Bitcoin Hits $80,000: Massive Short Squeeze and Institutional Buying Drive $96K Target
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 on May 4, 2026, snapping weeks of range-bound trading as institutional buying and a mass short liquidation combined to push the leading cryptocurrency past its most-watched resistance level. Key T...
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