First Mover Americas: Is Bitcoin Heading Below $26K?
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 5, 2023.

Bitcoin Retail Demand to Remain Strong Ahead of Halving Event: JPMorgan
The event will double the bitcoin production cost to around $40,000, creating a positive psychological effect, the report said.

First Mover Asia: Why Did Bitcoin's Price Hold Above $27K Over the Weekend? Two Analysts Expect Continued Resilience
ALSO: The bitcoin options put/call ratio across exchanges has sunk to 0.47, suggesting that fewer investors are seeking downside protection against price declines than they had prior to the passage of a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.

Why Did Bitcoin’s Price Rise? BTC Hovers Over $27K as Investors Shrug Off Hot Jobs Data
Ether and other major cryptos spent much of the day in positive territory.

DeFi Tokens Rose in a Turbulent Week: CoinDesk Market Index
Lesser known altcoins had a strong week as bitcoin and ether wrestled with macroeconomic headwinds

Solving Lightning’s ‘Inbound Liquidity’ Problem Is Focus of New Layer 2 Bitcoin Protocol, Ark
The new protocol’s 24-year-old creator says Lightning’s inbound liquidity requirement - requiring users to commit funds to the protocol even when they're just receiving payments – “doesn’t make any sense.”

U.S. Adds 339K Jobs in May, Blowing Through Estimates for 195K; Bitcoin Steady at $27K
The strong print likely advances the case for the Fed to continue its string of rate hikes at its upcoming June meeting.
