Bitcoin is trading near the low $80,000 zone as two charts show a major long-term setup and a short-term reclaim test. $BTC still needs a clean weekly hold above this area before the larger cup and handle target gains strength. Bitcoin Cup and Handle Chart Points to $363K Target Bitcoin is trading near $80,798 on
The jobs numbers changed the narrative on May 8 — and Bitcoin saw it first. The U.S. economy added 115,000 nonfarm payrolls in April — nearly doubling the consensus forecast of 65,000. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. Average hourly earnings rose just 0.2% month-over-month, undershooting the projected 0.3%. Bitcoin dropped briefly below $80,000
Institutional Bitcoin purchases accelerated again in April, with corporate reserves buying over 64,000 $BTC in a single month. According to published data, publicly traded companies and institutional reserves added a total of 64,722 $BTC in April. The net increase was approximately 57,791 $BTC. Thus, April 2026 became one of the largest institutional Bitcoin buying periods
The crypto market was no longer just pricing the possibility of no interest rate cuts but rather the increasing likelihood of interest rate hikes in 2026, reported AMBCrypto. As a risk asset, this means the Bitcoin [$BTC] outlook would be more bearish if rate hikes were implemented. The debasement narrative of fiat caused by rising
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has been the loudest advocate for holding Bitcoin indefinitely (to the point where he has essentially become the face of the ultimate “HODL” philosophy). Yet, during a recent earnings call, Saylor revealed that the company is ready to do the unthinkable: sell portions of its massive Bitcoin treasury. Now, Saylor is
Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer has predicted that Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, could face a looming crisis. The computer scientist is convinced that Bitcoin’s economic design is flawed, and it will suffer in the long term due to insufficient mining rewards. This, according to Sirer, poses a much bigger threat to the leading cryptocurrency than
Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe, in his assessment of Bitcoin’s current market structure, highlighted two critical resistance zones that investors should watch. According to Van de Poppe, the key levels for Bitcoin in the short term are the $86,000–$88,000 range and the $93,000–$95,000 range where the 50-week moving average is located. The analyst noted
The rotation into risk assets is unfolding at uneven momentum across markets. In crypto, Bitcoin [$BTC] has rallied 17% in Q2. However, the price structure still reflects consolidation rather than expansion. From a technical view, $BTC remains 35% below its $126k peak, with persistent resistance in the $80k-$85k range preventing a transition into price discovery
IB1T’s rise could reshape Europe’s battle for institutional Bitcoin capital — and the numbers arriving this week make that case impossible to dismiss. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T) crossed $1.1 billion in assets under management as of May 1, 2026, holding approximately 14,200 $BTC across major European exchanges including Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Paris, and Xetra
Bitcoin has spent years moving almost in sync with U.S. stocks, especially technology shares. When the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 rallied, Bitcoin usually rallied harder. When equities crashed, Bitcoin often fell even faster. But 2026 has looked very different. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq recently reached fresh all-time highs, fueled by strong corporate earnings and