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The tide is turning in crypto — and this week's episode of The Block breaks down exactly what's happening, what it means, and what you should be watching right now.
In this episode, Orange Brick Road founder Brandon covers everything in the latest edition of The Block — your free weekly crypto newsletter — including today's top gainers and losers, the Fear and Greed Index recovery, and the two events that will define the second half of 2026 for crypto investors.
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📌 WHAT WE COVER THIS EPISODE
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₿ BITCOIN AT A TWO-WEEK HIGH
BTC hits $65,500 backed by five consecutive days of US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows totalling more than $600 million. After June's record $4 billion in outflows, the institutions that were selling are now buying again. We break down what the return of ETF inflows means for the market and what levels to watch next.
😨 FEAR & GREED INDEX RECOVERS FROM 12 TO 33
One of the fastest sentiment reversals of this entire cycle. We explain what the Fear and Greed Index actually measures, why the recovery from Extreme Fear to Fear matters, and what historically happens next.
⚖️ THE CLARITY ACT — SENATE VOTE WITHIN DAYS
The most important piece of crypto legislation in history is days away from a Senate vote. The White House just agreed on the ethics language that had been blocking the bill for months. The August 8 recess is the hard deadline. We explain what the CLARITY Act actually does, why it matters for Australian investors, and what happens if it passes or fails.
📈 TODAY'S TOP 5 GAINERS
DeXe (DEXE) +7.82% — DAO tooling and governance infrastructure
Pi Network (PI) +6.03% — Mobile-first blockchain with 60M+ accounts
Venice Token (VVV) +4.45% — Private AI inference network
XDC Network (XDC) +3.96% — Enterprise trade finance blockchain
Quant (QNT) +3.92% — Blockchain interoperability infrastructure
📉 TODAY'S TOP 5 LOSERS
Lighter (LIT) -8.11% — DeFi perpetuals trading protocol
Celestia (TIA) -5.92% — Modular data availability blockchain
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) -5.88% — User-friendly Layer 1
Midnight (NIGHT) -5.73% — Cardano privacy sidechain
Pyth Network (PYTH) -5.66% — High-speed oracle network
🗓️ THE FED MEETING — JULY 28–29
Markets are pricing a 82–93% chance of a rate hold at the next FOMC meeting. We explain why this meeting is a binary event for crypto, what a hold means for Bitcoin, and why a dovish signal could push BTC above $68,000 for the first time since May.
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