The metric that has marked every BTC bottom just flashed

BTC hit $61,300 — the 200-week moving average. 10.5M BTC are underwater. Standard Chartered says this is the buying zone. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SPONSORED BY Thursday, June 4, 2026   Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick says bitcoin is in “the buying zone” — but three ifs stand between here and a market low. BTC tumbled to $61,300 overnight, touching the 200-week moving average for the first time in this bear market, before recovering to ~$62,500. More than half of all circulating bitcoin supply is now held at an unrealized loss. The metric that has marked every prior bear market bottom just flashed. The question is whether that’s a floor or a doorstep to $50,000. Read today’s full report → Market snapshot As of 8am EST Asset Price 24h BTC $62,562 −6.60% ETH $1,750 −5.90% SOL $77.00 −5.30% XRP $1.20 −5.10% Prices approximate. Visit coindesk.com/price for live data. A message from CME Group The cryptocurrency market never sleeps, and neither should your ability to manage your exposure and capture opportunities. With institutional and active trader interest in digital assets continuing to grow, having access to reliable, continuous trading is more critical than ever. Building on this momentum, our comprehensive suite of Cryptocurrency futures and options contracts — available in both larger and Micro sizes — allow you to trade around the clock across major digital assets. What are the key advantages of 24/7 trading? Continuous performance: Trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Proven liquidity: Join a marketplace that handled over $3T in notional volume in 2025. Regulated marketplace: Benefit from the same transparency and oversight you trust — soon available every hour and every day. Don’t just watch the market — trade its potential. Find out more CoinDesk Disclosure: The information contained in this newsletter, and any information linked through the items contained herein, is not intended to provide sufficient information to form the basis for an investment decision. You should seek additional information regarding the merits and risks of investing in any cryptocurrency or digital assets. L1.co Disclosure: This material is for informational purposes only, and the content contained herein should not be considered investment advice or a solicitation, offer, or recommendation to sell or buy any asset, strategy, or product. Investing in digital assets involves a high degree of risk, including the loss of principal. What matters today Markets   Story 1 of 3 Standard Chartered: three ifs stand between bitcoin and a market low. This is the buying zone. Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, says bitcoin is in “the buying zone” but outlines three conditions that must hold for a durable bottom: (1) the $60,000 level must not break, which Kendrick calls the critical threshold; (2) the 13-day ETF outflow streak must reverse; and (3) macro conditions must improve — either through a Fed rate signal, progress on Iran/Hormuz, or both. BTC touched the 200-week moving average at $61,300 overnight before recovering to ~$62,500. Every prior bitcoin bear market has ended in the vicinity of the 200-week SMA. Standard Chartered lowered its year-end BTC target from $150,000 to $100,000 in February but maintained that view; Kendrick’s current message: “When we look back at end-2026 with BTC at $100K and ETH at $4K, this will be the buying zone we all wanted.” Read more → Policy   Story 2 of 3 JPMorgan: time is running short for the crypto market structure bill. JPMorgan’s Washington policy team is warning clients that the legislative window for a comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure bill is narrowing fast. The Clarity Act — which would define the SEC and CFTC split for digital asset jurisdiction — advanced through committee but faces a packed Senate calendar, with budget reconciliation, defense authorization, and the debt ceiling competing for floor time before the August recess. If the bill does not pass before the recess, it would need to be reintroduced in 2027 with a new Congress — resetting months of bipartisan progress. JPMorgan’s note highlights the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill as more likely to move first given its narrower scope and broader support, but cautions that even that timeline is not guaranteed. The window is open; it is not wide. Read more → Markets   Story 3 of 3 This bitcoin metric has marked every bear market bottom. It just flashed. More than half of all circulating bitcoin supply is now held at an unrealized loss — 10.5 million BTC underwater versus 9.8 million in profit, per Glassnode data. This crossover of supply-in-loss over supply-in-profit has occurred at or near every major bear market bottom in bitcoin’s history, including November 2022 post-FTX, March 2020, and December 2018. BTC simultaneously touched the 200-week simple moving average at $61,300 — the long-term support level that previous bear markets also resolved around. The Power Law Oscillator has fallen to 4.4%, meaning bitcoin is cheaper than 95.6% of all historical readings relative to its long-term trend. None of these signals guarantee a bottom; the $60,000 support level and a reversal of the ETF outflow streak remain the two conditions analysts say must confirm before conviction is warranted. Read more → CoinDesk Disclosure: The information contained in this newsletter, and any information linked through the items contained herein, is not intended to provide sufficient information to form the basis for an investment decision. You should seek additional information regarding the merits and risks of investing in any cryptocurrency or digital assets. L1.co Disclosure: This material is for informational purposes only, and the content contained herein should not be considered investment advice or a solicitation, offer, or recommendation to sell or buy any asset, strategy, or product. Investing in digital assets involves a high degree of risk, including the loss of principal. Crypto Daybook Americas: A newsletter from CoinDesk Were you forwarded this newsletter? Sign up here.  Copyright © 2026 CoinDesk, All rights reserved.  CoinDesk, Inc., 61 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA Unsubscribe Manage preferences

