
Crypto Research Morning Brief — June 29, 2026
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607 stories about Bitcoin from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Sep 8, 2026.

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Perception exited beta and launched its digital asset narrative intelligence platform with integrations from BitGo, Swan, Relai, and Bitcoin Well, providing AI-driven market insights from over 1,000 curated industry sources.

Bitplanet signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Antalpha to enter the Bitcoin mining space. This partnership aims to leverage Antalpha's expertise and equipment to establish Bitplanet's mining operations.

Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, down nearly 7% this week. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are ending the second quarter in the red, a back-to-back losing first half that runs against the usual pattern.

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Bitcoin is testing a crucial support level between $58,000 and $60,000 for the third time. If it breaks below this range, it could trigger a deeper decline in the market, though some investors view the volatility as an opportunity to buy.

Galaxy Research now sees a 50-50 chance of the CLARITY Act passing the Senate, citing dwindling time before Congress's August recess and mounting legislative uncertainty.

Strategy's flagship preferred stock STRC hit a new record low as U.S. markets opened, with Bitcoin lingering below $60,000. CEO Michael Saylor acknowledged the 'volatility test' but remained optimistic about Bitcoin's long-term potential.

Senior Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo is urging Bitcoin projects to leave GitHub following a ban on the Rust Lightning implementation. Citing broken merge scripts, hidden diffs, and unreliable tracking, developers recommend migrating to self-hosted Forgejo solutions, with Andrew Poelstra among those raising concerns.

Trezor Academy released a documentary showcasing Bitcoin adoption in Africa and launched a donation program to fund Bitcoin education initiatives in the Global South. The initiative aims to empower communities through financial literacy and access to decentralized finance.

Nearly 50,000 BTC were transferred to exchanges at a loss, signaling potential selling pressure. Short-term Bitcoin holders are under significant stress, raising concerns about further price declines.

Strategy's market capitalization has fallen below the value of its bitcoin holdings, marking a sharp reversal from years when the company traded at a premium. This shift removes a key source of capital-raising flexibility that Michael Saylor had exploited.

Bitcoin's price fell to around $59,400 after $691 million was pulled from spot ETFs, the largest outflow since May. This comes ahead of a significant $10.6 billion options expiry on Friday, which could further impact prices.

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Aave and Solana ecosystem tokens are driving a crypto market rebound, with Bitcoin holding steady near $60,000. Aave's founder hinted at potential token buybacks under a new framework, adding to the positive momentum.

Strategy’s $13 billion paper loss on Bitcoin exceeds the market caps of hundreds of tokens, including Chainlink and Polygon, highlighting extreme concentration of risk in the crypto market.

Bitcoin touched its lowest level since September 2024 before rebounding to $59,770, while ETH slipped further and another $1 billion in futures positions were wiped out.

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Bitcoin fell to the low $60,000s ahead of a $10.6B June 26 quarterly expiry as $469M in ETF outflows and negative gamma weigh on sentiment.

DMND mining pool and GoMining mined the first known Bitcoin block using Stratum V2's Job Declaration feature, allowing a miner—not the pool—to select transactions and build its own block template, a milestone for decentralizing transaction control in Bitcoin mining.

Bitcoin has surged back above $60,000 for the second time after briefly dipping to $59,300, reinforcing the strength of this price level. If it closes the day above $60k, it could signal continued bullish momentum.

A massive $8.6 billion in Bitcoin options bets are expiring this Friday, marking the largest single expiry of bullish wagers this year. The event could cause volatility depending on whether Bitcoin's price meets the strike prices of those call options.

An estimated 20% of miners are now unprofitable at current prices, and the stress shows up at the network level, too.

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