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Bitcoin Reclaims $65K as US-Iran Peace Deal Eases Risk Sentiment

Bitcoin pushed back to $65,695, up 2.08% on Monday after President Trump signaled a US-Iran peace agreement could be signed by the weekend, sharply reducing geopolitical risk and lifting appetite for risk assets globally. The rebound comes after a brutal stretch in which BTC dropped from around $73,000 to below $60,000 — its weakest level since November 2024 — before clawing back ground.

The recovery was helped by improved macro tailwinds: oil slumped, equities rallied, and the dollar weakened against major peers. Asian shares jumped roughly 3% on the same news, signaling broad risk-on flows across regions. Notably, the recent selloff lacked the capitulation typically seen at bear-market lows, suggesting the move had more to do with positioning than panic.

The question now is whether this is a genuine reversal or a relief rally inside a wider correction. With the FOMC meeting on June 16-17 looming and inflation still running above 4%, any sustained crypto recovery will hinge on what the Fed signals next — not Middle East headlines alone.

SpaceX Goes Public — And Brings 18,712 BTC to Wall Street

SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history on Friday, listing on Nasdaq under SPCX at a valuation of roughly $2.1 trillion. Shares surged 19% on debut day, but the detail crypto investors should focus on is buried in the S-1: SpaceX holds 18,712 BTC as a strategic cash reserve, worth approximately $1.29 billion at filing.

That makes Elon Musk's rocket company one of the largest known corporate Bitcoin holders on the planet, sitting alongside Strategy's 845,000 BTC and Tesla's 11,509 BTC. Combined, Musk-linked entities now control over 30,000 BTC. Unlike Strategy, however, SpaceX treats its Bitcoin position as a small, non-core treasury asset — not a business model — which makes this listing arguably the first true test of Bitcoin as a corporate reserve at trillion-dollar scale.

The next few earnings cycles matter enormously. Under updated FASB accounting rules, BTC price swings will flow directly through SpaceX's net income, exposing crypto volatility to mainstream equity investors for the first time. How SPCX weathers that — and whether OpenAI and Anthropic follow with BTC on their balance sheets when they list — could reshape corporate treasury norms for the rest of the decade.

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Stablecoin Capital Quietly Rotates From Ethereum to Tron

A subtle but significant shift is underway in stablecoin settlement rails. On-chain flow data shows capital migrating from Ethereum-based stablecoins to Tron-based USDT via Binance, even as total market liquidity remains intact for now. The aggregate stablecoin supply hasn't shrunk — issuers and traders are simply choosing a different chain to settle on, primarily for cost and speed.

This matters because Ethereum has historically dominated stablecoin issuance, with over half of all stablecoin supply living on its mainnet and generating roughly 40% of all blockchain fees. A sustained outflow would weaken one of Ethereum's strongest fundamental arguments — that it is the canonical settlement layer for dollar-denominated blockchain transactions — and pressure ETH's fee revenue at a moment when the token is already trading near multi-month lows.

For now, analysts caution that the rotation needs to neutralize before Ethereum-based accumulation can resume meaningfully. Watch USDT supply on Tron versus Ethereum over the next two weeks: if Tron continues to absorb share, it's a real signal. If flows reverse, this was noise. Either way, the chain wars are no longer about TVL — they're about where the dollars actually live.

Altcoin ETFs Soak Up the Bitcoin Outflows

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have bled capital for three straight weeks, but the money isn't leaving crypto — it's rotating inside it. XRP ETFs, approved by the SEC in March, have pulled $1.37 billion in cumulative inflows by mid-May, making them the fastest crypto ETF category to hit $1 billion since Ethereum products launched in 2024.

Solana ETFs, which began trading on May 26, have already attracted $1.118 billion in net inflows by mid-June, with BlackRock's BSOL leading at $889 million. While BTC and ETH funds shrank in May and early June, XRP and Solana products absorbed a combined $226 million — a clear sign of intra-asset rotation rather than capital flight from the sector. Bitcoin dominance still sits near 59%, but the breadth story of 2026 is unmistakably altcoins.

The pipeline is also building. Morgan Stanley filed for spot Bitcoin and Solana products in January, and analysts now expect over 100 new crypto ETFs to launch this year under the SEC's more generous generic listing standards. For portfolio builders: dominance may be high today, but the institutional menu is widening fast.

Global Markets Rally as Oil Slumps; Fed Holds the Spotlight This Week

Risk assets ripped higher overnight after the US and Iran reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with global stocks and bonds rallying while oil slumped to a three-month low. US and European equity futures climbed over 1.2%, the dollar fell against major peers, and Brent crude tumbled more than 4% toward $83 a barrel as the geopolitical risk premium drained out of energy markets.

The relief rally now hands the baton to the Federal Reserve, which meets June 16-17. Markets price a near-99% probability of no change, leaving the target range at 3.50-3.75% — where it has sat since late 2025. With headline CPI still around 4.2% year-over-year and unemployment near 4.3%, incoming Chair Kevin Warsh inherits a sticky-inflation, firm-labor backdrop that has effectively shelved the easing narrative. Futures now embed modest odds of hikes, not cuts.

The Bank of Japan also meets June 15-16, with markets expecting a 25 basis point hike to 1% — the first increase since December 2025. For multi-asset investors, this week is less about a single number and more about the dot plot, Warsh's tone, and whether persistent yen weakness finally meets a hawkish BoJ. Position accordingly.

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