Summary
The Crypto PLUS episode covers Bitcoin's price around $60K amid US-Iran tensions and CPI data. Editor Park Sang-hyuk analyzes on-chain metrics pointing to Bitcoin undervaluation and bottoming, warns of heavy institutional selling, and sees a potential quick Iran ceasefire as a bullish catalyst. He also highlights new CME altcoin futures as positive for major altcoins and flags late-cycle warning signs in US equities from surging levered ETF volume.
- Bitcoin rangebound at $60K; Iran conflict worsens but markets hope for a quick deal based on Trump's pattern.
- May CPI was in-line but core sticky, disappointing hopes for a strong Fed pivot.
- Grayscale's on-chain indicator shows Bitcoin undervalued, with $60K as a likely historic floor.
- Long-term holders are accumulating rapidly, nearing the 60% level that preceded past bottoms.
- Capriole data reveals record institutional selling; monitoring ETF flows is key for a reversal signal.
- CME launches first altcoin basket futures, a bullish institutional catalyst for Ethereum, Solana and other top altcoins.
- Record combined volume in levered S&P 500 and semiconductor ETFs signals a late-cycle warning for US equities.
- Binance's Korean stock perpetual futures see enormous volume, potentially drawing liquidity away from crypto.