On June 11, the European Central Bank raised its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%, marking its first increase since September 2023. May eurozone inflation came in at 3.2% year on year, with energy prices up 10.9%, and the ECB said the Middle East conflict is adding broader inflation pressure.

On June 12, Dogecoin hovered near $0.085 after a sharp drop that broke a February uptrend line, while buyers defended the $0.08 area and the $0.10 zone turned into key resistance. Shiba Inu remained weak below major technical levels as traders watched whether current support can hold. Toncoin steadied after sliding from May highs into the $1.50–$1.55 range, and Ethereum showed early signs of consolidation as bearish momentum appeared to ease.

Average monthly trading volume across South Korea’s five major KRW exchanges fell from 125.2 trillion won to 98.1 trillion won in Q1 2026. The pullback was linked to a shift toward long-term holding, stronger domestic equities, and macro headwinds such as higher oil prices and interest rates. Policymakers are also weighing DABA Phase 2 rules, including potential caps and stablecoin issuance frameworks.

On October 10 at 21:15 UTC, the crypto market saw $3.21 billion erased in 60 seconds as liquidations totaled about $19 billion that day. The report frames the trigger as an “Oracle Loop” during an October 6–14 transition tied to Binance oracle pricing updates, worsened by ADL pricing based on internal order books and a $60 million USDe spot dump that pushed USDe to $0.6567. Commentators argue the episode shows how autonomous bots and AI-driven trading can amplify cascades across venues in a 24/7 market structure.

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), led by Larry Fink, is seeking to purchase at least $5 billion in SpaceX shares ahead of the company's trading debut expected as soon as tomorrow. SpaceX said it sold the full 555,555,555-share IPO at $135 per share for an implied valuation of about $1.77 trillion, while retail orders topped $70 billion and Polymarket traders are pricing in high odds of a $1.8T–$2T market cap.

Crypto trading activity across major non-stablecoin assets has slipped to levels last seen in 2024, according to Santiment's June 11 post on X. CoinGecko data shows Bitcoin's 24-hour volume at about $30 billion, down almost 20% day over day, while Ethereum fell 1.40% and BNB dropped 10%. Santiment said the pullback in participation can sometimes precede a relief rally if confidence and inflows return.

SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share on Thursday, aiming to raise $75 billion and implying a valuation near $1.77 trillion. The company has sold 555.56 million shares and is scheduled to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, with about 30% of the deal allocated to retail investors.

On Wednesday, June 10, crypto ETF flows were mixed as bitcoin and ether ETFs recorded net outflows totaling $249.44 million. Bitcoin ETFs saw $213.85 million leave, while ether ETFs lost $35.59 million, even as HYPE ETFs took in $2.78 million and XRP ETFs added $1.19 million. Solana ETFs reported no trading activity for the session.