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Bitcoin faces profit-taking pressure near $80,000, backed up by a U.S. inflation report that comes as high oil prices and rising bond yields weigh on risk assets.

Bitcoin price action remained weak as the US-Iran war delivered a Fed meeting that was the "most hawkish in years" and oil neared four-year highs. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to recover new support on Thursday as oil hit its highest levels in nearly four years. Key points: Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $76,000, down around 2% from the previous day’s high. Read more

The old Bitcoin playbook ran on the simple logic that when global M2 expands, capital flows into risk assets, and Bitcoin captures a disproportionate share. That relationship powered the 2020-2021 bull market, and crypto Twitter spent the better part of 2024 charting M2 overlays as proof that the next leg was imminent. Now, the global […] The post Bitcoin’s next risk is hiding in the gap between debt and liquidity appeared first on CryptoSlate.

How Iran uses $USDT and $BTC mining to dodge danctions in a cat and mouse game. The post US Treasury vs. Tehran: Iran in Bitcoin Cat and Mouse Game appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin derivatives highlight traders’ nervous view as the Federal Reserve holds interest rates and BTC struggles to trade above its range highs. Are the bears back? Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) faced rejection at $77,800 on Wednesday, then retested the $76,000 level. This movement followed a correction in the S&P 500 Index as the war in Iran reached its 60-day mark, driving crude oil prices toward $118. While demand for leveraged bearish Bitcoin futures positions increased, the long-to-short ratio of whales at major exchanges indicates a different trend. Read more

Bitcoin dropped under $75,000 after FOMC minutes showed the US Federal Reserve holding interest rates and expressing slight concerns over inflation and the war in Iran. Bitcoin (BTC) extended its two-day decline on Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes confirmed the Fed’s decision to hold “the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-½ to 3-¾ percent.”  While the Fed maintains its goal of achieving “maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run,” the FOMC minutes cited the “developments in the Middle East” as factors fueling an environment of “uncertainty” and the Fed stressed its desire to maintain optionality as it evaluates the “risks to both sides of its dual mandate.”  FOMC minutes with new statements in red. Source: CNBC Read more

Bitcoin price volatility tends to spike before and after the FOMC, a pattern that is playing out this week. Will institutional investor BTC buying protect the $70,000 support? Bitcoin (BTC) fell from its local high at $79,500 as traders repositioned ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday. Historical data shows that since the start of 2025, BTC has corrected seven out of 10 times after an interest rate cut. Bitcoin’s reaction to interest rate cut decisions in 2025 and 2026 shows a clear pattern. The price often moved higher in the days before the meeting, followed by negative returns afterward, as illustrated in the chart. Read more

Coinbase survey results and onchain data suggest that Bitcoin is undervalued and at the tail end of its bear market phase. More than 70% of crypto investors believe that Bitcoin (BTC) is undervalued, according to a recent Global Investor Survey conducted by Coinbase and Glassnode. The survey found that 82% of institutions and 70% of non-institutions classify the market as a late bear cycle markdown phase, while onchain indicators suggest BTC is entering a “value-accumulation zone.”  Coinbase Institutional Research surveyed 91 global investors between March 16 and April 7, including 29 institutions and 62 non-institutions. The responses show a sharp shift in perceptions for the current BTC market. Read more

The 10 largest AI stocks now make up about 41% of the S&P 500, according to a BofA Global Research chart circulated online. That puts the AI basket at the same concentration level that tech and telecom reached around the dot-com peak. The BofA chart put the Nifty Fifty at 40% in the 1970s and […] The post Concentration of AI stocks inside S&P 500 hits dot-com bubble peak – and Bitcoin miners are now exposed appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin is trading near $76,600 after reversing from an earlier intraday push toward $78,000, while crude oil trades near $103 and the S&P 500 fell as the US stock market opened. Before the US cash session, Bitcoin rose even as crude oil kept climbing, suggesting crypto-specific positioning was strong enough to resist the oil-inflation trade […] The post Bitcoin surges alongside oil as BTC price finally decouples from the war narrative… until US markets opened appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Passive investing has become one of the most powerful forces reshaping equity markets, and the evidence is accumulating in the returns data. Bloomberg Intelligence data compiled by ETF analyst James Seyffart shows stocks with rising passive ownership have dramatically outperformed those losing passive ownership over the past three years. The market has been rewarding inclusion, […] The post Passive money is eating stocks and Bitcoin may be next to get a huge liquidity injection appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin's rebound is running straight into one of the few events it can't price in advance. After climbing back toward $80,000 on the back of renewed institutional buying and a nine-day ETF inflow streak, BTC pulled back to around $76,500 on Tuesday before recovering early Wednesday to around $77,800 as the Federal Reserve began its […] The post Bitcoin heads into Fed decision today at the exact price where its strongest holders may finally sell appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Anthropic's Claude AI has released May price targets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP. See the exact forecasts, key technical levels, and what FOMC means for crypto this week. The post Leading AI Claude Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum by the end of May 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

“Sell in May and go away” is the idea that stocks reliably underperform between May and October, and it describes a market that might no longer exist. Bloomberg Intelligence data shows the S&P 500 ETF has closed the May-October period in positive territory in 25 of the last 33 years, with only one negative summer […] The post Established ‘Sell in May’ philosophy looks broken, and that could be good news for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin fell after each new Federal Reserve chair began work, data showed, while Kevin Warsh gave mixed signals over policy for risk assets. Bitcoin (BTC) may face “a few months” of downside as the new US Federal Reserve chair takes over next month. Key points: Read more

The move allows institutions to trade Bitcoin options through a prime brokerage layer using existing accounts. Crypto exchange Bullish has expanded its integration with Ripple Prime to give institutional clients direct access to Bitcoin options trading, adding to existing spot, perpetual and futures connectivity through the platform’s prime brokerage network. The integration connects Ripple Prime users to Bullish’s regulated Bitcoin (BTC) options markets, allowing trades to be funded through existing sub-accounts without additional onboarding, with stablecoins such as Ripple USD (RLUSD) supported as collateral. RLUSD is a US dollar-pegged stablecoin designed for payments, settlement and use as collateral in digital asset markets. It has a market capitalization of about $1.57 billion, according to DeFiLlama data. Read more

Bitcoin’s dip below $76,000 was driven by an AI sector sell-off and investors’ worries about slowed progress in the CLARITY Act negotiations. Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) retreated below $76,000 on Tuesday, erasing gains from the prior week. This movement followed a 1% decline in the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index after OpenAI reported a shortfall in its revenue and user growth targets. While the AI industry may be a factor in Bitcoin’s decline, crypto market regulations and macroeconomic indicators are also contributing. Read more

Bitcoin 2026 opened at The Venetian on April 27 with the Director of the FBI in the program for a session about code, speech, and enforcement. The placement turned a conference slot into a live test of Bitcoin's political identity. The session, titled Code is Free Speech: Ending the War on Bitcoin, took place at […] The post What would Satoshi say? Director of the FBI appears at Bitcoin 2026 – Victory or capture? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin price downside returned to send BTC to one-week lows thanks to renewed concerns over global oil supplies focused on the Strait of Hormuz blockade. Bitcoin (BTC) headed to weekly lows after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as oil-supply woes panicked global markets. Key points: Read more

Bitcoin failed to break $80,000 resistance amid weak onchain fundamentals, but rising spot CVD could support a recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $76,000 on Tuesday after failing to break $80,000 as uncertainties surrounding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and macroeconomic conditions unnerved the market. Meanwhile, technicals and onchain data sent mixed signals on BTC’s ability to sustain the recovery. Key takeaways Read more