Asia Morning Briefing: Trump's E.U. Tariff Deal Holds Bitcoin Near $119K

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Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $119,430 in early Asia hours on Monday, up 1.24%, as bullish momentum continued following a sequence of institutional milestones and a breakthrough commerce deal between the United States and the European Union. The CoinDesk 20 (CD20) Index rose 2.37% to 4,099.18, extending its latest restoration.

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen introduced a framework commerce settlement at Turnberry, Scotland, that units a 15% U.S. import tariff on E.U. items, avoiding the beforehand threatened 30% price. The deal consists of $600 billion in E.U. funding in U.S. vitality and protection over the subsequent three years and goals to cut back Europe’s reliance on Russian gas. Tariffs on metal and aluminum stay at 50% in the interim.

At the identical time, bitcoin’s realized market capitalization, a measure of the entire worth of BTC primarily based on the final time every coin moved, crossed the $1 trillion threshold for the primary time, in line with Glassnode.

All this comes as BTC continues to consolidate above $118,000 after hitting a report excessive of $122,700 final week. The rally triggered vital long-term holder promoting, whereas drawing in new patrons and recent capital. BTC dominance, which measures Bitcoin’s market share relative to the entire crypto market, has edged right down to 60.98%, suggesting modest rotation into altcoins.

On Friday, Galaxy Digital introduced it had executed a $9 billion BTC transaction on behalf of a Satoshi-era investor, one of many largest single bitcoin transfers in historical past. The sale concerned 80,000 BTC and was reportedly a part of an property planning technique.

The lack of value motion regardless of the scale of the deal is probably a testomony to how a lot BTC is illiquid, because of long-term HODLing. A market on the verge of a supply-shock rally can take an additional $9 billion being positioned up on the market.

Meanwhile, Polymarket bettors now give BTC a 24% likelihood of hitting $125,000 earlier than the tip of July, up from 18% earlier within the week. The elevated odds come as merchants weigh the impression of macro tailwinds and rising on-chain conviction.

Market Movements

BTC: Bitcoin is buying and selling above $119K because the United States and European Union signal a commerce settlement, whereas CoinGlass knowledge reveals that merchants have dipped into the bulk brief positions.

ETH: Ether is buying and selling at $3,867.76, up 3%, amid sturdy onchain fundamentals: 28% of ETH is staked, alternate balances are at eight-year lows, and new purchaser inflows are rising.

Gold: Gold is down for a fourth straight day, buying and selling round $3,335 in early Asia regardless of a 28% year-to-date achieve, as progress on U.S.–EU and U.S.–China commerce offers reduces safe-haven demand forward of this week’s FOMC assembly.

Nikkei 225: Asia-Pacific markets traded blended Monday as buyers awaited particulars of U.S.–China commerce talks.

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