Bitcoin (BTC), the largest asset by market capitalization, has noted a decline in its active address count per data from Glassnode. A decline in active addresses is typical at a time during a surge in Bitcoin transaction fees.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) responded to Ripple’s letter that quotes the reasons for the settlement amount being unreasonable. The payment firm had proposed a fine of $10 million, as opposed to the SEC’s $2 billion. 

Gemini exchange had terminated its Earn program after Genesis Global Capital did not return over $900 million in assets that it owed to the platform. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office has recovered a total of $2.05 billion from the platform.

LayerZero Labs CEO Bryan Pellegrino released details of the upcoming ZRO token airdrop in a recent tweet. ZRO total supply is 1 billion of which 23.8% will be directly allocated to the community and builders. LayerZero announced June 20 as a key date, it remains unclear whether this is the airdrop or entitlement date. 

The EUR/USD pair slid below the 1.0700 mark for the first time in over a month on Friday, as the US Dollar surged on the back of risk aversion. The dismal mood prevailed throughout the week, with a short-lived exception on Wednesday when softer-than-anticipated United States (US) inflation brought a breath of fresh air.

The Pound Sterling (GBP) rebounded firmly against the US Dollar (USD) this week, propelling GBP/USD to a new three-month top, but sellers once again lurked above the 1.2800 mark.

Quite a positive week saw the Greenback reach levels last seen in early May in the 105.80 region, when tracked by the US Dollar Index (DXY) at the end of the week. Indeed, the index advanced for the second consecutive week, underpinned by the resurgence of political jitters in the European region as well as prospects for the continuation of the tighter-for-longer narrative around the Federal Reserve (Fed).

Gold (XAU/USD) registered limited gains this week, supported by safe-haven flows and soft inflation data from the US. In the absence of high-impact macroeconomic data releases ahead, investors will pay close attention to technical developments in XAU/USD and comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) officials. 

Bitcoin (BTC) price looks set for a mild fall this week, weighed by slight outflows in the US spot ETFs and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) keeping a hawkish interest-rate outlook despite easing inflation. Technical indicators suggest that BTC could face a further 5% correction in the short term before resuming the uptrend.

It will be another central-bank-heavy week with the RBA, SNB and BoE. None are expected to cut but there’s room for surprises. Retail sales will be the highlight in the United States. Plenty of other data also on the way, including flash PMIs and UK CPI.