Crypto Daybook Americas: Institutions Pile In as Bitcoin’s Favorable Asymmetry Persists

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)Since Friday, cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin BTC, have demonstrated resilience in the face of the Iran-Israel hostilities. But they also haven't rallied on what might be considered positive news.The two largest tokens, bitcoin and ether ETH, have traded in a narrow range in the past 24 hours. Even the best-performing of the top 100 tokens, bitcoin cash BCH, added just 4% source: https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2025/06/17/crypto-daybook-americas-institutions-pile-in-as-bitcoins-favorable-asymmetry-persists