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 seven-day inflow streak snaps as Treasury yields hit an 18-month high
A fresh exchange of US and Iran airstrikes sent bitcoin down 2.5% and triggered about $450 million in liquidations, mostly across altcoins.
A flipped dot plot erased the cheap-money bet underpinning crypto, triggering $440M in liquidations
The collapse of the US-Iran peace signing in Switzerland erased crypto’s last macro tailwind and triggered a wave of forced liquidations.
The FOMC held rates but its dot plot now projects a 2026 hike, sending bitcoin toward $63,000.
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