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In the latest Bitcoin news, Binance revealed that customer Bitcoin holdings climbed to about 640,295 BTC in June, rising by 7,715 BTC, or 1.22%, based on its 44th proof-of-reserves snapshot comparing July 1 with June 1.
This marks a third straight month of growth in BTC balances, extending a steady accumulation trend across recent reports. The more notable development, however, lies in the contrasting movement of Ethereum and USDT holdings.
Ethereum balances fell 1.41% to roughly 4.086 million ETH, down 58,591 ETH over the month. This follows a strong 10.17% increase in May, when holdings reached around 4.14 million ETH, indicating June’s decline is likely a partial pullback rather than a sustained shift away from ETH.
The relative movement between BTC and ETH suggests a potential rotation of capital toward Bitcoin, though on-chain data alone cannot confirm that interpretation.
USDT balances also declined for a second consecutive month, slipping 1.51% to about 33.7 billion tokens—roughly 510 million lower than the 34.3 billion recorded on June 1. With an additional drop of around 460 million USDT in the prior month, the two-month contraction highlights a reduction in readily available stablecoin liquidity, even if where those funds went remains uncertain.
What the Snapshot Shows—and What It Doesn’t
The report is based on a point-in-time snapshot method, comparing balances at specific dates rather than tracking continuous flows.
Binance uses Merkle Trees and zero-knowledge proofs to let users verify that their balances are included in reported liabilities. While this enhances transparency, it does not reveal the underlying reasons for balance changes.
As a result, the rise in BTC could reflect a mix of factors—fresh buying, external deposits, conversions from ETH or USDT, or internal reallocations within the platform.
This ambiguity is important. Higher BTC balances on an exchange may signal accumulation, but they also place more supply closer to active trading. Snapshot data alone cannot distinguish between passive holdings and imminent market activity.
A similar pattern—rising BTC alongside falling USDT—has also appeared in recent reserve reports from Bybit and OKX. This alignment suggests the shift is broader than Binance, likely reflecting changing asset allocation across major exchanges as markets move into the second half of 2026.
Declining USDT reserves reduce the visible pool of on-exchange liquidity. While this doesn’t confirm whether funds are being deployed or withdrawn, thinner stablecoin balances can still impact market behavior—particularly around key price levels or macro events, where reduced liquidity can amplify price swings in either direction.
