Bitcoin Slides Toward $62,000 as Wall Street Selloff Hits Crypto — But Ripple, Maryland, and a Former Skeptic Signal Real Momentum

Bitcoin slid toward $62,000 as weakness in tech and semiconductor stocks rippled into crypto. But beneath the volatility, Ripple secured a major European regulatory breakthrough, crypto scored a political win in Maryland, and a longtime skeptic embraced tokenization. Here's what really moved the market.