Bitcoin reached $81,300 today before settling around $80,883, up 1.33% on the day, even as the macro backdrop remained largely unchanged. Oil prices eased following Monday's spike and U.S.–Iran tensions persist, but their drag on Bitcoin appears to be fading — a sign the market is finding its own footing. Ethereum added a modest 0.25% to trade at $2,374, with BTC dominance sitting at 58.9% and the Fear & Greed Index landing at exactly 50.
On the news front, the SEC has delayed the first wave of prediction-market ETFs despite surging demand, Tether minted $5 billion USDT on TRON over two weeks, and Aave filed an emergency motion to lift a restraining notice on frozen ETH.
Funding activity stayed active: Fun raised $72M in a Series A led by Multicoin Capital, Houdini Swap closed an $18M M&A round backed by Sol Strategies, and Capital B secured a $1.3M post-IPO debt round with Adam…