? Mt. Gox moves $2.7B in Bitcoin to new wallet address
The collapsed Japanese crypto exchange Mt. Gox has transferred 47,229 Bitcoin (BTC) — worth $2.71 billion at current prices — to a new wallet address in its first major transaction since May. According to blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, the exchange transferred the Bitcoin at 12:30 am UTC on July 5 out from “cold storage."

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? Bitcoin tumbles as whale sells 3,500 BTC, $310 million liquidated in 24 hours
According to CryptoSlate’s data, Bitcoin’s price has dropped approximately 6% in the past 24 hours, breaking the $58,000 mark to fall to as low as $56,900. Market observers warned that if the heavy selling action continues, this decline could be a precursor to a decline in the flagship digital asset’s price to the low $50,000s. Earlier today, blockchain analyst Lookonchain identified a whale that sold 3,500 BTC for $206 million in five hours through the Binance exchange.

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? CryptoQuant says 'extremely underpaid' bitcoin miners' capitulation is a possible bottom signal
Since Bitcoin's latest halving event on April 19, which cut the reward for mining a new bitcoin block in half, the world's largest cryptocurrency has begun showing signs of miner capitulation as miners likely turn off underperforming machines and begin to sell bitcoin to hedge their exposure. There are various signs of miner capitulation, which historically has indicated a bottom in prices, according to CryptoQuant, which notes that for most of the period since April, miners have been "extremely underpaid" according to the data provider's metrics.

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? Solana ETF possible with a change in POTUS, SEC: BalchunasA spot Solana exchange-traded fund in the United States may only be possible with a change in the administration and the head of its securities regulator, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, said the new fund, called the VanEck Solana Trust, aims to capitalize on Solana’s decentralized nature, high utility and economic feasibility.

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? Marathon Digital expands into altcoin mining to diversify revenue streams post-Bitcoin halvingMarathon Digital, the largest public Bitcoin miner by market cap, announced late Wednesday it had expanded into altcoin mining to diversify its revenue streams following Bitcoin's latest halving event. The altcoin in question is Kaspa, with Marathon deploying its first Kaspa application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners in September 2023. In total, Marathon said it has purchased around 60 PH/s of Antminer KS3, KS5 and KS5 Pro ASICs from manufacturer Bitmain, each of which it claims can generate up to 95% profit margins given the current network difficulty rate and price of KAS.

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? Bitcoin derivatives poised for 'quadruple witching' volatility as Friday's quarterly options expiry approaches, analyst saysThe bitcoin options market is braced for heightened volatility, with over 20% of open interest on Deribit set to expire in-the-money (ITM), several analysts said to The Block on Wednesday. "As we approach Friday’s large quarterly expiry, potentially influenced by ‘quadruple witching’ and related volatility in U.S. markets, over 20% of Deribit open interest is set to expire in-the-money, equating to over $2.7 billion, total notional size of Friday's options expiry is over $10 billion," Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers told The Block.

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? Kraken CEO says Biden Administration is 'softening' toward cryptoKraken CEO Dave Ripley described the Biden Administration as "softening" its stance toward crypto during an interview on CNBC Thursday. "When we came into this year, the executive branch has been, via the SEC, strongly negative to cryptocurrencies," Ripley said in the interview with CNBC "Squawk Box" host Joe Kernan. "But, there have been many supporters throughout the U.S. government. I visit D.C. periodically and met with many people in Congress, the Senate, and there are a number of supporters there.

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?? Montenegrin Prime Minister Identified as Early Investor in Terraform Labs: ReportAccording to a recent report, Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajić has been identified as one of the early investors in Terraform Labs. Court documents released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that Spajić invested $75,000 in April 2018, acquiring 750,000 Luna tokens, which at their peak were valued at $90 million. SEC documents revealed that 14 individuals and 10 companies contributed approximately $13.75 million to the project’s initial development and research.

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? Bitcoin ETFs see $714.4 million outflow over four consecutive trading days

Farside data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced another significant outflow on June 18, amounting to $152.4 million. This marks the fourth consecutive trading day of outflows; the record outflow streak is from April 24 to May 2, which spanned seven consecutive trading days. The current sequence has resulted in a cumulative outflow of $714.4 million.

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?? CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam tells Senate agency can handle greater crypto responsibilitiesCFTC chair Rostin Behnam said the agency is capable of handling additional crypto responsibilities during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on June 13. Behnam denied the suggestion that the CFTC would be “biting off… more than it can chew” if it gained additional crypto authority. He asserted that crypto commodities fall under the agency’s responsibilities and described a gap in regulation that can be filled.

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