Markets Under Pressure: Bitcoin Breaks Down, Crypto Stocks Pivot to AI

Bitcoin slides below sixty-seven thousand dollars as risk-off sentiment dominates Friday trading. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs post over a billion dollars in three-day inflows while institutional players stack downside protection. Mining stocks MARA and Block surge on AI data center pivots despite crypto weakness. The State Department authorizes embassy evacuations in Jerusalem ahead of potential Iran strikes. Stablecoin regulations take center stage as the OCC pitches GENIUS Act framework threatening rewards programs. Plus, insider trading allegations rock crypto platform Axiom, and Ethereum unveils an ambitious roadmap through twenty twenty-nine targeting quantum resistance and near-instant finality.