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Bitcoin Price Extends Decline Rapidly As Key Supports Collapse

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $75,500 zone. BTC is consolidating and might struggle to stay above the $74,000 support. Bitcoin failed to stay above $76,000 and extended losses. The price is trading below $75,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $74,850 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $75,000 and $75,500 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Further Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $76,200 support zone. BTC remained in a bearish zone and extended losses below the $75,800 level. There was a move below the $75,500 level. The price even dipped below $75,000. A low was formed at $74,050 and the price is now consolidating losses. It is still struggling below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $77,810 swing high to the $74,050 low. Bitcoin is now trading below $75,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. If the price remains stable above $74,000, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $74,800 level. There is also a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $74,850 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The first key resistance is near the $75,500 level. A close above the $75,500 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $75,950 resistance or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $77,810 swing high to the $74,050 low. Any more gains might send the price toward the $76,400 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $77,800. More Losses In BTC? If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $75,950 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $74,000 level. The first major support is near the $73,500 level. The next support is now near the $73,200 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $72,000 support in the near term. The main s

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Bitcoin Price Extends Decline Rapidly As Key Supports Collapse
The HYPE ETF Outpaced Every Crypto ETF Debut on Record – Institutions Rush Exposure

The HYPE ETF Outpaced Every Crypto ETF Debut on Record – Institutions Rush Exposure

HYPE has pushed above $60 to set a new all-time high, creating a bullish environment that stands in sharp contrast to the broader market struggling with selling pressure and uncertainty. The breakout is significant on its own — but data from Kairos Research has revealed a development in the ETF market that places the current momentum in a historical context that amplifies the significance of the price action considerably. Related Reading: Ethereum Staking Record Meets On-Chain Collapse: Analyst Explains What’s Holding ETH Price The spot HYPE ETF has absorbed 1.04% of HYPE’s total market capitalization within its first ten trading days of existence. That figure requires a comparison to feel as significant as it is. HYPE’s ETF has outpaced every spot crypto ETF launch on record — including the Bitcoin ETF that became one of the most successful financial product launches in Wall Street history. The data is measured on a new-issuer cohort basis, stripping out the legacy trust conversions of GBTC and ETHE that inflated early flow figures for those products. The comparison is clean, the methodology is honest, and the conclusion is unambiguous: no spot crypto ETF has ever attracted institutional capital at the pace that HYPE has generated in its first ten trading days. The all-time high above $60 is the price expression of that demand. The ETF data is the institutional infrastructure confirming it. The Strongest Crypto ETF Debut in History The Kairos Research comparison delivers the findings in four numbers that require no additional interpretation. HYPE absorbed 1.04% of its market cap in ten trading days. Bitcoin absorbed 0.59%. Ethereum absorbed 0.41%. Solana absorbed 0.31%. Every previous spot crypto ETF launch — including the Bitcoin product that drew billions from BlackRock, Fidelity, and the largest asset managers on Wall Street — was outpaced by HYPE in the same debut window. Spot Crypto ETF Inflows as % of Market Cap | Source: Kairos Research The significance exte

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Bitcoin Drop Linked To Hidden $1.3 Billion ETF Trade, Analyst Reveals

Eight straight days. That is how long US spot Bitcoin ETFs have been bleeding money, with more than $2 billion in net outflows recorded since May 14 — and Tuesday’s session added another ugly chapter to that streak. Related Reading: HYPE Price Breakout Ignites Rally Talk Toward $170 Target A Sell Order Like No Other A single trader sold over 29 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF on Tuesday through a dark pool, a private trading platform used by institutions to quietly execute large orders away from public markets. The transaction, valued at $1.3 billion, was executed at $43.16 per share at 2:30 pm UTC. Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy Digital, said it was the biggest dark pool trade in the fund he had ever seen. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas added more weight to that claim, pointing out that the sell order was more than 22 times larger than the second-biggest IBIT sell order recorded on the same day. The identity of the trader has not been disclosed. massive $1.289 billion IBIT block sale by unknown party through dark pool at 10:30am today, biggest such trade i’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/9qGDqkfCbu — Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) May 26, 2026 Bitcoin Slid Within Minutes Price data from TradingView shows Bitcoin fell 1.45% — from $77,870 to $76,721 — within 10 minutes of the trade being executed. The drop did not stop there. Bitcoin continued sliding and hit a 24-hour low of $75,600 roughly 12 hours later, marking a 2.5% loss for the day. Tuesday’s total outflow from US spot Bitcoin ETFs came in at $333 million, with IBIT alone accounting for over $192 million of that figure. That brings the cumulative outflow since May 14 past the $2 billion mark. Institutions Pulling Back The sell-off fits a broader pattern of institutional retreat. Jane Street cut its Bitcoin ETF holdings by around 70% in the first quarter, while Goldman Sachs trimmed its position by 10%. Bitcoin has historically traded outside the orbit of traditional

