🗣 Europe blocks Russian access to crypto

The 19th EU sanctions package prohibits crypto operations by Russian users and restricts foreign financial institutions that supported parallel settlement systems.

JUST IN: $ASTER surpasses $BTC in 24-hour perpetual volume on Hyperliquid.

JUST IN: The 24-hour DEX perpetual volume for $Aster on Hyperliquid has exceeded $700 million, which is over 2.75 times higher than on its own DEX, according to CoinMarketCap data.

JUST IN: A new whale wallet has acquired 1000 BTC in the past two days, with a total value slightly above $115M.

Onchain: A market decline prompted a major investor to deposit $15 million in $USDC into Hyperliquid to leverage investments in $BTC, $SOL, $HYPE, and $PUMP.

JUST IN: CZ stated that "dips are important for establishing support levels, which are like foundations of a house."

📈 $AVAX nears critical breakout

Avalanche is testing levels that could decide its first real trend reversal in years.

➡️ A weekly close above $34 would confirm a breakout and mark the first higher high since 2021
➡️ The bigger shift comes only at $56, where the long-term trend flips bullish
➡️ Until then, resistance zones continue to cap momentum

$AVAX is moving into a make-or-break zone and the next weekly closes will set the tone for its cycle.

BTC drops below $113K amid shutdown fears

Bitcoin plunged to $112,000 with hourly liquidations over $1B and $1.7B for the day.

Markets reacted to Trump’s statement on a possible US government shutdown.

JUST IN: ETH falls below $4K.

⚡️ Breakout in energy stocks

Energy names are breaking out just as most investors gave up on the sector. The XLE ETF has pushed above resistance near 90, its strongest move in more than a year.


🟡 Energy remains one of the cheapest S&P 500 sectors on earnings multiples
🟡 Dividend yields across majors average above 3 percent
🟡 Capital spending stays limited, keeping supply growth tight
🟡 Technical breakout from a year-long downtrend adds fuel

When valuation, fundamentals, and charts align, momentum tends to accelerate. Energy looks set up as one of the most contrarian winners of this cycle.

🗣 Global Money Supply Nears All-Time High

The M2 indicator is close to a record peak. Analysts note that such periods have historically been followed by a rise in Bitcoin’s price.

JUST IN: FourMeme has overtaken Axiom in 24-hour revenue, according to recent data.

💰 As Bitcoin exchange reserves hit their lowest level in 6 years, BTC also set a new ATH today

🟡 Bitcoin broke above $125,000, marking a new all-time high and pushing its weekly gain over 11%.

🟡 Meanwhile, exchange balances dropped to 2.83M BTC, the lowest since 2019.