😉 This 'Crypto Winter' Is Slowly Thawing

And XRP is leading the charge among large caps.

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Ivan
June 16, 2026

Happy Tuesday!

Bitcoin is consolidating yesterday’s gains after a brief tap of $66,000 in the morning — and the ‘crypto winter’ is actually a buying opportunity, according to this institution.

XRP is putting in the reversal with its 10%+ rally after the peace deal hit. Or is it? The setup looks good, but there is, of course, a catch…

Plus, most investors are playing one side of this market and missing the other entirely. Tim Melvin and Ryan Faloona are bringing both — six momentum picks posting 50%+ quarterly earnings growth and six deep value plays. Join them Thursday at 2 PM ET for the full list. 

TOP STORY

Bitcoin topped $66,000 in the morning as easing geopolitical tensions flipped last week's panic into a buying debate.

CoinDesk Indices President David LaValle says the roughly $3 billion in recent ETP outflows signal maturity, not retreat: "This crypto winter is more about when do I get back in, as opposed to whether there is a future," he told CNBC's ETF Edge.

iShares Bitcoin Trust stayed net positive through the selloff, NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF attracted $500 million in 2026 inflows, and Morgan Stanley's late-to-market Bitcoin ETF still gathered $250 million.

LaValle's proof that adoption is "super early" with most advisory platforms and model portfolios not yet fully allocated.

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FINTECH FOCUS

XRP has put in the strongest move among major cryptos after the U.S.-Iran peace deal flipped sentiment from some of its weakest readings of 2026.

The setup was already there: wallets holding at least 1 million XRP control 74.1% of total supply and accumulated an additional 1.53 billion XRP over the past six months.

The XRP Ledger hit 769,646 transactions June 16 with roughly 427,000 successful payments, underlining real network activity behind the move.

The risk: XRP traders on Binance are running the highest leverage since early 2026, with the Estimated Leverage Ratio climbing to 0.1899 — meaning any reversal hits harder and faster than the rally that preceded it…

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