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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.