the spot market, a funding mechanism is usually used.
Of the top ten blockchains, Arbitrum experienced the steepest drop. Its TVL sank 55.3% to $1.3 billion. While Ethereum’s TVL fell 43% since January, it still led the DeFi space with $38.9 billion locked. Solana also declined 40.5% to $4.93 billion over the same period.
According to CryptoRank, DeFi’s TVL declined every month in 2026. Among major chains, only Tron and Hyperliquid remained in positive territory for the year.
Falling market caps added to the pressureDeFi outflows mirrored the broader cryptocurrency market’s correction. Data in the report shows bitcoin reached an all-time high above $122,000 in October 2025, with the total crypto market cap peaking at $4.21 trillion during the same period.
By the end of June, the total crypto market cap stood at $2.15 trillion, indicating a nearly 50% drop from last year’s peak. Bitcoin’s value is down more than 28% year-to-date. Ethereum has lost up to 43%, while BNB fell 33% and Solana tumbled 43.5% in the same timeframe.
Security breaches accelerated outflowsCryptoRank highlighted that this year’s high rate of security breaches contributed to the DeFi sector’s unraveling. Up to late June 2026, 121 attacks were recorded in the crypto industry, resulting in crypto losses totaling nearly $942 million. Of these, 85 incidents occurred in the second quarter alone, accounting for losses of around $775 million.
In the second quarter, KelpDAO lost $293 million after a vulnerability was exploited on a LayerZero-based cross-chain bridge. The Drift Protocol recorded $280 million in losses due to a separate security breach. Together, these two incidents made up about three-quarters of all recorded losses in the same period.
The KelpDAO attack also affected Aave. Hackers used stolen rsETH tokens with no underlying backing as collateral on Aave, borrowing funds and creating a gap in the protocol that proved difficult to recover. In the days following the incident, Aave’s TVL dropped from $26.4 billion to $14.3 billion—a 46% decline.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Address 0xebe8 closes 800 BTC long position, losing approximately $1.26 million
PANews, June 24 – According to Lookonchain, as BTC fell below $61,000, address 0xebe8 closed its long position of 800 BTC on Hyperliquid, with a notional size of approximately $48.8 million, resulting in a loss of around $1.26 million on this trade.Share to:
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US Three Major Indexes Mixed, HOOD Down Over 6.11%
PANews June 24 news, according to CoinGlass, in the past 24 hours approximately 103,200 traders were forcibly liquidated in the crypto futures market, with total liquidations reaching around 409 million USD. Long liquidations accounted for about 340 million USD, while shorts liquidated roughly 69.15 million USD, with longs making up over 80% of the total. The single largest liquidation order took place on the Binance BTCUSDT contract, worth roughly 3.0183 million USD. By exchange, Binance led with liquidations of around 171 million USD, followed by Hyperliquid at about 68.55 million USD, Bybit at about 54.37 million USD, OKX at about 40.69 million USD, and Gate at about 32.83 million USD.
