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Analyst: Bitcoin Nears $53,600 Realized Price, but Capitulation Still Absent
Market analyst Shanaka Anslem Perera said Bitcoin has moved within 9% of its realized price near $53,600, a level he argues has historically aligned with bear-market endings. He contends the latest decline lacked classic capitulation, citing 187,000 BTC sold at a loss last week versus 1.2 million BTC during the 2022 washout, while demand fell by 652,000 BTC. Perera also pointed to negative spot Bitcoin ETF flows and said steady long-term holder behavior could still support a bullish interpretation.
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Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won named a bribery suspect as exchange faces multiple probes
South Korean police have designated Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won as a suspect in a bribery probe tied to the alleged preferential hiring of an independent lawmaker’s son. The investigation adds to Bithumb’s recent regulatory and operational troubles, including a March six-month partial suspension with a $24.2 million fine and a February error that mistakenly credited users with about 620,000 Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin Technical Outlook: BTC Needs $66K-$67K Back to Reduce Sub-$60K Risk
Bitcoin is holding the $59K-$62K demand zone after a sharp drop from above $73K, with price recently hovering around $62.7K. The analysis says BTC must regain $66K-$67K and then confront resistance near $73K-$74K; otherwise, a breakdown pattern could send it back to the $60K area and possibly $59K. On-chain, realized price is around $53.5K while spot sits near $62.5K, suggesting cycle support but not ruling out additional short-term pullbacks.
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Zcash outlines Ironwood shielded pool to re-enable auditable supply, July 2026 target
Zcash developers are advancing an Ironwood shielded pool that would make circulating-supply accounting publicly auditable while keeping privacy features, after the Orchard flaw disclosure on June 5 and a follow-up proposal on June 6. Scrutiny returned on June 11 when Arkham flagged a large Orchard withdrawal and noted the pool still holds about 3.88 million ZEC (roughly $1.65 billion), even though shielded balances cannot be independently verified.
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Analyst: Ethereum's Delta Price metric points to a possible $700 retest
Ethereum rebounded after dipping near the $1,500 support area, but an analyst argues the broader setup remains bearish. Ali Martinez says the Delta Price indicator sits around $700 and, if historical patterns repeat, ETH could revisit that range before a new uptrend. Separately, network metrics show nearly 195 million non-empty Ethereum wallets, and Binance futures open interest reached almost 3.7 million ETH.
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