AI market pulse
AI-generatedBitcoin surged above $64,000 following the U.S. June CPI report showing a 0.4% decline—the slowest inflation pace since 2020—bolstering expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts (Decrypt, CoinDesk). Bitcoin mining and compute stocks rallied on the momentum, with CleanSpark jumping 22% after announcing a $6.6B Georgia data center lease (Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Magazine). Regulatory tailwinds emerged as the U.S. and UK aligned tokenized finance rules (CoinDesk), while the UK deferred capital gains tax on DeFi lending and liquidity pool deposits (Bitcoin Magazine). Market sentiment remained in Extreme Fear (Fear & Greed Index: 22) despite the price recovery, with Bitcoin dominance holding at 56.4% and total crypto market cap at $2.3T.
Watchdog digest
AI-generatedTwo significant DeFi exploits struck this week: Lumi Finance lost approximately $270M through a silent auto-approval vulnerability in its protocol logic, while Bonzo Lend suffered a $10.1M loss via price oracle manipulation (DefiLlama). Separately, Humanity Protocol announced a $36M hack and pledged to prioritize operational security improvements (Cointelegraph).
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