### Thursday 02 July 2026 · 13:15 UTC
Crypto markets extended their bear-side structure through the London morning, with BTC printing a session low before finding footing and reclaiming $61,684 — a technically significant defence of the $61K handle. ETH remains the weakest major, unable to stage any meaningful recovery above $1,670, with ADX at 44 confirming the trend has teeth. XRP is the standout deterioration story: ADX at 52.93 with a confirmed REGIME_FLIP-BEAR reading signals institutional distribution, not retail panic. SOL is the lone divergent — holding $81.48 in a TRANSITIONAL/BULL configuration, quietly outperforming peers.