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Bitcoin Holds Above $79,000 as Market Consolidates and ETF Inflows Continue
Bitcoin slipped back below $80,000 on Friday while Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu also pulled back. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index dropped to 46 and more than 127,000 traders were liquidated in 24 hours. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows while Ethereum ETFs saw outflows.
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Bitcoin slipped back below $80,000 on Friday as traders locked in profits and broader crypto sentiment cooled. 54 according to one Benzinga report and at $79,108 according to another reading published the same day. 66 and was also reported at $2,223.
50. 43. 000006152. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index dropped to 46 on May 15, 2026, keeping sentiment in neutral territory despite renewed volatility across major cryptocurrencies.
26 million as of May 15, 2026. 3 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday. 7 million on the same day.
In the past 24 hours top losers include Stable, Ethena and Celestia, Benzinga reported. Trader DonWedge said Bitcoin's $75,000 region remains one of the market's most important near-term levels, noting the zone aligns closely with the midpoint of BTC's broader ascending channel structure.
According to the trader, pullbacks toward the middle of long-term channels often act as logical reset areas before the market decides its next major directional move.
Cryptoinsightuk highlighted that despite Bitcoin's stronger price action earlier this week, funding rates still closed negative, showing derivatives traders remain heavily positioned to the short side. The analyst said that setup could create conditions for a sharp short squeeze if Bitcoin breaks above its current consolidation range and forces bearish traders to unwind positions aggressively.
Benzinga reported the price movements and liquidation data on May 15, 2026.
