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Analysis: US Treasury Yields Impact Risk Assets, Bitcoin Drops Below $79,000

Bitcoin slumped shortly after the US stock market opened, briefly breaking below the $79,000 mark, with a daily decline of approximately 3%, trading near its lowest level since May. Market consensus suggests this pullback is closely linked to the sell-off in risk assets triggered by a surge in US Treasury yields.Data shows that the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose above 4.55%, reaching its highest level in nearly a year, fueling concerns over tightening liquidity and a reassessment of risk assets. Analysts point out that this level previously triggered adjustments in US stocks and policy expectations last year, and is now once again serving as a key pressure signal.Trading firm The Kobeissi Letter stated that the "panic-driven rally" in the bond market is intensifying, with expectations for prolonged high interest rates growing. The market has begun pricing in the possibility of further rate hikes in the future, quickly cooling the previous "euphoria" in risk assets.From a technical perspective, analysts believe that after encountering multiple rejections from resistance above $82,000, Bitcoin's support structure is weakening. In the short term, it may retest the $75,000–$77,000 range, as the market enters a phase of range-bound trading and directional selection. (Cointelegraph)

Analysis: Bitcoin oscillates between regulatory tailwinds and rising yields, with continued ETF outflows weighing on prices

According to Odaily, Bitcoin's price is hovering around $80,350, up a slight 0.8% in the short term, facing sustained pressure after multiple failed attempts to break through the $82,000 resistance level. This zone is considered a confluence of resistance from the ETF cost basis, the 200-day moving average, and the CME gap fill area.Although the US CLARITY Act has passed the Senate Banking Committee, bringing positive expectations for crypto regulation, institutional capital continues to withdraw. Data shows that the 7-day average net outflow from US spot Bitcoin ETFs has fallen to -$88 million per day, the largest outflow scale since mid-February. Analysts suggest this selling pressure is more driven by "profit-taking" than panic selling.On the macro front, rising US Treasury yields are a core source of pressure. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note has climbed to approximately 4.52%, a 10-month high. Meanwhile, the April CPI rose 3.8% year-over-year, the highest level in three years, further pushing back market expectations for a Fed rate cut. Analysts point out that geopolitical conflicts are driving up energy prices, exacerbating inflationary pressures, thereby weakening the appeal of risk assets.From an institutional perspective, some analysts believe the current ETF outflows represent portfolio rebalancing rather than a structural retreat. The options market indicates significant resistance for Bitcoin in the $82,000-$84,000 range, while $77,000 stands as a key support level. If the price breaks below this zone without a cooling of leverage, the market could enter a deleveraging phase, increasing the risk of a correction. (Decrypt)

CoinShares: Cryptocurrency market recorded $920 million in net outflows this week

CoinShares tweeted that the cryptocurrency market saw a net outflow of $920 million this week. In the short term, macroeconomic headwinds continue to dominate: PPI data came in higher than expected, U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices higher, and the Federal Reserve’s room for rate cuts is constrained—Bitcoin fell 1.4% this week. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the Clarity Act by a vote of 15–9, bringing long-term regulatory direction into sharper focus. CoinShares noted that the market is currently caught in a tug-of-war between short-term macro pressures and long-term regulatory tailwinds.

PeckShield: THORChain Suffers Attack, Losing Approximately $10 Million in Cryptocurrency Assets

According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), THORChain has been hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $10 million in crypto assets, including 36.75 BTC (around $3 million) and roughly $7 million in assets from BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base.

Greeks.live: Today, 25,000 BTC options and 274,000 ETH options expire.

According to analyst [email protected] (@BTC__options), the options expiry data for May 15 is as follows: For BTC, 25,000 contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.59, a maximum pain point at $80,000, and a notional value of $2 billion. For ETH, 274,000 contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.4, a maximum pain point at $2,300, and a notional value of $620 million. This week, Bitcoin traded sideways near $80,000, exhibiting clear technical support; market attention remained low, with only 6% of BTC options expiring, versus 11% for ETH. BTC’s key-term implied volatility (IV) stood at approximately 35%, while ETH’s was around 50%. Skew has fluctuated minimally over the past month, reflecting neutral directional sentiment, and options activity remains extremely low—approximately 20% of open interest is expected to remain by end-May and roughly 30% by end-June. Overall, Bitcoin performed relatively well in both price and market热度 during Q2 2024, supported by favorable legal, regulatory, and macroeconomic developments. However, market热度 still falls short of expectations. Against this long-term bullish backdrop, Bitcoin remains the primary trading instrument, and positioning in medium-to-long-dated options is widely viewed as a reasonable strategy.

