NEW YORK, August 15, 2026, 11:24 EDT

• Bitcoin fell about $2,500 from Monday to Friday.
• The SEC canceled a crypto-rule vote without setting a new date.
• Weekend trading leaves crypto as the live gauge of risk appetite.

Bitcoin held near $63,000 on Saturday after its weakest weekly signal came from Washington, not inflation. The token was down 2.8% over seven days as a canceled Securities and Exchange Commission meeting removed a near-term regulatory catalyst.

The move matters because softer U.S. data failed to revive demand. That break from the usual rate-sensitive pattern suggests investors are charging a larger policy premium for crypto exposure.

Bitcoin traded around $63,086, down 0.7% in 24 hours. Ether changed hands near $1,885 and lost…