Stripe, Visa, Mastercard launch new stablecoin platform

BTC’s momentum gauge just turned positive. Experts say don’t chase it. Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are backing a new stablecoin platform. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SPONSORED BY Wednesday, June 3, 2026   Bitcoin’s momentum gauge just flashed its first positive crossover since early May — and experts say don’t chase it. The MACD turned bullish against a backdrop that is still deeply challenged: the Coinbase Premium is negative, ETF outflows are at a record, funding rates are deeply negative, and DeFi TVL just hit a 20-month low. BTC is off another 3.5% overnight below $67,000. Meanwhile, Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are making the most consequential move yet into stablecoin infrastructure — and it’s happening whether crypto markets are up or down. Read today’s full report → Market snapshot As of 8am EST Asset Price 24h BTC $66,994 −3.50% ETH $1,860 −2.90% SOL $78.00 −2.70% XRP $1.24 −2.40% Prices approximate. Visit coindesk.com/price for live data. A message from CME Group The cryptocurrency market never sleeps, and neither should your ability to manage your exposure and capture opportunities. With institutional and active trader interest in digital assets continuing to grow, having access to reliable, continuous trading is more critical than ever. Building on this momentum, our comprehensive suite of Cryptocurrency futures and options contracts — available in both larger and Micro sizes — allow you to trade around the clock across major digital assets. What are the key advantages of 24/7 trading? Continuous performance: Trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Proven liquidity: Join a marketplace that handled over $3T in notional volume in 2025. Regulated marketplace: Benefit from the same transparency and oversight you trust — soon available every hour and every day. Don’t just watch the market — trade its potential. Find out more CoinDesk Disclosure: The information contained in this newsletter, and any information linked through the items contained herein, is not intended to provide sufficient information to form the basis for an investment decision. You should seek additional information regarding the merits and risks of investing in any cryptocurrency or digital assets. L1.co Disclosure: This material is for informational purposes only, and the content contained herein should not be considered investment advice or a solicitation, offer, or recommendation to sell or buy any asset, strategy, or product. Investing in digital assets involves a high degree of risk, including the loss of principal. What matters today Markets   Story 1 of 3 Bitcoin’s momentum gauge hints at recovery. Experts say: proceed with caution. Bitcoin’s MACD crossed into positive territory for the first time since early May — a short-term momentum indicator that has historically preceded local recoveries. But analysts are urging caution rather than celebration. The Coinbase Premium remains negative, signalling that U.S. institutional spot demand is still absent. ETF outflows just set an all-time record. Funding rates on perpetual futures are at their most negative in months, and DeFi TVL has hit its lowest since October 2024 as the fallout from the Kelp hack continues to drain deposits. BTC is down 11.6% on the week and below $67,000. The MACD crossover is a necessary but not sufficient condition for recovery — it needs confirmation from spot flows and a reversal in the Coinbase Premium to carry weight with institutional traders. Read more → Business   Story 2 of 3 Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are backing a new stablecoin platform. It debuts soon. Three of the world’s largest payment networks are backing a soon-to-debut stablecoin platform, with Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard all named as participants. The launch arrives as Mastercard separately announced it will begin settling transactions in USDC and PYUSD across Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum, and XRPL — enabling intraday, weekend, holiday, and on-chain settlement with Cross River, Lead Bank, CBW Bank, ARQ, and Nuvei as early adopters. Visa has simultaneously expanded its stablecoin settlement program to nine blockchains at a $7 billion annualized run rate, up 50% quarter-over-quarter. The simultaneous moves by all three networks in a single week mark the clearest signal yet that traditional payment rails are structurally integrating stablecoin settlement — irrespective of crypto spot prices. Read more → Sponsored Research   Story 3 of 3 Spot trading just hit its lowest level since November 2023. Volumes fell for a fourth straight month. CoinDesk Research’s latest exchange analysis shows spot trading volumes have declined for four consecutive months, reaching their lowest level since November 2023. The data reflects the same AI rotation dynamic visible in ETF flows: institutional capital that previously used crypto spot markets as a high-beta tech proxy is finding more direct exposure in Nvidia, SoftBank, and Taiwan Semiconductor. Derivatives volumes have also declined but at a slower pace, suggesting active traders are still engaging directionally even as spot liquidity dries up. The volume trough, combined with the MACD recovery signal flagged in Story 1, creates a setup analysts describe as “low-conviction but potentially significant” — the last time volumes and momentum aligned this way was in November 2023, shortly before the ETF-driven rally that carried BTC to its October 2025 peak. Read more → CoinDesk Disclosure: The information contained in this newsletter, and any information linked through the items contained herein, is not intended to provide sufficient information to form the basis for an investment decision. You should seek additional information regarding the merits and risks of investing in any cryptocurrency or digital assets. L1.co Disclosure: This material is for informational purposes only, and the content contained herein should not be considered investment advice or a solicitation, offer, or recommendation to sell or buy any asset, strategy, or product. Investing in digital assets involves a high degree of risk, including the loss of principal. Crypto Daybook Americas: A newsletter from CoinDesk Were you forwarded this newsletter? Sign up here.  Copyright © 2026 CoinDesk, All rights reserved.  CoinDesk, Inc., 61 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA Unsubscribe Manage preferences