A major whale opened a 5x-leveraged long position on HYPE and placed an order to increase the position to 300,000 tokens.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale address 0x66f—while holding a BTC position—has opened a 5x-leveraged long position in HYPE and placed an order to increase its position to 300,000 HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $14 million based on current data. Its BTC position remains open, with unrealized profits exceeding $500,000.

Yesterday, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $131.32 million.

According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s total net inflow into Bitcoin spot ETFs amounted to $131.32 million. Specifically: BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net inflow of $144.11 million; Fidelity’s FBTC, $3.55 million; Bitwise’s BITB, $17.7 million; Morgan Stanley’s MSBT, $6.77 million; Ark’s ARKB, a net outflow of $9.46 million; Invesco’s BTCO, a net outflow of $5.67 million; Franklin’s EZBC, a net outflow of $14.13 million; VanEck’s HODL, a net inflow of $7.49 million; Grayscale’s GBTC, a net outflow of $31.64 million; Grayscale’s Mini Bitcoin ETF, a net inflow of $12.6 million; Valkyrie’s BRRR and WisdomTree’s BTCW saw no inflows or outflows.

Garrett Jin buys 71,066 BNB worth approximately $48.22 million

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Garrett Jin (a Bitcoin OG ranked #10/#11) purchased 71,066 BNB from Binance, worth approximately $48.22 million. Onchain Lens data shows that within the past two weeks, Garrett Jin has deposited 577,896 ETH into Binance, valued at approximately $1.35 billion.

JPMorgan: If On-Chain Activity Remains Low, ETH and Altcoins May Continue to Underperform Bitcoin

JPMorgan analysts indicate that despite the overall recovery of the crypto market following the Iran conflict, Ethereum and other altcoins continue to underperform Bitcoin. This trend, which has persisted since 2023, may be difficult to reverse in the short term unless there is a significant improvement in network activity, DeFi, and real-world applications.The report points out that, based on spot ETF flows and institutional futures positions, Bitcoin has shown stronger recovery momentum than Ethereum. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recovered approximately two-thirds of their previous outflows, while spot Ethereum ETFs have only recovered about one-third.Meanwhile, CME futures data shows that institutional investors have been more active in rebuilding their Bitcoin exposure, with Bitcoin futures positions nearly fully recovered. In contrast, Ethereum futures positions remain below previous levels. JPMorgan believes that without stronger on-chain fundamentals and real-world application support, ETH and altcoins are likely to continue underperforming relative to Bitcoin.

Consensys: Delays IPO Plans to Earliest This Fall Amid Market Conditions

according to sources familiar with the matter, MetaMask developer Consensys has postponed its U.S. IPO plans to earliest this fall. The company originally planned to submit a draft S-1 filing with the SEC by the end of February, but market demand weakened due to the market downturn in February, macroeconomic uncertainty, and Bitcoin ETF outflows. Besides Consensys, Kraken and Ledger have also paused their IPO plans.Consensys completed a $450 million funding round in 2022 at a valuation of $7 billion. Additionally, BitGo, which was the first crypto company to go public in 2026, raised $213 million but has since seen its stock price drop 36% from its $18 offering price, reflecting the public market's cautious approach toward valuing crypto infrastructure companies.

Gate Research: Crypto Market Warms Up in April with RWA and On-Chain Capital Flow in Focus

Odaily Odaily News Gate Research recently released its "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, indicating that the overall cryptocurrency market saw a volatile upward trend in April, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March. BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintained high volatility overall. The report shows continued divergence in activity across major public chain ecosystems. Solana's daily transaction volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, maintaining its leading position.Regarding trending sectors, the report notes that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing on-chain RWA sub-sectors, entering a second explosive growth phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed $220 million, with weekly revenue briefly approaching $6 million, setting new historical records. Meanwhile, Aave experienced its most severe liquidity crisis ever in April, with TVL outflows reaching tens of billions of dollars within a few days and net outflows exceeding $9 billion for the entire month.In terms of fundraising and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed 51 financing rounds in April, totaling approximately $834 million, with capital further concentrating on leading financial and infrastructure tracks. Among these, Payward ranked first for the month with a $200 million financing round. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately $306 million, a month-over-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack on Kelp DAO worth approximately $293 million. The report suggests that against the backdrop of a recovering market, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are both increasing simultaneously. However, the security risks associated with cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols remain worthy of continued attention.

Upbit to Delist NKN/NKN Trading Pair

According to the official announcement, Upbit will terminate trading support for NKN (NKN) on June 15 at 14:00, affecting the NKN/BTC trading pair. Users must withdraw their funds before July 16; otherwise, related assets will no longer be processable.

