Bitcoin is flashing competing signals this week — a potential halving-cycle bottom forming alongside a rare death cross and geopolitical headwinds from the Middle East — while institutional ETF inflows hit their strongest levels in weeks. Meanwhile, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, TRX, SHIB, PEPE, DCR, UNI and other altcoins see capital rotation, NEAR surges on a privacy launch, Tether secures a major accounting milestone, Uniswap wins a landmark court ruling, and Nasdaq makes a bold move into prediction markets.

