Crypto's First Half of 2026 Was Brutal. Here's the Review, and What H2 Could Hold.
Crypto's first half of 2026 was brutal, dragged down by macro, not crypto itself. A sober H1 review and an honest range for what the second half could hold.
№ 002NewsBitcoin Closes Out a Brutal June Near $60k, Down 18% on the Month
Bitcoin closed June near $60k, down roughly 18% on the month after breaking $62k support. An honest stock-take of a brutal month and what July inherits.
№ 003NewsThe Money Leaving Crypto Is Going to AI Stocks. Here's Why, and What Reverses It.
The money leaving crypto is flowing into AI stocks. Why crypto is losing the competition for risk capital right now, and what would make those flows reverse.
№ 004NewsCrypto Has Gone Quiet, and That's Either Healthy or the Calm Before More Pain
Bitcoin's gone quiet around $59.8k after weeks of carnage. Low volatility after a crash is either a base forming or the calm before more pain. How to read the silence.
№ 005NewsCrypto's Regulation Limbo Is Quietly Making This Bear Market Worse
A delay to the CLARITY Act is the quiet weight on this bear market nobody's discussing. Why regulatory limbo keeps big money waiting, and why it'll eventually turn.
№ 006NewsBitcoin Just Lost $60k. Now Watch the $58k Floor.
Bitcoin slipped under $60k to around $59k, but buyers are absorbing near $58k. Why that floor is the only level that matters now, and what a break would mean.
№ 007NewsThe Fed Just Killed Rate-Cut Hopes, and Crypto Got the Bill
The Fed held rates but its dot plot jumped to 3.8%, erasing 2026 rate-cut hopes, and crypto paid the bill. Why this is a rates story first and a crypto story second.
№ 008NewsAnalysts Say Bitcoin Could Hit $55k Before Bottoming. Here's the Case.
Analysts at 10x Research say Bitcoin could fall to $55k before bottoming, maybe by autumn. Here's the case for and against, and why it argues for patience over panic.
№ 009NewsCrypto Is Just Following the Stock Market Down Right Now
Your crypto's red because the stock market is. Bitcoin's down ~4.5% on the week tracking a Nasdaq slide and a 10% AI-stock crash. Why this is a macro dip, not a crypto crisis.
№ 010NewsEthereum Slips Under $1.7k, and the ETF Story Isn't Helping
Ethereum slipped below $1,700 as spot ETFs bled and momentum faded. Why Ether's real problem right now is narrative, not fundamentals, and what could flip it.
№ 011NewsBitcoin Drops Back to $62k as the Bounce Gives It All Back
Bitcoin gave back the bounce, sliding to $62k as hawkish-Fed pressure and leveraged liquidations hit. Why I'm not catching this knife, and what would change my mind.
№ 012NewsThe Money Isn't Leaving Crypto, It's Just Leaving Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs are bleeding, but the money isn't leaving crypto, it's rotating. Solana's ETFs pulled over $1.1B in two weeks. Why this is a rotation trade, not a collapse.