Bitcoin stalls near $81,000 as 50-week resistance caps rally
August 26, 2026
A three-month high met a technical ceiling as ETF inflows held and a $6.4 billion options expiry loomed.
A three-month high met a technical ceiling as ETF inflows held and a $6.4 billion options expiry loomed.
A 22% weekly surge reversed the August 22 crash as CLARITY Act momentum and a CFTC backstop plan drew buyers.
The market’s worst six-minute drop since October 2025 hit over 281,000 leveraged traders as a week-long rally reversed.
Ether surged 18% to $2,250 and bitcoin neared $70,000 as short liquidations topped $3 billion.
The $154.7 million placement would install investor-chosen directors, a new CEO and a new CFO, but Zhibao still lacks the authorized shares to close it.
Bitcoin and ether closed flat, but $188 million of the damage landed in the 12 hours around the Federal Reserve decision
The exchange that invented the 100x perpetual swap will end operations on September 23 as its token collapses 90%.
Cooler inflation wiped out $56 million in crypto shorts within an hour and revived rate cut talk ahead of the July 28-29 Fed meeting
Arkham data shows coins from the Farace and BTC-e seizures landing on Coinbase Prime despite Trump’s no-sell reserve order.