Top Whale Watch: "BTC OG Insider Whale" Sees $27M Paper Profit, "Strategy Bear Whale" Adds $18M to ETH Short Position 2026.01.07 10:54:39
**January 7th Update** Per the Coinbob Popular Address Monitor, market recovery has boosted the "BTC OG Insider Whale’s" unrealized profits to $27 million. Meanwhile, the "Strategy Counterparty" has expanded its ETH short position to $79.5 million. Most whales held positions steady or made minor adjustments; key details below: ### BTC OG Insider Whale Total unrealized profits hit $27.06 million. Its core holding is an ETH long position (16% profit) worth ~$660 million at an average entry of $3,147 (unrealized gain: $21.33 million). It also holds profitable BTC and SOL long positions. Total account holdings sit at ~$825 million, making it the top ETH, BTC, and SOL long holder on Hyperliquid. ### CZ Counterparty Current ETH long position has $3.5 million in unrealized profits (~$185 million holding, avg $3,190). It also holds an XRP long position (~$87.95 million) with $1.05 million in unrealized losses. It’s the largest XRP long holder and second-largest ETH long holder on Hyperliquid; weekly profits hit $30.61 million, with no recent position changes. ### ZEC Largest Short Closed ~$1.6 million in MON short positions overnight/this morning; current MON short holding sits at ~$8.07 million (avg $0.028, $20k unrealized loss). Its ETH short position has flipped from profit to loss (~$149 million holding, avg $3,239). Total short holdings: ~$182 million, with $13.85 million in weekly losses. It’s the top short holder for ETH, ZEC, and MON on the platform. ### Shanzhai Air Force Leader Opened a ~$340k BTC short position. Recently added to holdings of PUMP/MET, plus short positions on Solana-chain meme coins PEPE and Fartcoin—total related short size now ~$6 million. It remains the largest LIT short holder on Hyperliquid (~$14.17 million, avg $2.7, $1.65 million unrealized loss). ### pension-usdt.eth Launched a 3x-leveraged ETH short position with $2.31 million in unrealized losses. Current holding: ~$65 million (avg $3,136, liquidation price: $4,547). ### Strategy Opponent Position Added ~$18 million to its ETH short position yesterday through today, bringing total holding to ~$79.5 million (avg $3,145, $2.55 million unrealized loss). It’s also the largest BTC short whale on Hyperliquid (~$139 million, avg $91,300).
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Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
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Onchain analysts flagged an alleged coordinated Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) manipulation attempt on Hyperliquid, resulting in $1.5 million in losses for the protocol’s liquidity vault.
Blockchain security firm PeckShield and onchain tracker Lookonchain identified the incident on April 9, linking four wallets to a single entity.
How the Alleged Fartcoin Manipulation UnfoldedAccording to PeckShield, the attacker accumulated a $15 million Fartcoin long position totaling 145.24 million tokens across four wallets.
The attacker then triggered what PeckShield described as a “suicide” liquidation in a low-liquidity environment. This forced Hyperliquid’s Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) mechanism to activate, pushing the toxic position onto the Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP) vault.
Lookonchain confirmed that the wallets suffered a combined $3.02 million in liquidation losses.
“A $3M loss on paper, but likely a massive net profit via cross-venue hedging,” the post added.
Meanwhile, two short-side traders with addresses beginning 0x06ce and 0x4196 were auto-deleveraged by the ADL system, realizing approximately $849,000 in combined profits.
“4 fresh wallets, same entity, all traced $USDC at the same time coordinated long-liquidated in under 3 hours after a 27% pump collapsed into a 30% crash. This is what whale-vs-whale manipulation looks like when both sides are playing the same game, and one of them blinks first,” Evening Trader Group wrote.
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The wallet 0x06ce appears to be one of the few addresses that exited in profit with a PNL of +$512k during the recent $FARTCOIN HLP incident.
Following a coordinated attempt where traders built an 8-figure notional long and were later intentionally liquidated, HLP was left… https://t.co/OVmBywSmPo
— Hyperdash (@hypurrdash) April 9, 2026 The fallout comes as Fartcoin’s price sees notable volatility. The meme coin surged to an intraday high of $0.25 yesterday, marking its highest level since late January.
FARTCOIN Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsHowever, over the past 24 hours, the token dropped more than 13%, ranking as the top loser among the 300 largest cryptocurrencies on CoinGecko. The token was trading near $0.17 at the time of writing.
But analysts say the $3M loss on Hyperliquid likely masked a larger net gain through hedged positions placed on other platforms.
A coordinated attempt to manipulate the price of Fartcoin (FART) on Hyperliquid ended in a $3 million liquidation loss after the scheme triggered an automatic safety mechanism that forced the platform’s own liquidity pool to absorb the fallout.
However, blockchain analysts tracking the incident say the attacker likely walked away with a net profit through hedged positions they had placed elsewhere, leaving Hyperliquid’s liquidity providers holding the bag.
