Bitcoin Pressured by Rising Oil and Yields, BitMEX Shuts Down, Clarity Act Odds Sink

Bitcoin trades at sixty-five thousand one hundred fourteen dollars as rising oil prices and Treasury yields pull capital into fixed income, pressuring risk assets. Prediction markets now put Clarity Act passage at just forty percent after key Democrats say ethics provisions fall short. BitMEX, the exchange that invented perpetual swaps, announces shutdown after eleven years as market share evaporated to zero point zero eight percent. Franklin Templeton and Circle executives argue blockchain infrastructure will power the next AI investment wave through autonomous agent-to-agent micropayments. Meanwhile, crypto vault products face new SEC scrutiny as Commissioner Peirce warns yield strategies may fall under securities laws. Plus: Spot Bitcoin ETFs extend seven-day inflow streak approaching one billion dollars, Mubadala Capital's four hundred thirty billion dollar sovereign fund launches tokenized offerings on Base and Solana, and physical wrench attacks targeting crypto holders surge sixty-three percent in Europe.