BNB Price Alert: Binance Coin Slides 5% From ATH as Windtree Therapeutics Unveils $520M Treasury Play

BNB takes a hit—down 5% from its all-time high—as Wall Street shuffles capital into biopharma.

Windtree Therapeutics just dropped a $520 million treasury bomb, and crypto traders are feeling the aftershocks. The Binance ecosystem token wobbles while traditional finance throws another 'safe bet' on the pile.

Funny how 'treasury management' suddenly becomes exciting when it's half a billion dollars… and not yours.

Windtree Therapeutics to establish BNB treasury 

Windtree Therapeutics announced on Thursday that it has entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement, which will see it raise up to $500 million to set up an equity line of credit ("ELOC), as part of its corporate plan to boost its BNB crypto treasury strategy.

According to a press release published by Globe Newswire, the biotechnology company has also entered into an additional $20 million stock purchase agreement with Build and Build Corp. Windtree Therapeutics now awaits stockholder approval, according to the company's CEO, Jed Latkin. 

"We are excited to incorporate these new facilities to enable our future BNB acquisitions as part of our BNB treasury strategy," Latkin said.

The treasury announcement came a day after BNB hit a new record high, which could help bolster sentiment around the token to keep prices elevated heading into the weekend.

Interest in BNB remains relatively high despite a slight correction in the futures contracts Open Interest (OI). Coinglass data shows the OI, which highlights the notional value of outstanding futures or options contracts, averaging $1.15 billion after peaking at $1.23 billion on Thursday. 

BNB Futures Open Interest | Source: CoinGlass

Technical outlook: BNB upholds bullish outlook

BNB price holds NEAR record highs as bulls anticipate the resumption of the uptrend. The Relative Strength Index (RSI), which is currently overbought, shows signs of extending the upswing after stabilising at 76. 

A recovery toward the maximum 100 level WOULD suggest that bullish momentum is building, but also signal overheated market conditions likely to result in a price pullback.

BNB/USD daily chart

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator upholds a buy signal triggered on June 28 when the blue MACD line crossed above the red signal line.

Still, with the RSI showing overheated market conditions, traders should temper bullish expectations. Should the blue MACD line cross below the red signal line while the RSI extends the decline below 70, the path of least resistance could stay downward. This could result in a longer-than-expected trend reversal toward support at $689, provided by the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA).

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