Every crypto update this week points in the same direction. BTC hit $80,000 for the first time in three months, the CLARITY Act stablecoin compromise dropped on May 2 clearing the biggest roadblock to regulation, and the Fear and Greed
Bitcoin trades at $79,942 with Fear & Greed Index at 40 signaling undervaluation. Stablecoins hit $267B, fueling fintech liquidity and BTC's $1,600.8B market cap rally.
The post Bitcoin at $80K: What are the Critical Signals to Confirm a Bullish Breakout? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin (BTC) has repeatedly broken above the $80,000 psychological level, having abandoned it in January. The burning question in the market now is whether this marks a bullish reversal or simply a fakeout. How Bitcoin got to $80K Achieving $80K was triggered by a massive short squeeze. According to crypto ...
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Suit alleges that Hong Kong-based Justin Sun engaged in a campaign to ‘torch’ the company’s reputation Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit in Florida state court against the Hong Kong -based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, as a dispute escalates between the project and one of its most prominent backers. World Liberty posted a copy of its lawsuit on X in which it accused Sun of launching a “public smear campaign”. It alleged that Sun had improperly transferred some of his WLFI tokens that come with voting and governance rights to crypto exchange Binance and, separately, that he had placed bets that WLFI would decline in market value, known as short selling. That was part of a coordinated effort to push the token’s market price down as public trading began in September, the lawsuit alleged. Continue reading...
US spot bitcoin ETFs attracted US$153.9 million last week and US$1.97 billion in April.
BTC just touched $80,000 for the first time since January while Strategy paused its bitcoin buying ahead of Tuesday earnings, and experienced trader Peter Brandt sees BTC reaching $250,000 by 2029 after a long bottom that could stretch into September.
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The U.S. Dollar value inches lower amid renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz crisis that pushed crude oil prices higher and sparked inflationary concerns once again lowering the risk appetite for investors.
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Yen’s brief spike leaves traders on alert for intervention Forex Factory ‘Keep your smartphone close’: Japan puts yen market on alert for golden week action Financial Times JPY intervention – unilateral or joint will be key ING THINK economic and financial analysis | ING THINK Yen Traders Alert After Japan’s $34.5 Billion Intervention Yahoo Finance Yen Jumps 0.8% in Asia Trading, Putting Investors on High Alert Bloomberg.com
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