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Source: SDM Research · The Block · CoinDesk · Cointelegraph · Blockworks · Summarized by Claude (Anthropic)
Macro & Geopolitical
Market Overview
BTC Technical Analysis — Daily & 4H
$84,250$79,500$65,500$63,000$60,250
EMA 20EMA 50EMA 200
BTC Daily — 90 Days$63,836+0.95%
Range 30D
Draw
RSI (14)
BTC 4H — 30 Days$63,836+0.95%
Range 7D
Draw
RSI (14)
Source: Kraken Public OHLC API · EMA & RSI computed client-side · Key levels are indicative only
Top Coins — 5-Day Normalized Returns
Hourly close prices for 24 major cryptocurrencies, normalized to percentage change from the start of the 5-day window. Excludes stablecoins (flat line), BNB (not listed on Kraken), and HYPE/USDS/MNT (not available). Data: Kraken public OHLC API.
Done — 24/24 coins loaded
TRX+3.3%
SOL-0.8%
TON-1.2%
AAVE-1.7%
LTC-2.0%
APT-2.5%
BTC-3.1%
HBAR-3.1%
ETH-3.9%
XLM-5.2%
DOGE-5.3%
PEPE-5.6%
LINK-5.6%
SHIB-6.3%
XRP-6.7%
DOT-7.2%
ICP-7.6%
ADA-8.1%
BCH-8.6%
NEAR-9.2%
AVAX-11.0%
TAO-11.5%
UNI-12.6%
SUI-13.3%
Source: Kraken Public OHLC API · Hourly candles · 24 coins · Normalized to % from T-5 days
Top 10 by Market Cap
1. Bitcoin (BTC)
$63,787
2. Ethereum (ETH)
$1,725
4. BNB (BNB)
$587.37
6. XRP (XRP)
$1.14
7. Solana (SOL)
$73.19
8. TRON (TRX)
$0.3274
10. Hyperliquid (HYPE)
$67.49
11. Dogecoin (DOGE)
$0.0830
13. Rain (RAIN)
$0.0144
15. Zcash (ZEC)
$440.91
Stablecoins — Top 5
Tether (USDT)
$0.9989
USDC (USDC)
$0.9999
USDS (USDS)
$0.9997
USD1 (USD1)
$0.9996
Ethena USDe (USDE)
$0.9989
Derivatives — Funding, CME Basis & Open Interest
Funding & Basis
BTC Perp Funding (8h)
0.0082%
ETH Perp Funding (8h)
0.0061%
CME Front-Month Basis
4.20%
CME Annualised Premium
6.80%
Open Interest
BTC Open Interest
$18.4B
Perps + Futures
ETH Open Interest
$5.2B
Perps + Futures
ETF Flows & Approval Odds
Combined Net ETF Flow Today: -$2,838M USD — BTC + ETH + SOL Spot ETFs
This brief is prepared for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Digital assets involve substantial risk. Past performance is not indicative of future results.