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Bitcoin fell to $76,000 on the morning of May 18, reversing a brief relief rally and causing its total market cap to drop to $1.53 trillion. The nearly 2% decline triggered $722 million in total long liquidations across the crypto economy. Bitcoin Slams into Geopolitical Headwinds Bitcoin slid to $76,000 Monday morning, continuing a trend […]

Bitcoin’s bearish momentum hit hardest on the technical charts, with the cryptocurrency breaking below all major exponential moving averages by early Monday. Trading around $76,750, it sat well beneath the 20-hour EMA at $77,580, the 50-hour at $78,120, the 100-hour at $78,767, and the 200-hour at $79,350. MACD indicators reinforced the downside pressure, with the line at negative 359, the signal at negative 243, and the histogram at negative 116. Related Reading: XRP Will Go ‘Higher, Much Higher,’ Analyst Says, Betting On Explosive Breakout Geopolitical Shock Hits An Already Weakened Market The slide began Sunday night after US President Donald Trump posted a pointed warning to Iran on Truth Social: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” Trump wrote, following stalled diplomatic talks and a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The post immediately rattled financial markets. Oi

ETH hovers near $2.1K as Binance sell pressure crosses $1.1B. Bears are pushing the c-wave lower, but a complex B-wave bounce may still interrupt the decline. The three-wave structure off April’s high isn’t clean enough to call this done. That’s the short version. Ethereum has been sliding steadily since the April peak, with price now […] The post Ethereum Correction Deepens: Room Left for Complex B-Wave Before Next Leg Down appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin attracted fresh investor demand even as Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced sharp institutional selling pressure.

BitMine Ethereum buy reached 71,672 tokens worth roughly $154 million last week, reversing recent talk of a slowdown. BitMine Immersion Technologies bought 71,672 ETH last week, a sharp reversal from its previous accumulation pace of just 26,659 tokens. The firm…

Bitcoin dropped $4,100 and wiped $80B in value the same weekend the CLARITY Act neared a Senate vote. The selloff had almost nothing to do with the news. The Senate floor vote was approaching. The CLARITY Act, arguably the most consequential piece of U.S. crypto legislation in years, was moving forward. And Bitcoin, right on […] The post Bitcoin Crashed on Its Best Regulatory Day. Here Is What Nobody Is Saying appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Vitalik Buterin said mathematically verified software may help protect cryptographic infrastructures as AI improves both code generation and vulnerability discovery.

Goldman Sachs exited its XRP and solana ETF positions during Q1 2026 while sharply reducing exposure to ether funds. The bank maintained sizable bitcoin ETF holdings and increased investments in several crypto-linked equities. Goldman Sachs Reshapes Crypto Portfolio as Institutional Focus Shifts to Bitcoin Goldman Sachs significantly reshaped its digital asset portfolio in the first […]