Saturday, 1 August 2026 · No. 121
Hormuz blockade tightens as Bitcoin sees fresh exchange inflows.
The Lead
Bitcoin sells into exchange wallets again today while Hormuz traffic stays choked and Brent climbs past recent levels. Holders near breakeven face fresh incentive to exit on any further dip, and the modest net inflows already visible tighten the float available for any recovery. Higher energy costs from the strait standoff feed inflation pressure that the Fed has no room to ignore, yet risk assets show no immediate repricing. The tension between sustained geopolitical supply shocks and contained monetary conditions leaves open whether this distribution marks the start of deeper liquidation or just another pause.
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The Reading
Threat
QUIET
Conviction
66/100
35 sources cited
At Publication
Now and change since Sat 1 Aug
- BTC Price
- $62,978
- 24h Change
- -2.06%
- Fear & Greed
- 27
- Hashrate
- 904.1 EH/s
- MVRV
- 1.19
- Block Height
- 960,519
- S&P 500
- 7,489.72
- VIX
- 15.99
- Gold
- $4107
- DXY
- 99.80
- US 10Y
- 4.74%
- Oil
- $84.67
In This Briefing
The Wire
BITCOIN
Coldcard Bitcoin Thief Likely Used Top Blockchain Services Provider: Report — BTC Magazine
BITCOIN
Bitcoin holds monthly gain, faces 'choppy' August as 'forced-selling' exhausted, analysts say — CoinDesk
CONFLICT
US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms Taking Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage — Decrypt
CONFLICT
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least nine, Ukraine officials say — BBC World
ECONOMY
UK petrol prices hit highest level since Iran war began — BBC Business
POLITICAL
Trump says U.S. has 'not agreed to' grant Ukraine Patriot missile licenses — CNBC
Sources (35)
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