How the Attack Unfolded According to Peckshield and Lookonchain, a single entity spread about $15 million worth of FART long positions across four wallets, accumulating over 145 million tokens. Their data shows the wallets were funded from Binance and Bybit, with three of them traced by on-chain researcher mlmabc to the same entity that had previously squeezed the XPL token.
The alleged manipulator deliberately chose a low-liquidity environment, which made it easier for them to move the price, with Fartcoin going up by about 20% around the time the positions were being built. Hyperdash, a trading terminal built for Hyperliquid, reported that at their peak, the coordinated longs had generated a combined unrealized gain of $1.3 million. Even price data from CoinGecko confirmed the move, showing FART going from near $0.20 to a high of $0.2476 between 20:05 and 23:55 GMT on April 8.
After that, the trap was sprung. Instead of exiting, as would have been expected, given that prices were flying, the schemer deliberately let the positions get liquidated, a tactic Peckshield called “suicide” liquidation. According to them, the intention was to trigger the platform‘s Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) mechanism, which forcibly closes the opposing side of a trade in extreme situations to cover losses.
In this instance, ADL meant that short traders were closed out against their will, and Hyperliquid’s own liquidity pool, known as HLP, was left holding a $13 million long position in a collapsing market. One wallet, 0x06ce, exited with a $512,000 profit before the liquidation cascade, according to Hyperdash.
Peckshield’s and Lookonchain’s assessments were that the manipulator went underwater for $3 million following the liquidation, with the former suggesting they may have profited elsewhere.
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Fartcoin Down 10% HLP is said to have lost about $1.5 million in the last 24 hours, and Fartcoin is down 10% over the same time period after its price fell from the $0.24 it reached during the manipulation episode.
Meanwhile, Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, which dipped by 23% following a similar liquidation incident last year involving the JELLY token, seems to have fared better this time. At the time of writing, it had only shed a mere 0.4% off its level from 24 hours ago and was up more than 10% in the last 7 days.
A highly leveraged long bet on the Solana-based memecoin Fartcoin imploded on the Hyperliquid exchange, triggering a 50 percent price crash and roughly $3 million in losses for the trader behind multiple wallets.On-chain data show two main wallets built a 145.24 million-token long position that helped drive Fartcoin's rally before both were forcibly liquidated in large blocks as thin liquidity magnified the move lower.The liquidation was so large that Hyperliquid's auto-deleveraging system kicked in, forcibly closing profitable short positions for about $849,000 in fee-free gains, while Fartcoin—already hit in a recent $270 million Drift Protocol exploit—now trades around $0.1244.An outsized bet on the meme coin "Fartcoin," which rocketed it higher, ended in a 50% crash.
A group of wallets attempted to push Fartcoin's price higher by building a $145.24 million token long position on Hyperliquid, the decentralized perpetual futures exchange that has become the venue of choice for leveraged crypto bets during the ongoing U.S.-Iran war.
The trade blew up on Wednesday, crashing the token 50% in a single hourly candle from $0.2519 to $0.1244, and costing the entity behind the wallets roughly $3 million.
Fartcoin is a Solana-based memecoin minted on Pump.fun in October 2024 for 2 SOL. It holds no intrinsic value and features a transactional system in which each trade produces a digital flatulence sound, yet it has built a cult following large enough to make it a top-100 token by market cap and a top-10 token by derivatives open interest, with over $1 billion in futures exposure at its peak.
On-chain data from Hyperliquid shows how the position was assembled and how it came apart.
At least two wallets were used to build the long. Address 0x511c accumulated tokens through TWAP orders, an automated system that breaks a large buy into smaller pieces over time to minimize market impact, purchasing around $0.248 per token.
Address 0x71c97d opened longs at approximately $0.205. Both were building into a rally that took Fartcoin from roughly $0.16 to $0.25 over several days, a move the position itself likely contributed to, given the token's thin liquidity.
It is unclear whether the wallets belonged to the same person or a group of people who intended to drive FARTCOIN's prices up.
