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Bitcoin reclaimed the $63,000 level in early July, driven by whale accumulation that offset record outflows from spot ETFs. By mid-month, crypto regulation surpassed geopolitics as the primary market catalyst, leading to steady prices as traders awaited policy decisions. Despite this recovery, the first half of 2026 saw a 59-percentage-point performance gap, with public crypto companies gaining 23% while crypto assets fell 36%.