Brent below $80 removed one pressure point, but BTC still needs rates, ETF flows, and risk appetite to turn.

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Oil finally loses its grip on Bitcoin – but now liquidity takes over the sell pressure Brent below $80 removed one pressure point, but BTC still needs rates, ETF flows, and risk appetite to turn. Jun 17   READ IN APP   Happy Wednesday! Brent sliding below $80 removed one drag on Bitcoin, but selling pressure has shifted to liquidity. Bitcoin’s next move now hinges on interest rates, ETF flows, and risk appetite rather than commodity correlation. Standard Chartered’s $100 Uniswap scenario underscores a sector-wide bottleneck: tokenized assets matter only if they operate in liquid, composable markets institutions can use. That theme recurs across crypto — Bitcoin DeFi still struggles to convert technical viability into real users, and projects such as Solstice argue sustainable yield must come from business fundamentals rather than incentive schemes. The global crypto market cap is $2.23 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $68.38 billion. 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