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Dogecoin Rally Loading? Analyst Eyes ‘Imminent Breakout’ From Textbook Falling Wedge Pattern

As Dogecoin (DOGE)’s price attempts to hold a crucial support level, an analyst flagged potentially bullish technical setups that could set the stage for a major move in the coming months. Related Reading: BitMine Nears 4.5% Ethereum Supply Share Following $238M Buy Dogecoin Historical Setup Targets Massive Expansion On Wednesday, Dogecoin continued its sideways trajectory between the $0.100-$0.105 local range. The cryptocurrency has been trading within this area for the past four days, after recovering from its one-month low of $0.097 recorded on Saturday. Amid this performance, market observer Trader Tardigrade shared a bullish outlook for the cryptocurrency, analyzing DOGE’s chart on multiple timeframes. He pointed out a “textbook” falling wedge setup on the daily timeframe, which has been forming since early May. The analyst asserted that this pattern is “one of the most reliable bullish reversal patterns,” with the breakouts “almost always lead[ing] to explosive upside.” Dogecoin has been compressing inside this pattern for a couple of weeks, and it’s currently sitting near its apex, while also retesting the formation’s upper boundary. Based on this, the analyst suggested that DOGE is “coiled and ready” for a breakout and potential rally to at least the May highs. Trader Tardigrade also shared the memecoin’s monthly chart, affirming that “a massive surge is coming.” He asserted that Dogecoin appears to be repeating a setup that has previously led to explosive performances. According to the chart, the cryptocurrency is forming a new solid base structure, suggesting that a breakout and rally toward new highs could begin in the coming months. Notably, this structure previously formed ahead of the 2017 and 2021 all-time high (ATH) rallies. As the new multi-year base develops, the analyst stated that DOGE is in “the best accumulation period, adding that “every single time DOGE entered an accumulation zone, it consolidated sideways before exploding into a parabolic r

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This Bitcoin Pattern Could Repeat Itself, But The Bottom Could Lie Below $50,000

Bitcoin is showing a monthly momentum signal that has appeared near several major cycle lows, which raises the possibility that the current correction is entering its final stage. The setup is based on the monthly logarithmic MACD histogram, where previous Bitcoin bottoms formed only when the red bars began fading for at least two straight months. The same signal may now be forming again, but there is one important catch. Bitcoin MACD Repeating Bottom Pattern The technical outlook in question is based on the monthly candlestick timeframe chart, but May has not closed yet, and Bitcoin is still trading in a fragile zone below $76,000 after failing to hold above the $80,000 region, which it broke above earlier in the month. Technical analysis done by crypto analyst Washigorira focuses on a simple but historically significant feature that involves two consecutive lighter red bars on Bitcoin’s monthly logarithmic MACD histogram. In past cycles, the darker red histogram bars showed expanding bearish momentum, while the lighter red bars showed that the downside pressure was beginning to weaken. This same pattern appeared around previous Bitcoin bottoming phases. The Bitcoin monthly candlestick chart, shown below, points to similar monthly MACD transitions in 2012, the 2015 bear market bottom, the 2019 cycle reset, and the late 2022 to early 2023 recovery phase. In each case, Bitcoin did not immediately explode higher the moment the first lighter red bar appeared, but the signal showed that sellers were losing control on the monthly timeframe. The May Close Is The Real Signal The same configuration now appears to be forming again. Bitcoin’s monthly MACD histogram turned deep red in September 2025, but April 2026 delivered the first lighter red bar since that flip, indicating that bearish momentum had started to ease. May is in progress and has not yet printed its final reading. If the month closes with a second consecutive lighter bar, the pattern will have repeated again,

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Glassnode Warns Nearly 30% Of Bitcoin Supply Could Face Future Quantum Risks

Bitcoin’s long-term security model is once again under the spotlight following new data from Glassnode suggesting that the network could face theoretical risks in a future dominated by quantum computing. The report shows that a significant portion of BTC’s circulating supply could be vulnerable in the future if quantum technology advances to the point where it can break current cryptographic protections. Glassnode’s Data Reveals The Scale Of Potential Future Exposure New data from Glassnode, an on-chain data analytics platform, has shed light on a potential long-term change facing Bitcoin’s security model. Crypto trader Evans revealed on X that the analysis estimates that approximately 6.04 million BTC, nearly 30% of the total BTC supply, could theoretically be at risk from future quantum computing threats. Related Reading: More Bitcoin Is Moving Into The Hands Of Long-Term Investors Amid Sideways Price Performance This is because the public keys associated with those coins have already been exposed on-chain. However, what stands out even more is that roughly 4.12 million BTC of the risk is associated with address reuse and outdated custody methods that unnecessarily increase public-key exposure. In addition, the data also indicates that centralized exchanges collectively hold more than 1.6 million BTC in potentially exposed addresses. Comparing Current Volume Collapse To The 2023 Bear Market Bitcoin spot trading volumes have collapsed by approximately 81% since October 2025, pushing market activity back to levels typically associated with bear market conditions. A Verified Author for CryptoQuant, known as Darkfost, has pointed out that to find similarly low participation, one would have to look back to July 2023, highlighting just how sharply spot volumes have declined. Related Reading: Bitcoin LTH Supply Surge Does Not Reflect Real Demand — Here’s Why Despite the broader slowdown, major exchanges like Binance continue to dominate the market with $36.4 billion in t