The unwind was not gradual, however. Address 0x511c was liquidated completely, ending at $0.00 with no positions remaining. Its liquidation records show 28.16 million FARTCOIN and a separate 6.7 million FARTCOIN-USD position closed at $0.2155, totaling roughly $1.45 million in liquidation value.
Address 0x71c97d was liquidated on two separate fills, 29.98 million tokens at $0.1822 and 7.49 million at $0.1880, totaling roughly $6.87 million in liquidation value. That wallet has $35,074 left.
The liquidation was so large relative to the order book that Hyperliquid's auto-deleveraging mechanism activated, forcibly closing profitable short positions on the other side of the trade to prevent the system from accumulating bad debt.
Two short-biased accounts were auto-deleveraged at $0.1929, both at 7:52 AM on April 9. Address 0x06ce, an account with $15.1 million in all-time combined PnL and a 100% short position distribution, was ADL'd on 4.75 million FARTCOIN for a closed profit of $512,522.
Address 0x4196, carrying $12.9 million in all-time PnL and a 96.44% short allocation, was ADL'd on 15 million FARTCOIN for $336,599. Neither chose to close. Hyperliquid closed them.
The combined $849,000 in ADL profits came at zero fees, an artifact of the mechanism rather than a trading decision. Both accounts are sophisticated short-biased operators with multi-million dollar track records on the platform. They were positioned correctly and got paid for it, but not on their own terms.
FARTCOIN was also among the tokens stolen in last week's $270 million Drift Protocol exploit, where $4.1 million in FARTCOIN was drained alongside USDC, wrapped bitcoin, and dozens of other assets. The token trades at $0.1244 as of Wednesday afternoon.
A trader lost about $3 million after building a large leveraged Fartcoin position on Hyperliquid that unraveled in thin liquidity, triggering the platform’s auto-deleveraging (ADL) mechanism.
Lookonchain said, citing Hyperliquid data, that the trader accumulated about 145 million tokens across multiple wallets before being liquidated. The liquidation redistributed gains to opposing traders, with at least two wallets seeing around $849,000 through ADL.
PeckShield said the unwind produced about $3 million in accounting losses and left Hyperliquid’s HLP vault down roughly $1.5 million over 24 hours, though Hyperliquid had not publicly confirmed those figures by publication.
The episode highlighted how ADL can crystallize gains for traders on the other side of a collapsing position, while raising fresh questions about how Hyperliquid’s liquidation and vault structure behave in low-liquidity markets.
One of the wallets that profited from the redistribution. Source: Hyperdash
PeckShield said the activity appeared structured to trigger liquidations in low-liquidity conditions, potentially pushing losses onto Hyperliquid’s liquidity pool while being offset by positions elsewhere.
Cointelegraph reached out to Hyperliquid for comments, but had not received a response before publication.
Source: PeckShieldAlert
Past trades exposed similar pressure on Hyperliquid’s liquidity systemThis is not the first time Hyperliquid’s liquidity system has come under pressure from large, concentrated positions.
On March 13, 2025, the platform’s Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP) vault took a roughly $4 million hit after an oversized Ether (ETH) position was unwound, triggering liquidations under thin market conditions. After the incident, the team said that losses stemmed from market dynamics rather than a protocol exploit.
A similar episode occurred later that month involving the JELLY memecoin. On March 27, 2025, a trader used multiple leveraged positions to exploit the platform’s liquidation system.
However, the final outcome remained unclear, with Arkham saying the trader withdrew about $6.26 million but may still have ended up down nearly $1 million.
On Nov. 13, 2025, a similar pattern occurred when a trader built large leveraged positions in the POPCAT market, triggering cascading liquidations that left a $5 million hole in the HLP vault. Community members said the strategy appeared designed to create and then remove liquidity to force the vault to absorb the impact.
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A trader lost about $3 million after building a large leveraged Fartcoin position on Hyperliquid that unraveled in thin liquidity, triggering the platform’s auto-deleveraging (ADL) mechanism.
Lookonchain said, citing Hyperliquid data, that the trader accumulated about 145 million tokens across multiple wallets before being liquidated. The liquidation redistributed gains to opposing traders, with at least two wallets seeing around $849,000 through ADL.
