Bitcoin's holding steady above 71k as geopolitical tensions ease with that Iran peace plan, and honestly it's the kind of boring consolidation we need right now. The real story though is watching retail traders get absolutely schooled on prediction markets compared to traditional sportsbooks, which tells you something about where the smart money is flowing. Meanwhile we've got a major crypto player jumping into oil trading with a fresh model, so the institutional adoption playbook keeps expanding even when price action feels flat.