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%.
Publicly traded crypto firms gained 23% in H1 2026, while underlying digital assets fell 36%, creating a significant 59-percentage-point performance gap.
Read the full storyBitcoin and Ethereum prices hold steady as market participants shift focus toward impending regulatory frameworks and monetary policy decisions.
According to reports, Bitcoin rose 6% this week as whale accumulation offset record outflows from spot ETFs, pushing the price back above the $63,000 mark.