PeckShield said the unwind produced about $3 million in accounting losses and left Hyperliquid’s HLP vault down roughly $1.5 million over 24 hours, though Hyperliquid had not publicly confirmed those figures by publication.
The episode highlighted how ADL can crystallize gains for traders on the other side of a collapsing position, while raising fresh questions about how Hyperliquid’s liquidation and vault structure behave in low-liquidity markets.
One of the wallets that profited from the redistribution. Source: Hyperdash
PeckShield said the activity appeared structured to trigger liquidations in low-liquidity conditions, potentially pushing losses onto Hyperliquid’s liquidity pool while being offset by positions elsewhere.
Cointelegraph reached out to Hyperliquid for comments, but had not received a response before publication.
Source: PeckShieldAlert
Past trades exposed similar pressure on Hyperliquid’s liquidity systemThis is not the first time Hyperliquid’s liquidity system has come under pressure from large, concentrated positions.
On March 13, 2025, the platform’s Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP) vault took a roughly $4 million hit after an oversized Ether (ETH) position was unwound, triggering liquidations under thin market conditions. After the incident, the team said that losses stemmed from market dynamics rather than a protocol exploit.
A similar episode occurred later that month involving the JELLY memecoin. On March 27, 2025, a trader used multiple leveraged positions to exploit the platform’s liquidation system.
However, the final outcome remained unclear, with Arkham saying the trader withdrew about $6.26 million but may still have ended up down nearly $1 million.
On Nov. 13, 2025, a similar pattern occurred when a trader built large leveraged positions in the POPCAT market, triggering cascading liquidations that left a $5 million hole in the HLP vault. Community members said the strategy appeared designed to create and then remove liquidity to force the vault to absorb the impact.
Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.
What Happened in the Fartcoin Liquidation Event? A trader lost about $3 million after building a large leveraged position in Fartcoin on Hyperliquid, which unraveled under thin liquidity conditions and triggered the platform’s auto-deleveraging (ADL) mechanism.
Blockchain data flagged by Lookonchain shows the trader accumulated roughly 145 million tokens across multiple wallets before being liquidated. As the position collapsed, gains were redistributed to traders on the other side of the market, with at least two wallets receiving around $849,000 through ADL.
PeckShield said the unwind resulted in approximately $3 million in accounting losses and left Hyperliquid’s Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP) vault down about $1.5 million over a 24-hour period, although the platform had not confirmed these figures at the time of publication.
How Does ADL Amplify Gains and Losses? Hyperliquid’s ADL system is designed to manage risk during forced liquidations by automatically reducing opposing positions when liquidity is insufficient. In practice, this can transfer value from one side of the market to another when large positions unwind rapidly.
In this case, the liquidation did not only close the trader’s position but also redistributed profits to counterparties positioned against it. The structure effectively turned a single collapse into a profit event for a small number of traders able to absorb the flow.
PeckShield noted that the activity appeared structured to trigger liquidations in low-liquidity conditions, potentially pushing losses onto Hyperliquid’s liquidity pool while being offset by positions elsewhere.
Investor Takeaway Auto-deleveraging systems can transfer losses across participants rather than eliminate them. In thin markets, large leveraged positions can turn liquidation into a redistribution event that benefits counterparties while stressing liquidity pools.
What Does This Reveal About Hyperliquid’s Liquidity Structure? The incident has raised fresh questions about how Hyperliquid’s liquidation and vault systems behave under stress. The HLP vault, which acts as a backstop for liquidity and absorbs imbalances, recorded losses during the event, highlighting its exposure to extreme market conditions.
While the platform has previously attributed similar losses to market dynamics rather than protocol flaws, repeated events suggest that structural vulnerabilities may persist when liquidity is fragmented or shallow.
Investor Takeaway Liquidity backstops like HLP vaults can absorb shocks but also accumulate losses during extreme events. Their performance depends heavily on market depth and the distribution of leveraged positions.
