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The sanctions-driven liquidity drain at HTX highlights the fragility of crypto markets under regulatory pressures, risking price volatility and market inefficiencies. HTX loses liquidity as Binance blocks transfers, thinning ETH book.

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Bitcoin's network hashrate has fallen as much as 17% below its all-time high, per CryptoQuant, as publicly listed miners redirect power and capital toward artificial intelligence data centers instead of chasing new mining capacity.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana have become the first cryptocurrencies to be offered by the largest bank in Israel, which has just added digital assets to its long list of services.

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Hyperscale Data sold approximately 685 BTC for $43 million to fund its Michigan data center, reducing its holdings to 275 BTC. The company said the transaction strengthened its liquidity and allowed it to reduce its debt by approximately $30 million. Several public miners are redirecting capital toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure.