📊 This week on Market Pulse:

🔷 Rough Waters, Whale Moves: Crypto Swims Against the Macro Tide

◾️Crypto Overview

🔹Crypto saw broader weakness this week, with $BTC breaking above $110k intraday on June 11, before consolidating to flat on the week ~1.4% around ~$105.5k.

🔹$ETH mirrored $BTC’s move but outperformed modestly, finishing around ~$2,550, largely supported by ongoing bullish technical momentum and strong funding flows.

🔹$SOL declined midweek amid macro uncertainty but recovered to $145 albeit still underperforming.

🔹Despite risk-off pressures from geopolitical headlines, the TOTAL3 crypto market cap (excluding $BTC and $ETH) ended the week down ~2%, underpinned by institutional buying on the dip.

◾️Bitcoin and $ETH

🔹$1.14B in $BTC and $ETH liquidations mid-week, driven by global equity sell-offs tied to Middle East tensions.

🔹$ETH outflows were proportionally higher, highlighting greater leveraged exposure.

🔹Despite geopolitical uncertainty, U.S. $BTC ETFs saw a five-day inflow streak totaling over $1.3B, with inflows of $386M on June 9 and $301M on June 13, signaling strong demand in risk-off conditions.

🔹$ETH futures OI rose ~15%, reflecting renewed bullish sentiment, while $BTC OI stayed flat and implied vol dipped further to ~38%, favoring options-based strategies.

🔹Whale accumulation in $ETH continued, with >1k $ETH wallets up 2% on-chain, supporting its ~10% dominance consolidation.

◾️Other Crypto Takeaways

🔹KAIA (+42%)

▪️Released strong Japan-region expansion updates, including listings on major exchanges like Bitbank and support from local crypto initiatives.

▪️Regulatory clarity and localized adoption drove regional investor interest, lifting spot and derivative activities.

🔹AB DAO (AB) (+32%)

▪️Sparked by Binance Alpha launch and airdrop on June 11, yielding heightened trading volume and on-chain activity.

▪️The successful roll-out boosted community engagement and liquidity injections, triggering speculative inflows.

🔹FARTCOIN (+18%)

▪️Went viral on Twitter/X after a Burst acquisition talk (6/13–14), drawing large retail attention.

▪️Meme-driven social pump and retail frenzy amplified trading volume, despite lacking fundamental backing.

🔹SPX (+17%)

▪️Extended momentum from prior week’s Layer-2 presale news, breaking further above $1.10 midweek.

▪️Continued technical strength and presale excitement sustained mass accumulation and whale interest.

🔹JTO (+18%)

▪️Jito Labs met with the SEC on June 13 to present its Token Transparency Framework and blockchain-based securities pilot, “Project Open”.

▪️This proactive engagement between an infrastructure provider and U.S. regulators, hints at emerging regulatory alignment for Solana’s MEV layer.

▪️With Jito supporting ~94% of Solana’s staking infrastructure, it significantly boosted investor confidence in its pivotal role within Solana’s staking and MEV landscape.

◾️TradFi Overview

🔹Equities

▪️Began the week cautiously higher in Asia, with U.S. futures stabilizing after early dips.

🔹FX & Commodities

▪️USD strengthened against major peers, as JPY and EUR weakened due to spiking oil prices.

▪️Oil climbed another 1%, after 13% surge last week, as Middle Eastern tensions remain elevated. WTI hovered near $73.55/barrel when Brent settled around $74.8/barrel.

🔹Rates

▪️US Treasury Yields showed little change with 10Y yields around 4.42%, signalling little sign of safe haven demand despite the Middle East geopolitical unrest.

◾️Outlook for the Week

🔹A high volatility week ahead, with central bank action, macro data, and geopolitical tensions driving global and crypto markets.

🔹All eyes on Fed imminent rates decision with Markets expecting the Fed to hold rates, with a first cut likely in September. Key decisions also due from Japan, UK, Switzerland, Indonesia, Sweden, Brazil, Chile

🔹G7 leaders meet in Canada amid Israel’s unprecedented strike on Iran and rising trade tensions from Trump-era tariffs.

🔹US markets will be closed on holiday on Thursday.

🔹Macro Data:

▪️Retail Sales: US, China, UK, Canada

▪️CPI Data: UK, Japan, South Africa, Italy

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