Is This Part of a Broader Pattern? This is not the first time Hyperliquid’s liquidity system has come under pressure from large, concentrated trades. On March 13, 2025, the HLP vault took a roughly $4 million hit after an oversized Ether position was unwound under similar thin liquidity conditions.
Later that month, a trader used multiple leveraged positions in the JELLY memecoin market in what appeared to exploit the platform’s liquidation mechanics. The final outcome remained unclear, with Arkham reporting that the trader withdrew about $6.26 million but may still have ended up with net losses.
On Nov. 13, 2025, another event involving the POPCAT market triggered cascading liquidations, leaving an estimated $5 million deficit in the HLP vault. Community analysis suggested the strategy involved creating and then removing liquidity to force the vault to absorb losses.
These repeated incidents point to a recurring dynamic where large, coordinated positions interact with thin liquidity to produce outsized effects on both traders and protocol-level liquidity reserves.
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Aster DEX just handed its tokenomics a structural overhaul, and its crypto token rockets. The announcement redirecting 99% of daily platform fees into automatic ASTER buybacks sent the token up over 10% on the day.
Under the upgraded model, Aster executes TWAP buybacks across each day, settling on-chain to a public wallet. For every token repurchased, an equal amount is permanently burned from reserves, starting with team allocations.
[Tokenomics Update] $ASTER Buyback and Burn Steps Up to 198%
Aster is upgrading its buyback so the platform's own activity both rewards stakers and sets $ASTER on a deflationary path.
Starting from 12:00 PM UTC today, 99% of Aster's daily platform fees buy back $ASTER. An equal…
— Aster 🥷 (@Aster_DEX) June 17, 2026 All bought-back tokens flow directly into Loyalty Rewards, stacked atop the existing 300,000 $ASTER base pool and distributed proportionally to veASTER lock weight. The protocol has already completed over $214 million in cumulative buybacks, reclaiming more than 143.38 million ASTER (7.11% of supply) in under a month.
Aster has drawn consistent comparisons to Hyperliquid as institutional capital rotates toward on-chain derivatives infrastructure, making this tokenomics upgrade more than a housekeeping move. It’s a direct competitive signal.
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Can ASTER Crypto Break $1?Before the crypto announcement, ASTER was trading in a tight range, consolidating under $0.7 after a brief spike to $0.76 months ago, a level it failed to hold. The token broke a short-term downtrend line in the lead-up to the announcement, posting a 12% rally in less than 2 hours, but resistance near $0.75 has rejected the price twice.
Support is long gone; it was clustered in the $0.63 demand zone, where every sell pressure has been absorbed. The 30-period moving average sits near $0.65, acting as a short-term floor. RSI hovering near 61 signals moderate bullish momentum.
For its crypto holders, daily buybacks of $2–3 million would compress supply steadily, and unlock pressure from the locked airdrop wallet might be absorbed. If all those happen, ASTER could clear $1 to open a path toward $1.50 once again.
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Bitcoin Hyper Eyes Early-Stage Entry as ASTER Tests Structural ResistanceASTER’s 10% pop on strong tokenomics news underscores a familiar dynamic: the market rewards supply-side discipline, but established tokens with billions of market cap face a different risk/reward than early-stage entries. At this market cap, the multiple is compressed. The asymmetry has already been partially priced. That’s exactly where traders with a different time horizon start looking elsewhere.
Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is a Bitcoin Layer 2 presale building what it bills as the first-ever BTC L2 with Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) integration, targeting sub-second finality on top of Bitcoin’s security layer. The pitch directly addresses Bitcoin’s three structural constraints: slow throughput, high fees, and limited programmability.
Hard numbers: presale price sits at $0.0136, total raised has crossed $32.8 million, and staking carries a high APY for early lockers. The Decentralized Canonical Bridge handles native BTC transfers without custodial wrapping. The DEX token game might be too late to enter, and Bitcoin layer 2 could be the next narrative.
Research Bitcoin Hyper before the next stage closes.
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