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May 18: Bitcoin Slides to Two-Week Low
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May 18: Bitcoin Slides to Two-Week Low

  • Bitcoin hit a two-week low near $76,800 on Trump’s Iran comments and heavy long liquidations totaling over $560M.

  • Goldman Sachs dumped its XRP and Solana ETF positions but kept heavy Bitcoin ETF exposure.

  • Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act in a bipartisan vote last week.

  • April was crypto’s worst month for hacks/exploits so far in 2026 with over $635M stolen.

  • Binance launching new USDS-backed perpetual contracts today.

  • Institutional flows via ETFs are now a major driver of daily price action.


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