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Bitcoin rises 1.4% to $65,017 while CoinDesk 20 Index slips and Taiko halts network after exploit
Bitcoin climbed 1.4% to $65,017.57 on June 22, 2026, while ether gained 2.4% and solana and BNB each rose about 1.5%. Derivatives data showed elevated volumes and mixed positioning, with analysts citing resistance near $66,000 to $68,000.
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Bitcoin reached $65,017.57 on June 22, 2026, after rising 1.4% since midnight UTC, CoinDesk reported. Ether advanced 2.4%, while solana and BNB each gained about 1.5% and XRP added 0.7%. The CoinDesk 20 Index remained slightly lower over the prior 24 hours.
Trading volume in bitcoin futures reached $129.9 billion, up 30% from the previous day, CoinDesk reported. Open interest stood near $108 billion. Liquidations totaled $212 million, up 41%, with $118.4 million from long positions.
Bitcoin futures open interest fell to 722,000 BTC from a June 4 peak of 801,000 BTC.35 billion tokens, the highest since the October crash, with funding rates near 4%. Solana futures open interest hit a record 72.11 million tokens.
Among the top 25 cryptocurrencies, only BTC, TRX and ETH recorded positive cumulative volume delta, CoinDesk reported. DEXE rose 8% and BEAT rose 5%. BTC and ETH 30-day implied volatility indexes stayed in recent ranges.
A trader bought a bull call spread on HYPE on the Derive platform, betting the price would exceed $100 and reach $150 by year-end. On Deribit, BTC and ETH put options traded at a premium to calls. Taiko halted its Ethereum layer-2 network after an attacker stole about 2 million TAIKO tokens, worth roughly $170,000, from its bridge, CoinDesk reported.
The tokens were moved to the MEXC exchange. Taiko said its chain-state verification mechanism was breached. The token's market capitalization fell nearly 30% to $14 million. Analysts at Marx said the 200-week simple moving average near $62,200 held weekend dips and that bitcoin remained capped by resistance at $66,000 to $68,000.
