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Bitcoin Stays Above $62,500 While CoinDesk 20 Index Falls 0.9%
Bitcoin traded at $62,796.03 and ether near $1,665 on June 24, 2026. The CoinDesk 20 Index declined 0.9 percent with 18 of 20 constituents lower. Derivatives data showed mixed open interest and lower trading volume.
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Bitcoin held above $62,500 on June 24, 2026, while ether traded near $1,665, CoinDesk reported. The leading cryptocurrency changed hands at $62,796.03 after falling less than 0.4 percent since midnight UTC. Ether posted a similar decline.
The CoinDesk 20 Index lost 0.9 percent, with 18 of its 20 constituents declining. Jupiter and Monero each rose between 2 percent and 4 percent. Ethena, Pump and Stellar each fell between 2.2 percent and 3.5 percent.
Derivatives trading volume fell 27 percent to $141 billion in the 24 hours ending June 24, CoinDesk reported. Open interest rose 2 percent to $106 billion. Liquidations totaled $158 million, the lowest level in two weeks.
Bitcoin futures open interest remained steady at approximately 730,000 BTC for an eighth consecutive day. Ether futures open interest climbed to 14.3 million ETH, the highest in two weeks. Solana futures open interest reached a record 77.68 million tokens.
Bitcoin's 30-day implied volatility index declined to 43 percent from nearly 48 percent the previous day. The one-week put-call skew on Deribit widened to 10.9 volatility points in favor of puts. A block trade on Paradigm included a straddle with $62,000 strike options expiring July 3.
The U.S. Dollar Index continued to set new highs and challenged its May 2025 peak. Litecoin traded at $42.16 and Cardano at $0.1479.
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