Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $65K Despite TradFi Turbulence; Bottom Signals Emerge
July 26, 2026 — Bitcoin has remained resilient above $65,000 this week even as U.S. equities face pressure from AI capex worries, climbing oil prices, and rising bond yields, with multiple analysts now pointing to data-driven bottom signals in the crypto market.
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Bitcoin traded between $64,000 and $66,500 over the past seven days, settling near $65,000 as of early Friday morning. The cryptocurrency’s stability contrasted sharply with traditional markets, where mega-cap tech stocks dragged indices lower.
Three primary headwinds weighed on equities this week: AI capital expenditure concerns following quarterly earnings disclosures, oil prices surging past $100 per barrel, and the U.S. 30-year yield trading above 5% for the longest stretch since 2007.
Google (Alphabet) closed below its 100-day moving average for only the second time since April after posting its first quarter of negative free cash flow in at least a decade. Tesla fell 14% on AI capex spend and a profit miss.
“The market is wrestling with the question of whether hyperscalars can fund these enormous capex commitments even as free cash flow plummets,” the report noted.
Market Context & Reaction
Despite the macro headwinds, crypto sentiment indicators suggest a potential bottom. Multiple analysts are now calling for a market floor using data-driven signals rather than intuition alone.
The most reliable bottom signal may be the death of prominent Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs). Mark Moss-backed Satsuma Technology voted to sell all 668 of its remaining BTC holdings, return capital to investors, and shut down operations. Jack Maller also announced he was stepping down as CEO of Twenty One, a DAT that raised billions and lost 92% shareholder value in one year.
“Matthew Sigel is keeping a running list of DATs abandoning their crypto accumulation strategies, taking this as a good sign,” the article stated.
Meanwhile, the CLARITY bill remains a key catalyst. Bitcoin rallied after Treasury Secretary Bessent said the legislation is “at the one-yard line,” though complications arose when the White House endorsed ethics requirements that some observers believe could reduce the bill’s chances of passing.
Background & Historical Context
The biggest crypto-native news story of the week centered on BitMEX, the world’s first perpetual decentralized exchange, which announced it is shutting down effective September 23.
The shutdown prompted widespread reminiscence across the crypto community, with traders recalling their first liquidations and margin calls on the platform. Some credited BitMEX with changing their lives, while others remembered legendary stories like when Arthur Hayes stopped Bitcoin from going to zero by turning off the liquidation engine.
“Not everyone was misty-eyed. BitMex did impoverish many,” the report acknowledged.
On the positive side, decentralized finance continues to show vitality through real-world assets (RWAs). Hyperliquid generated more volume from RWAs than crypto-native assets for the first time in a single week. Robinhood Chain’s RWA volume has also started to grow exponentially.
What This Means
The growing adoption of tokenized real-world assets represents a significant shift. While Bitcoin dropped from $120,000 to $64,000, tokenized stocks reached a record $2.26 billion in on-chain market capitalization, completely decoupling from Bitcoin’s price action.
New DeFi founders are increasingly targeting traditional finance institutions as customers, inheriting lessons learned by legacy protocols like Uniswap and Aave without the associated baggage. This trend could accelerate institutional adoption of blockchain-based financial products.
However, analysts caution that one more steep drop may occur before a sustained recovery. “You’ll likely need to survive one more steep drop before the year is out before the V-shaped swing ‘to the heavens,'” one analyst warned.
For investors monitoring the market, the combination of DAT closures, rising RWA adoption, and potential CLARITY passage suggests multiple catalysts that could drive the next market cycle, though timing remains uncertain.
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