Thursday, 21 May 2026 · No. 49
Bitcoin's price holds near seventy seven thousand dollars while inflows to exchanges continue amid low sentiment readings, indicating holders choosing to stay rather than exit under pressure.
The Lead
Bitcoin's price holds near seventy seven thousand dollars while inflows to exchanges continue amid low sentiment readings, indicating holders choosing to stay rather than exit under pressure. This balance exposes the contradiction that higher energy costs and firm yields are tightening liquidity without yet forcing liquidation. The question is whether sustained inflation from disrupted oil flows will eventually drive capitulation or instead anchor Bitcoin as part of a broader repricing of risk assets.
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The Reading
Threat
QUIET
Conviction
63/100
47 sources cited
At Publication
Now and change since Thu 21 May
- BTC Price
- $77,709
- 24h Change
- 0.78%
- Fear & Greed
- 29
- Hashrate
- 973.3 EH/s
- MVRV
- 1.43
- Block Height
- 950,340
- S&P 500
- 7,432.97
- VIX
- 17.44
- Gold
- $4537
- DXY
- 99.12
- US 10Y
- 4.57%
- Oil
- $99.28
In This Briefing
The Wire
BITCOIN
Bitcoin treasury Nakamoto plans reverse stock split to save ailing share price — Cointelegraph
BITCOIN
SpaceX reveals larger-than-expected Bitcoin holdings in IPO filing — Cointelegraph
ECONOMY
New Fed Chair Pledges 'Regime Change' To Fight Inflation - Here's What That Could Mean In Practice — ZeroHedge
ECONOMY
Nvidia earnings takeaways: Data center revenue nearly doubles, report is strong but stock slides — CNBC
CONFLICT
The Pentagon's Next Critical Minerals Source Is Already In Its Own Warehouses — ZeroHedge
CONFLICT
Iran war live: Tehran says no surrender to US, diplomacy ‘wiser’ than war — Al Jazeera
Sources (47)
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