Bitcoin Tops $63K, ETFs Bleed $1.72B, Strategy Adds 1,550 BTC
Bitcoin rallied above $63,000 on an oversold relief bounce. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $1.72 billion in outflows last week. Strategy bought 1,550 BTC for $101.3 million. Other stories: Zcash fixed a critical vulnerability, the UK proposed crypto ETN allocations, and MetaMask announced an AI wallet.
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Bitcoin climbed back above $63,000, with analysts calling it a classic oversold relief rally.
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.72 billion in net outflows last week — the largest weekly withdrawal since February 2025.
Strategy purchased an additional 1,550 BTC for $101.3 million, boosting its holdings to 845,256 BTC.
Other notable developments:
- Zcash disclosed details of a critical vulnerability fix in its Orchard shielded pool.
- Bernstein reiterated its long-term store-of-value thesis for bitcoin, citing unchanged fundamentals despite slower cycles.
- The UK FCA proposed allowing authorized funds to allocate up to 10% of assets to crypto ETNs.
- Over 200 organizations, including Coinbase and Ripple, urged Senate leaders to bring the Clarity Act to a vote.
- MetaMask plans to launch a non-custodial AI agent wallet this summer.
- Bitmine added 126,971 ETH to its treasury, now holding 5.54 million ETH.
Source: The Block News Feed