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Strategy BTC sold for the first time in three years: $70,000 falls—what is the market panicking about?

On June 1, 2026, Strategy disclosed that it sold 32 BTC between May 26 and May 31, with an average price of approximately $77,135 and a total value of approximately $2.5 million. The firm’s total holdings exceed 840,000 BTC, and the 32 BTC sold account for only about 0.0038%. However, the market reaction far exceeded the direct impact of the $2.5 million sell order. As of the time of this report on June 2, 2026, Bitcoin was temporarily quoted at $69,500, down 4.4% over the past 24 hours. During
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GateInstantTrends·5h ago
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How is the crypto market reacting after Iran pauses information transmission? The escalation of the Hormuz blockade is reshaping risk pricing

On June 1, 2026, a brief statement from Iran’s Tasnim News Agency tightened global financial markets’ nerves again: Iran’s negotiating team has stopped exchanging information with the United States through intermediaries, and Tehran is considering a comprehensive blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. After the news broke, international oil markets swung violently within 24 hours. WTI crude’s July contract closed up 5.5% to $92.16 per barrel, after briefly touching $94.78 during the day; Brent crude’
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GateInstantTrends·9h ago
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BTC dips slightly for 15 minutes (-0.38%): ETF continued net outflows and macro pressures align, prolonging the downtrend

From 05:45 to 06:00 (UTC) on June 2, 2026, BTC fell 0.38% within 15 minutes. The price ranged from 70,252.7 to 70,532.5 USDT, with a 0.40% amplitude. This period falls in Asia’s early-morning low-liquidity window. The modest decline is a continuation of risk release after BTC broke below $75,000 on May 28, and market sentiment remains under pressure. The core driving factors behind this abnormal move are a resonance between macro geopolitical risk and worsening fund flows. In late May, escalatio
GateNews·11h ago

Russian Central Bank report: crypto investment saw zero growth at 3.8 billion rubles; the regulatory bill is being prepared for the second reading

The Bank of Russia (CBR) showed in its “Financial Stability Assessment Report” published on June 1 that the total amount of financial instruments held by Russian residents that are linked to cryptocurrencies is about 3.8 billion rubles, almost unchanged compared with six months earlier. This reflects that retail demand for crypto-related investment products has remained stagnant during this period. A crypto regulation bill currently being considered by the State Duma of Russia passed its first r
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MarketWhisper·13h ago
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Russia seizes 10,000 mining rigs from an illegal mining farm; electricity bill losses near 1 billion rubles

According to Bits.media on June 1, a joint operation by the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB), the police, and power companies seized an illegal cryptocurrency mining farm deployed with about 10,000 mining machines in an abandoned industrial plant area in Nizhny Tagil and the neighboring Kushva area in the Sverdlovsk Oblast. Local power companies estimate that the losses caused by this illegal electricity use are close to 1 billion rubles. Criminal Method: Tampering with Power Meters and
MarketWhisper·13h ago
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Gate Prediction Market Hot Events: Will the Strait of Hormuz return to normal by the end of June?

As of June 2, 2026, data from the Gate prediction market shows that the probability of the Strait of Hormuz returning to normal shipping before June 15 is 4%, before June 30 is 22%, before July 31 is 41%, and by December 31 the probability rises to 76%. This set of probability curves clearly reflects the market’s incremental expectations regarding the timeline for resolving the geopolitical conflict. In the short term, low probabilities coexist with high probabilities over the medium to long ter
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GateInstantTrends·14h ago
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Gate Daily Report (June 2): Strategy selling tokens sparks Polymarket transaction controversy; Dogecoin gets support from Paxos to drive institutional adoption

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to weaken and drop further, temporarily trading around $71,310 as of June 2. A disclosure from Strategy last week about selling 32 BTC sparked controversy around a prediction pool on the Polymarket platform with trading volume exceeding $20 million. Dogecoin received support from Paxos, driving wider adoption at the institutional level. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots 1、According to The Block, Strategy’s disclosure last week about selling 32 BTC triggered controversy over
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MarketWhisper·15h ago
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Iran halts US-Iran talks, threatens a “total” blockade of the Strait of Hormuz; Bitcoin drops to $71,200

On June 2, Bitcoin fell to around $71,200. The Iran-backed Tasnim News Agency confirmed on Monday that Iranian negotiators will stop exchanging information with the United States through intermediaries and will push for a comprehensive closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that U.S. forces carried out strikes on Iranian radar sites and drone command facilities on May 30 to 31, after a U.S. MQ-1 drone was shot down in international waters. Iranian Statement and
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MarketWhisper·16h ago
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