Global markets, including crypto, experienced significant selling preassure, which led to major price corrections.
Bitcoin briefly dipped below $50,000 and the whole crypto market lost hundreds of billions in no time.
During this period the top institutional Bitcoin holders – MicroStrategy, BlackRock, Fidelity and Grayscale haven’t sold any of their BTC holdings.
BlackRock currently holds 344,070 BTC worth $18.41 billion, Fidelity holds $9.67 billion, Grayscale has $12.83 billion, while MicroStrategy holds over $25 billion.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin has recovered from the daily bottom, currently trading at $54,300 with $104.4 billion volume.
European banking giant UniCredit is preparing to offer its professional clients a new investment product linked to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Connecticut has officially distanced itself from government adoption of digital assets like Bitcoin. On June 30, Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill 7082 into law, placing sweeping restrictions on how the state and its agencies can engage with cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin giant Strategy has added another 4,980 BTC to its reserves in a purchase worth approximately $531.9 million, according to Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.
According to renowned market veteran Peter Brandt, trading isn’t the path to prosperity for the vast majority of people.