Bitcoin faces a weekend liquidity test that could send it toward $60,000 or finally force a break above $65,500.

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Why a weekend break below $62,500 could unleash a Bitcoin selling wave toward $58,500 Bitcoin faces a weekend liquidity test that could send it toward $60,000 or finally force a break above $65,500. Aug 16   READ IN APP   Hello, Saturday. Crypto’s next phase is being shaped less by slogans than by infrastructure choices and balance-sheet endurance. Ethereum’s move away from an eight-year cryptography preference signals that practical proof performance now matters more than legacy design bets, a shift that could ripple through how scalable blockchains are built and audited. That technical reset lands as Bitcoin-linked exposure faces a harsher financial test. Strategy is pushing back against an MSCI framework that threatens index inclusion, while one treasury holder with $67 million in BTC is scrambling for cash and KULR has stepped back after losses. Bitcoin is hovering just above a critical support zone near $62,500 after testing $62,538 on Aug. 14, leaving its five-week $62,000–$66,000 range under pressure. The global crypto market cap is $2.17 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $33.99 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $63,020.93, and BTC market dominance is 58.4%. The price of Ethereum is $1,882.95, and ETH market dominance is 10.5%. The best-performing sector is Crowdfunding, which gained 11%. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is currently Extreme Fear (34). 📰 Top News Why a weekend break below $62,500 could unleash a Bitcoin selling wave toward $58,500 Bitcoin faces a weekend liquidity test that could send it toward $60,000 or finally force a break above $65,500. Ethereum abandons its 8-year cryptography bet after proof systems flip the tradeoff Faster binary-field proofs are making SHA and BLAKE practical for a future Ethereum without declaring Poseidon broken. 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