Tuesday, 28 July 2026 · No. 117
Hormuz constraints tighten energy costs as Bitcoin exchange inflows accelerate
The Lead
Bitcoin distribution into exchanges coincides with a steepening yield curve and sustained Hormuz shipping constraints, leaving price action exposed to incremental supply without offsetting macro relief. The network maintains baseline security while Lightning capacity contracts and miner concentration persists, yet no on-chain reversal counters the inflows or the modest MVRV premium that still permits further downside. This setup raises whether elevated real yields and energy premiums will draw fresh capital or simply widen the gap between network stability and spot weakness.
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The Reading
Threat
MONITORING
Conviction
65/100
66 sources cited
At Publication
Now and change since Tue 28 Jul
- BTC Price
- $63,433
- 24h Change
- -2.97%
- Fear & Greed
- 29
- Hashrate
- 861.3 EH/s
- MVRV
- 1.21
- Block Height
- 959,937
- S&P 500
- 7,413.18
- VIX
- 18.67
- Gold
- $4047
- DXY
- 101.35
- US 10Y
- 4.64%
- Oil
- $81.65
In This Briefing
The Wire
BITCOIN
Bitcoin ETFs Bled Nearly Half a Billion Dollars End of Last Week, Reversing Sentiment — BTC Magazine
BITCOIN
Bitcoin price eyes $66K as US stocks rise on Iran-strike pause — Cointelegraph
ECONOMY
Prediction Market Traders Brace for Surprise Fed Rate Hike — Decrypt
CONFLICT
Oil prices fall as US pauses strikes on Iran over strait of Hormuz — Guardian Biz
CONFLICT
Oil price dives as US and Iran pause attacks — BBC Business
ECONOMY
U.S. stock futures slip, South Korea's Kospi plunges 10%: Live updates — CNBC
Sources (66)
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