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Bitcoin preserved a key long-term trend line as support for a third week as US-Iran war tensions delivered new five-week highs in oil prices. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the last full week of July holding key support while macro clouds continue to gather. Key points: In a familiar move, Bitcoin saw sell-side pressure soon after the weekly close going into Monday morning, with local lows reaching $63,700, data from TradingView confirms. Read more

Bitcoin price analysis called for the end of the bear market within three months as the US-Iran war sent BTC lower from strengthening $64,000 resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the new week with a bump as traders brace for more macro volatility. Key points: Bitcoin continues to circle its lowest levels since Q3 2024, but one theory is already calling for the return of the bull market as soon as September. Read more

Bitcoin saw its highest levels in nearly two weeks at the weekly close, but bulls needed a push beyond $65,000 for real trend inflection, said the latest BTC price analysis. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of June near two-week highs with traders keen to see bullish continuation. Key points: Bitcoin kept up pressure on short positions into the weekly close, hitting $63,960 — its highest levels since June 23, per data from TradingView. Read more

Bitcoin prepped an "interesting" RSI divergence into the Q2 and June candle close as analysis compared $60,000 to the $30,000 mark in the 2022 bear market. Bitcoin (BTC) nears the end of June and Q2 2026 threatening to lose $60,000 support. Can RSI divergences save bulls? Key points: Read more

Bitcoin gained bullish short-term BTC price targets with $69,000 on the radar thanks to the US-Iran peace deal, due to be signed in the coming days. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the third week of June with a spring in its step as the US-Iran peace deal sends risk assets higher. Key points: Read more

Bitcoin traders warned that it should be Q3 at least before the real BTC price bear market bottom entered. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of June with damage control — and new macro lows are still expected this year. Bitcoin saw modest relief around its latest weekly close, data from TradingView shows, but among traders, the lack of major good news is conspicuous. Read more

Bitcoin price headed below $72,000 on Iran woes as US President Donald Trump told observers to "sit back and relax" with a ceasefire still unresolved. Bitcoin (BTC) heads into June with new local lows as the US-Iran war drives crypto market nerves. News of strikes on Iranian targets keep the Middle East conflict firmly on the radar as a source of crypto market volatility this week. Exchanges of fire meant that BTC price action quickly came under pressure following the monthly close, dropping below $73,000. Read more

Bitcoin traders predicted a short squeeze to $80,000, but a lack of overall demand and the return of leverage sparked warnings of more liquidation events to come. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of May with traders optimistic about an $80,000 rebound — will it end up as a liquidity grab? Bitcoin price action struggled over the weekend, dipping below $75,000 to its lowest levels since mid-April, per data from TradingView. A rebound then brought $77,000 back into focus in line with optimism around a US-Iran peace deal. Read more

Bitcoin started the week with a dip toward new May lows as ongoing BTC price pressures included "collapsing" US bond markets. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week under pressure as support levels fade and macro gloom intensifies. Key points: Bitcoin felt the pressure as the new weekly candle began, dropping to $76,500 — its lowest levels since May 1, per data from TradingView. Read more

Bitcoin faced a choice between consolidation and new local highs as $80,000 support held despite flash BTC price volatility and liquidity grabs. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in fighting form as $80,000 support survives a volatile weekly close. Key points: Read more

Bitcoin gained fresh bullish BTC price targets after hitting new three-month highs above $80,000. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in fighting form as $80,000 returns after a three-month absence. It started with a breakthrough a key 21-week trend line last week, and now, Bitcoin is back at $80,000 for the first time in three months. Data from TradingView shows new local highs of $80,617 on Bitstamp. Read more

Bitcoin price action sealed its first weekly candle close above a 21-week moving average trend line since it traded near $115,000 in October 2025. Bitcoin (BTC) counts down the final days of April with a fresh attack on $80,000 as price teases key breakouts. Bitcoin sees its first weekly close above a key trend line since October 2025. Liquidity grabs ramp up as traders eye a potential support retest closer to $70,000. Read more

Bitcoin saw a green weekly close despite renewed US-Iran war momentum, and a trader forecast that BTC price action would beat last week's local highs. Bitcoin (BTC) begins the last full week of April juggling fresh US-Iran war fears as resistance hurdles line up. Key points: Bitcoin stays green on weekly time frames with multiple nearby price levels in focus. Read more

Bitcoin preserved $70,000 at the weekly close as markets began reacting to a breakdown in US-Iran negotiations and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Bitcoin (BTC) held $70,000 at the weekly close as markets reacted to a breakdown in US-Iran negotiations and escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. A breakdown in US-Iran negotiations sends oil surging above $100 per barrel, with the Strait of Hormuz now blockaded. US PPI inflation data is due amid signs that the oil crisis is far from the only driver of price increases. Read more

Bitcoin hinted at a long-term bullish trend change as BTC neared an MACD cross that last resulted in $25,000 gains over two months. Bitcoin (BTC) faces a fresh showdown this week as macro tensions contrast with a bullish BTC price trend reversal. A classic BTC price metric is above to flip bullish for the first time in nearly a year — last time, price gained $25,000 in two months. Short time frames see liquidations as “aggressive” traders pile in at $70,000. Read more

Bitcoin neared the first six-consecutive-month streak of losses since the 2018 bear market as Iran war woes kept markets firmly in check. Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the March monthly close as it risks its sixth straight month of losses. BTC price action touches $65,000 to start the week as traders expect a copycat bear flag breakdown. Iran headlines dominate the macro mood amid rumors of a US ground invasion. Read more

Bitcoin traders kept sub-$50,000 BTC price targets in play as gold entered a bear market over Iran and oil-supply instability. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week facing fresh macro risks as gold plummets and traders wait for $50,000. BTC price action ends the week below a key trend line, and traders see little more than an early-week bounce for bulls. Price looks more and more like it is repeating January’s bear flag — and targets now call for new multiyear lows. Read more

Five companies, including bank affiliates and a major conglomerate, are competing for Vietnam’s first crypto exchange licences as authorities plan to restrict offshore trading. Five Vietnamese companies are reportedly competing to launch the country’s first licensed crypto exchanges as authorities move to bring trading onshore and ban overseas platforms. Five companies have passed an initial qualification round, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a March 12 finance ministry document. The group reportedly includes affiliates of private banks Techcombank, VPBank and LPBank, alongside stockbroker VIX Securities and conglomerate Sun Group. VPBank and Sun Group reportedly confirmed their licence applications to Reuters. Vietnam opened applications for licenses to operate crypto exchanges in January. The move came after new procedures issued by the finance ministry and a law that, for the first time, defines crypto assets as property while still banning their use as legal tender or for payments. Read more

Bitcoin traders demanded further support reclaims to avoid a return to fresh macro lows next, as BTC price hit six-week highs. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the third week of March fighting for a breakout after a trip to near $75,000. BTC price action delivers a strong weekly close, but bulls have a lot of work left to do. Analysis warns that the Bitcoin bear market is still in place, along with a recent death cross. Read more