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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBTC’s Thursday price spike came to a painful end on Friday.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The past week was quite eventful once again, with headlines spanning different sectors: from the highly anticipated meeting between US President Trump and China\u2019s Xi Jinping to inflation data and some progress on the CLARITY Act front.<\/p>\n
The business week began on the right foot for bitcoin as it rocketed from under $80,500 to roughly $82,500 following a quiet weekend. However, the rejection was swift, and BTC dipped below its starting point within hours.<\/p>\n
Another breakout attempt took place on Tuesday, but the bears stepped up even faster this time, not allowing BTC to surpass $82,000. The selling pressure mounted on Wednesday after the inflation data for April went live in the US. Once it became known that the CPI numbers hit a three-year high of 3.8%, BTC reacted<\/a> with a price dip to under $79,000.<\/p>\n More volatility ensued on Thursday when the CLARITY Act passed a Senate panel, which was regarded as a bullish development for the crypto industry, as it could crystallize the regulatory landscape in the country. Bitcoin traded at around $79,500 before the news spread, but quickly exploded to $82,000.<\/p>\n The bears reemerged at this point once again and didn\u2019t allow any further gains. Although BTC managed to remain close to the $82,000 level for a while, it nosedived on Friday by over three grand from the top and currently struggles below $79,000.<\/p>\n Its market capitalization has fallen to $1.580 trillion on CG, while its dominance over the alts remains well above 58%. Nevertheless, BTC remains slightly in the green on a weekly scale, but it has been outperformed by many altcoins, including BNB, DOGE, XRP, and SUI.<\/p>\n Market Cap: $2.71T | 24H Vol: $118B | BTC Dominance: 58.2%<\/p>\n BTC: $78,800 (+0.6%) | ETH: $2,210 (-1.38%) | XRP: $1.43 (+5%)<\/p>\n Bitcoin\u2019s Drop Below $80K Was Not Random: Here Are the 3 Hidden Triggers<\/strong>. The largest cryptocurrency slipped below $80,000 on a couple of occasions in the past week, and many analysts believe it\u2019s not random. Easy On Chain, for example, outlined<\/a> three reasons behind the asset\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n Is Bitcoin\u2019s Rally Fake? Analyst Sees Massive Downside Ahead<\/strong>. Another popular market observer, Dr. Profit, who has mostly leaned bearish over the past half a year, noted<\/a> that the rally to over $82,000 was most likely unsustainable and predicted a substantial crash to and perhaps below $50,000.<\/p>\n Arthur Hayes Predicts AI Race Will Push Bitcoin Back to $126K<\/strong>. On the contrary, Arthur Hayes remains bullish on BTC\u2019s long-term perspective, forecasting<\/a> a massive surge to the October 2025 all-time high of $126,000. Interestingly, he thinks such a move could be propelled by the AI race.<\/p>\n Bitcoin and Ethereum Arrive on Wall Street Giant Charles Schwab for Selected Retail Clients<\/strong>. Schwab Crypto, the behemoth investment services firm\u2019s new digital asset venture, officially launched<\/a> last week, allowing certain retail investors to get exposure to BTC and ETH through the regulated platform.<\/p>\n Strategy\u2019s Bitcoin Buying Spree Resumes With Fresh 535 BTC Accumulation<\/strong>. After a quick weekly pause, Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy resumed<\/a> its BTC purchases. The latest was a relatively small one of 535 BTC, acquired for $43 million. Its total stash grew to 818,869 BTC.<\/p>\n Tom Lee Doubles Down on \u2018Crypto Spring\u2019 Theory, but Bitmine Slows ETH Accumulation<\/strong>. BitMine also slowed its pace of ETH purchases, but Tom Lee remains optimistic<\/a> that the worst has already passed and \u2018crypto spring\u2019 is about to commence.<\/p>\n This week, we have a chart analysis of Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid \u2013\u00a0click here for the complete price analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarket Data<\/h2>\n
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![<\/a>Cryptocurrency Market Overview Weekly May 15. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMarket Cap: $2.71T | 24H Vol: $118B | BTC Dominance: 58.2%<\/p>\nYou may also like:<\/h3>\nBTC: $78,800 (+0.6%) | ETH: $2,210 (-1.38%) | XRP: $1.43 (+5%)<\/p>\nThis Week\u2019s Crypto Headlines You Can\u2019t Miss<\/h2>\nBitcoin\u2019s Drop Below $80K Was Not Random: Here Are the 3 Hidden Triggers<\/strong>. The largest cryptocurrency slipped below $80,000 on a couple of occasions in the past week, and many analysts believe it\u2019s not random. Easy On Chain, for example, outlined<\/a> three reasons behind the asset\u2019s decline.<\/p>\nIs Bitcoin\u2019s Rally Fake? Analyst Sees Massive Downside Ahead<\/strong>. Another popular market observer, Dr. Profit, who has mostly leaned bearish over the past half a year, noted<\/a> that the rally to over $82,000 was most likely unsustainable and predicted a substantial crash to and perhaps below $50,000.<\/p>\nArthur Hayes Predicts AI Race Will Push Bitcoin Back to $126K<\/strong>. On the contrary, Arthur Hayes remains bullish on BTC\u2019s long-term perspective, forecasting<\/a> a massive surge to the October 2025 all-time high of $126,000. Interestingly, he thinks such a move could be propelled by the AI race.<\/p>\nBitcoin and Ethereum Arrive on Wall Street Giant Charles Schwab for Selected Retail Clients<\/strong>. Schwab Crypto, the behemoth investment services firm\u2019s new digital asset venture, officially launched<\/a> last week, allowing certain retail investors to get exposure to BTC and ETH through the regulated platform.<\/p>\nStrategy\u2019s Bitcoin Buying Spree Resumes With Fresh 535 BTC Accumulation<\/strong>. After a quick weekly pause, Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy resumed<\/a> its BTC purchases. The latest was a relatively small one of 535 BTC, acquired for $43 million. Its total stash grew to 818,869 BTC.<\/p>\nTom Lee Doubles Down on \u2018Crypto Spring\u2019 Theory, but Bitmine Slows ETH Accumulation<\/strong>. BitMine also slowed its pace of ETH purchases, but Tom Lee remains optimistic<\/a> that the worst has already passed and \u2018crypto spring\u2019 is about to commence.<\/p>\nCharts<\/h2>\nThis week, we have a chart analysis of Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid \u2013\u00a0click here for the complete price analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\nSource link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BTC’s Thursday price spike came to a painful end on Friday. The past week was quite eventful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-crypto","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-170723.png\"){kind=link}