Bitcoin Holds the $60,000 Line as Ripple's CEO Slams Saylor and Base Suffers a Two-Hour Stall

Bitcoin is fighting to hold $60,000 as $696 million in ETF outflows drains spot demand and liquidations cascade across derivatives markets. Meanwhile, Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse takes direct aim at Michael Saylor's leveraged Bitcoin strategy, and Coinbase's Base network grinds to a two-hour halt. Here's what it all means.