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Cathie Wood Doubles Down: ARK Invest Sets Bitcoin Base Case at $750,000 by 2030

Bitcoin Magazine Cathie Wood Doubles Down: ARK Invest Sets Bitcoin Base Case at $750,000 by 2030 ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood reaffirmed her firm’s base case Bitcoin price target of $750,000 by 2030, citing generational wealth transfer, emerging market insurance, and accelerating institutional adoption as key drivers. This post Cathie Wood Doubles Down: ARK Invest Sets Bitcoin Base Case at $750,000 by 2030 first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt.

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Perfect Crypto Week In Texas: 6 Candidates Backed, 0 Misses—What To Track Next

Political efforts tied to the crypto industry scored another set of wins in Texas, strengthening the case that the sector’s influence in US politics remains strong under a more pro-digital asset administration. According to reporting from Eleanor Terret of Crypto In America, the crypto industry went 6-for-6 backing winning candidates in the Texas primary runoffs held Tuesday night. Anti-Crypto Hits At The Ballot Box One of the biggest results came from the Democratic primary runoff in Texas’s 18th Congressional District. In that race, Terret reported that Rep. Christian Menefee defeated 20-year incumbent Rep. Al Green. Fairshake, the industry’s leading super political action committee (PAC), took credit for the win after spending roughly $6.5 million on the race, largely through advertisements supporting Menefee. Related Reading: Will XRP Price Ever Reach $200? Top Expert Discloses What Must Happen First A Fairshake spokesman, Geoff Vetter, argued that Green’s loss showed how anti-crypto positions can have real electoral consequences, noting that Green was the first Democratic incumbent this cycle to lose his seat. Vetter also said Fairshake would continue to “aggressively back” leaders such as Menefee. Elsewhere in Texas, several other races also went in the direction favored by crypto-aligned groups. Candidates Alex Mealer, Tom Sell, John Bonck, and Carlos De La Cruz all won their respective runoffs. In total, Fairshake reportedly spent roughly $1.8 million backing those candidates. Crypto-related efforts were also part of some Republican outcomes. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s upset victory over Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary runoff reportedly drew support from crypto-aligned money as well. California Top-Two Primary Beckons With Texas now behind them, Terrett reported that crypto political groups are already looking ahead to the next targets. The next state on Fairshake’s radar appears to be Maryland. There, state lawmaker Adrian Boafo is runn

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XRP Pushing To $100: The Market Cap Conversation Will Go Out The Window If This Happens

XRP is currently at the center of a growing debate as analysts discuss a potential move toward $100 and whether traditional market capitalization valuation models still apply. The expert argues that if XRP becomes widely used for payments and settlements, its role may shift toward financial infrastructure. In that case, the cryptocurrency’s value would depend more on network usage and transaction flow, rather than on market capitalization alone. XRP At $100 Could Happen Without A High Market Cap In an X post on May 24, crypto market expert Gina argued that XRP’s value should not be judged using traditional market capitalization models because the token is designed to serve as global financial infrastructure, not a passive store of value. According to her, XRP’s real strength does not come from its price action or total valuation, but from how frequently it can be used to move money across its network. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Got Rejected At The 200-MA, Why Breaking $76,000 Could Be A Problem To illustrate her point, Gina used a hypothetical scenario in which XRP trades at $100 and has a circulating supply of 50 billion tokens. In that case, XRP would have a market capitalization of roughly $5 trillion, surpassing that of Bitcoin and Ethereum. While that figure may seem extremely large, Gina argued that market cap alone does not capture the total value the XRP Ledger (XRPL) processes daily. She also focused on XRP’s liquidity velocity. Gina suggested that if each XRP token were reused about 1,000 times daily for cross-border settlements, the network could theoretically support up to $5 quadrillion in transaction flows every day, all without needing a higher market cap. Based on this concept, XRP’s value as a payment and settlement tool could far exceed what market capitalization alone suggests. Put simply, a $5 trillion market cap reflects only the total paper value of XRP at a given price. It says nothing about how much money a network can actually process or

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Strive’s SATA Tops Estimated 490 Bitcoin in a Single Day — More Than the Entire Daily Mining Supply

Bitcoin Magazine Strive’s SATA Tops Estimated 490 Bitcoin in a Single Day — More Than the Entire Daily Mining Supply At the time of writing today, Strive, Inc.’s SATA preferred stock program bought roughly 490 BTC in a single day. This post Strive’s SATA Tops Estimated 490 Bitcoin in a Single Day — More Than the Entire Daily Mining Supply first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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