Yesterday, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $630.38 million.

According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s total net outflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs amounted to $630.38 million—the largest single-day net outflow in the past three months—while trading volume remained muted. Specifically, BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net outflow of $284.68 million, Ark’s ARKB saw a net outflow of $177.10 million, Fidelity’s FBTC experienced a net outflow of $133.20 million, and Bitwise’s BITB had a net outflow of $35.40 million; all other products registered no inflows or outflows.

Charles Schwab begins offering spot crypto trading services to US retail clients

U.S. financial services giant Charles Schwab has begun a phased rollout of its "Schwab Crypto" service to eligible retail clients in the United States, allowing users to directly trade Bitcoin and Ethereum.According to official information, users can view and manage their crypto assets directly through their existing Schwab accounts. Custody is handled by Charles Schwab Premier Bank, with Paxos providing the underlying custody and trade execution services.The platform charges a trading fee of 0.75% of the transaction amount and currently does not support deposits or withdrawals from external wallets. Additionally, the service is not yet available to residents of New York State or Louisiana.Charles Schwab currently manages approximately $12 trillion in client assets, and its clients already hold about 20% of the asset share in U.S. spot crypto ETFs. (FinanceFeeds)

Eugene: Stopped out the SOL position due to BTC’s weakening trend and will temporarily step aside to observe.

Trader Eugene posted that, due to Bitcoin’s failure to sustain its bullish momentum, he has exited his long SOL position at a stop-loss and stated he will step aside from the market for the time being. Previously, Eugene noted that among major assets, SOL had demonstrated stronger relative strength compared to ETH and HYPE, and believed it was most likely to break out first from its three-month sideways trading range. At that time, he pointed out that if SOL decisively broke above $96, the next key resistance level would be near $120—representing approximately 25% upside potential.

Morgan Stanley increased its BTC holdings by nearly 400 BTC within 24 hours, bringing the total value of its holdings to $270 million.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Morgan Stanley purchased 395.6 $BTC over the past 24 hours, valued at approximately $25.81 million, bringing its total holdings to 3,389 BTC, worth roughly $270.15 million.

Data: Bitcoin ETF IBIT has outperformed gold ETF GLD by 33 percentage points since March

Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas), Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg, stated that since March this year, the Bitcoin spot ETF $IBIT has significantly outperformed the gold ETF $GLD, by a margin of 33 percentage points. In terms of fund flows, $IBIT recorded net inflows of $4.2 billion during the period, while $GLD experienced net outflows of $9 billion—resulting in a total fund flow gap of $13 billion between the two.

Bitget CandyBomb: Trade BTC, ETH, and more to unlock 55,000 BILL airdrop tokens

Bitget has launched a new CandyBomb campaign with a total prize pool of 55,000 BILL tokens. New users can earn up to 550 BILL tokens per person by completing tasks such as net deposits and futures trading. Detailed rules are available on the official Bitget platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to register before participating. The campaign runs from May 13, 18:00 to May 20, 18:00 (UTC+8).

Analysis: CPI Surpasses Expectations, Triggering Derivatives Deleveraging for BTC; Open Interest on Four Major Exchanges Drops $1.25 Billion in One Day

According to Amr Taha, a CryptoQuant analyst, following the release of U.S. April CPI data—which came in higher than expected—Bitcoin derivatives markets witnessed synchronized risk reduction. Open interest across four major exchanges—Binance, Gate.io, Bybit, and OKX—collectively declined by approximately $1.25 billion. Gate.io saw the largest drop, at roughly $578 million; Binance followed with about $473 million; Bybit and OKX declined by approximately $123 million and $75 million, respectively. This synchronized contraction across multiple platforms indicates that the deleveraging was not an isolated incident confined to a single exchange, but rather a broad, market-wide defensive response to macroeconomic data. Analysts note that the decline in open interest may stem from long-position liquidations, short-covering, or proactive leverage reduction—and should not be interpreted in isolation as a definitive bearish signal. However, large-scale, synchronized open interest contraction triggered by macro catalysts typically signals that derivatives traders are rapidly adjusting their risk exposure.

KULR Technology Transfers 300 BTC to Coinbase, Worth Approximately $24.36 Million

According to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd (@OnchainDataNerd), KULR Tech transferred 300 BTC—worth approximately $24.36 million—to Coinbase. The company previously purchased 1,021 BTC at an average price of $98,923 per coin. Its stock surged tenfold amid the Bitcoin reserve narrative but has since declined 92.7% from its peak, suggesting it may be quietly cutting losses.