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2026 Week 30 Bitcoin Market Watch: BTC Holds Near $65K as ETF Demand Fades and Spot Demand Stays Fragile
Bitcoin spent Week 30 in a tight range, holding near the mid-$65,000 area without either collapsing under broader macro weakness or breaking out above the July 21 high near $66,556. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a modest weekly inflow, but late-week outflows nearly erased earlier buying, while exchange netflow turned positive over the final three sessions. Whale vs Retail Delta stayed positive throughout the week but faded into the close, and 30-day apparent spot demand remained deeply negative, suggesting the market was defended more by positioning and liquidity than by broad spot accumulation.
Emirates Launches Crypto.com Pay for Flight Bookings in the UAE
Emirates has started accepting Crypto.com Pay for flight bookings made on its website and mobile app, becoming the first major Gulf airline to offer cryptocurrency-linked payments through its own booking channels. The option is limited to eligible UAE residents and only applies to bookings priced and settled in UAE dirham. The launch follows a July 2025 memorandum of understanding with Crypto.com and is processed under UAE regulatory standards through Crypto.com’s Dubai entity. Emirates said the move is intended to expand payment flexibility, while also aligning with Dubai’s wider push toward digital payments and financial innovation.
European Financial Institutions Form Cooperative to Operate RL1 Blockchain for Regulated Markets
Regulated Layer One (RL1) has been formally set up as a European Cooperative Society in Luxembourg to build an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure for regulated financial markets in Europe. The cooperative includes ten founding financial institutions, with additional supporters already involved and more institutions in discussions to join. RL1 is based on SWIAT’s production-grade DLT system, which has processed more than 50 transactions worth over EUR 700 million, and it can immediately support use cases such as bond tokenization. The initiative aims to address fragmentation in the sector by offering a permissioned, interoperable network with cooperative governance and equal decision-making rights for members.
XRP Holds Breakout Structure Despite 24-Hour Pullback
XRP kept its confirmed breakout structure intact even after a 4.8% 24-hour decline, with price stabilizing near $1.05 after retreating from about $1.11. An analyst said the 4-hour ascending triangle reached its projected target, and the breakout zone has now become support. The pullback followed profit-taking and a cooling of momentum, while traders watch whether buyers can defend the reclaimed level. Derivatives activity remains active across major exchanges, with Binance leading open interest and futures volumes still elevated.
Why HYPE’s Drop Below $57 Matters for Traders
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token is under pressure as ETF demand has turned negative after a strong stretch of inflows, with outflows continuing into a third week. Price action has weakened as HYPE fell below its 100-day moving average and turned the $57 area into resistance, while the next support is near $52 and a move above $64 would be needed to re-establish the uptrend. At the same time, Grayscale argued that HYPE should be assessed on future earnings potential, estimating the token could still look inexpensive on a forward earnings basis.
TechCabal Daily: Luno Cuts 20% of Global Staff as Airtel Money Kenya Names Acting MD
Luno is cutting 20% of its global workforce as it restructures to expand beyond retail crypto trading and build products for banks and larger businesses, with part of its South African team affected. Airtel Money Kenya has named Bonke Michael as acting managing director after Anne Kinuthia-Otieno resigned, ahead of the mobile money business’s planned London listing. Canal+ says its MultiChoice takeover is showing results through stronger subscriber growth, lower decoder prices, DStv Stream, and major sports rights. Kenya has also published a draft AI policy that would set labour protections and pay standards for workers who support AI systems.
Upbit to List META2 on KRW, BTC and USDT Markets
Upbit said it will list META2 on its KRW, BTC and USDT markets, giving the token access to Korean won as well as Bitcoin- and Tether-based trading pairs in a single debut. The exchange notice confirms only the market scope, with no details on launch timing, tokenomics or supply. The three-pair listing broadens trading access compared with a single-market launch and may draw early attention as price discovery begins across the markets, though the article notes that trading conditions and liquidity will need to be watched once the token goes live.
Blockaid Says Crypto Security Losses Reached $1.1 Billion in H1 2026
Blockaid reported that crypto security losses totaled $1.1 billion in the first half of 2026, covering January through June and reflecting multiple incidents rather than a single breach. The figure coincided with 212 recorded exploits, a new first-half high, highlighting sustained attack activity across the sector. Blockaid included the data in both its threat assessment and an SEC submission, placing the losses in a regulatory context. The scale of the losses may increase pressure on exchanges, DeFi protocols, and other platforms to strengthen security, monitoring, and incident response in the second half of 2026.
Emirates Launches Crypto.com Pay for UAE Flight Bookings
Emirates has launched Crypto.com Pay on its website and mobile app, allowing eligible UAE residents to pay for AED-denominated flight bookings using digital assets. Payments are processed through Crypto.com’s Dubai entity and settled in dirhams, so Emirates does not hold cryptocurrency or face price volatility. The rollout follows a July 2025 agreement between the two companies and is limited to the UAE for now, with no expansion timeline announced. The move adds another regulated crypto payment use case in the UAE and aligns with broader efforts to increase cashless transactions.
Altura Says £16.4 Million Bank Account Was Restricted During Vault Wind-Down
Altura said a bank temporarily restricted an account holding £16.4 million, blocking the final conversion of recovered cash into USDT for the protocol’s last user redemptions. The funds had been returned from underlying strategies and were due to be sent to an OTC counterparty, but the restriction left them inaccessible during an internal review. Altura said the bank gave no deadline or explanation, and full redemptions will remain delayed until the account is released, the cash is converted, and the vault is funded.