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medium.comBitcoin Holds Above $76,000 Despite Middle East Tensions and Rising Oil Prices
Bitcoin fell around 1% to $80,800 and ether dropped 2% to $2,290 on May 12, 2026, even as President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was on massive life support. Brent crude spiked to $107 per barrel and the U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.4%. Crypto futures open interest climb…
Bitcoin Surges to $82,400 Before Modest Pullback as CME Futures Open
Bitcoin surged from $80,670 at 23:00 UTC Sunday to $82,400 within an hour on May 11, 2026, before trading narrowly beneath $81,000 as futures reopened. The move coincided with geopolitical tensions after President Donald Trump called Iran's response to a peace proposal 'totally u…
Fox NewsFlorida Governor DeSantis Signs New Congressional Redistricting Map
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis approved a new congressional map that takes effect immediately and could shift four Democratic-held districts to Republican control. In cryptocurrency markets, stablecoin inflows rose modestly by $173 million from April 27 to May 3, 2026, while tradi…
theweek.comUS Savings Rate Falls to 3.6% in March; Bitcoin Rises 12.7% in April
The US personal savings rate fell to 3.6% in March, marking the lowest level since October 2022 and the second consecutive monthly decline. Consumer spending grew 5.7% year-over-year, outpacing income growth of 3.7%. Separately, Bitcoin recorded a 12.7% gain in April, its best mo…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewBitcoin Traders on Hyperliquid Shift to Net Long Positions as Price Reaches $80,000
Large traders on Hyperliquid have shifted to aggressively net-long bitcoin positions since early March 2026, coinciding with the cryptocurrency's rise to $80,000. Negative funding rates have persisted for 47 days, while unrelated events include stalled U.S.-Iran talks and a close…