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Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Exchange inflows rise amid Hormuz oil blockade and dollar gains.

Threat: MONITORINGConviction: 63/10017 sources
Share
BTC Price$80,991
24h Change-0.29%
Fear & Greed42
Hashrate990.5 EH/s
MVRV1.48
Block Height949,178
S&P 5007,400.96
VIX17.99
Gold$4710
DXY98.22
US 10Y4.46%
Oil$100.93

The Lead

Bitcoin price stalls at $81,000 as exchange inflows build supply pressure while Hormuz blockade locks Brent above $106 per barrel, forcing central banks toward tighter policy that erodes BTC purchasing power.Trading Economics Dollar strength at DXY 98.3 compounds this, drawing capital to yields now pressing 4.46 percent on the 10-year despite gold's climb past $4,700.Yahoo Finance Network holds firm with hashrate nearing 1,000 EH/s and Lightning capacity expanding five percent to roughly 2,900 BTC, yet Fear at 42 underscores leveraged exhaustion without breakout volume.1ML Investors ignore the split: on-chain resilience versus macro drag that favors fiat havens over range-bound crypto. Miner rebound buys time, but oil-fueled inflation delays rate relief Bitcoin needs to escape this trap.[1][2] Will sustained inflows exceed 3,000 BTC daily before geopolitical thaw unlocks demand?[3]

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