Bitcoin jumps on lowest US CPI since 2020 as traders stay wary of $64K failure
BTC price action returned to $64,000 on low US CPI inflation but traders stayed wary of rejection at key resistance.
Empery disclosed two February calls, but missing collateral data now hides which treasury would be forced to act first.
June CPI fell 0.4% and core held at 2.6% annually, lifting BTC toward $64,000 as analysts flip from fears to a summer recovery case.
July 14, 2026, 3:27 pmConsumer prices cooled more than expected in June, yet geopolitical tensions continue to cast a shadow over crypto…
July 14, 2026, 3:24 pmBTC price action returned to $64,000 on low US CPI inflation but traders stayed wary of rejection at key resistance.
A blockade on Iranian shipping and a much cooler than expected inflation report sent global markets through a two-day reversal this week. Stocks, bonds, crypto and metals all sold off Monday as the United States and Iran traded strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
The 2,931 BTC balance moved twice and still sits in an unlabeled second-hop address with no outbound transaction.
A visit by one of Web3's most influential creators reveals how Bitcoin miners are increasingly positioning themselves as payment infrastructure and grid-balancing assets – not just block producers.
Crypto ETF flows started the week on a weak note on Monday, July 13, with bitcoin ETFs posting $424.66 million in outflows and ether funds losing $15.41 million. HYPE ETFs also slipped, while XRP and solana products saw no trading activity in a subdued session.
FBTC and IBIT drove the $424.7 million reversal, leaving the July 6-13 balance $227.3 million in the red.
Strategy’s Bitcoin-buying machine stayed in neutral, while BTC and crypto majors chop and oil spikes ahead of a key CPI print this morning.
Around 2,000 institutional investors reported Bitcoin holdings in their Q1 2026 filings, up from around 1,975 in the prior quarter. This change could indicate that two years into the launch of U.S.
June inflation arrives at 8:30 a.m. ET today, and it should be the friendliest number the market has seen all year. Economists expect headline CPI to slow to roughly 3.8% year over year from May's 4.2%, with the monthly index forecast to decline by about 0.1% to 0.2%.