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Bitcoin (BTC) gives back last week’s gains, with a temporary quote around $77,060 as of May 18. Strategy chairman Michael Saylor hinted at buying Bitcoin, encouraging retail investors to allow payment of half-month dividends in the STRC dividend voting. A suspect allegedly tied to being a co-founder of Forsage—has reportedly been extradited from Thailand back to his home country, and refused to plead not guilty in a $340 million Ponzi scam case, becoming the first of four co-defendants to go on

On May 18, Bitcoin slid back to around $77,000. After U.S. President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on May 17, he issued a warning to Iran via Truth Social: “Time is running out. They’d better act quickly, or they’ll have nothing.” The same day, a generator outside the fence of the UAE Barakah nuclear power plant was hit by a drone. Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones entering from Iraq. Stalemate in U.S.-Iran Talks: The Gap Between Demands Confirmed by Both Sides The U.S.-I

According to Lookonchain, on May 18, a trader opened a short position of 375,033 HYPE tokens worth $17.5 million and currently faces unrealized losses of $1.26 million.

According to Odaily, Bitcoin has faced notable selling pressure recently, with its price movement showing heightened correlation to U.S. small-cap equities, indicating the market still treats it as a risk asset rather than a safe haven. Bitcoin perpetual futures funding rates have turned negative re

According to Onchain Lens, whale Evaded opened long positions of 36,875 ZEC and 87,000 HYPE with 10x leverage worth $24 million today (May 18).

According to Onchain Lens, trader Huang Licen's 25x-leveraged ETH long positions were completely liquidated this morning following a sudden market drop on May 18. He quickly reopened new 25x ETH long positions immediately after. His cumulative losses from recent trades have now exceeded $32.4

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, $85.34 million in positions were liquidated across the market in the past 24 hours (May 17), with long liquidations accounting for $44.95 million and short liquidations for $40.39 million. Bitcoin long liquidations reached $15.19 million while short

Key Insights SUI defended the crucial $1.18 support zone after rejecting higher Fibonacci resistance, preserving bullish momentum across major technical indicators during current consolidation Open interest rebounded toward $938 million as traders returned to derivatives markets,

Key Insights Ondo futures Open Interest dropped sharply this week, reflecting weaker derivatives demand after the token failed to sustain recent gains across crypto markets. Positive funding rates continued supporting bullish positioning, showing leveraged traders still expect Ondo to

Key Insights ADA continues trading above major moving averages while buyers defend critical support zones following the recent breakout rally phase. Open interest stabilized near $550 million after heavy deleveraging reduced speculative pressure across Cardano derivatives markets during rece

Key Insights SUI failed to hold above $1.32 resistance after Basecamp optimism faded, pushing traders to reduce leveraged futures positions rapidly during Wednesday trading. Open interest dropped from nearly $80 million to $68.45 million as funding rates turned negative, signaling weaker

Key Insights Shiba Inu maintained higher lows above major moving averages while traders defended short-term support despite repeated rejection near resistance levels. Open interest dropped sharply from previous rally peaks, reflecting weaker leverage exposure and cautious sentiment across

Key Insights Dogecoin outperformed major cryptocurrencies after spot and futures trading volumes surged sharply, signaling stronger trader activity across markets during recent market weakness Short liquidations crossed $3.30 million as positive funding rates showed traders continued

According to BlockBeats, on May 17, trade.xyz acquired the SPCX code on HIP-3 approximately one hour prior. The platform plans to launch SpaceX Pre-IPO perpetual contracts in the coming days. This marks the second Pre-IPO product launch for the platform, following Cerebras Systems. SpaceX

According to Onchain Lens, Machi Big Brother (Huang Licheng) deposited 250,000 USDC to Hyperliquid on May 16, increasing his 25x leveraged Ethereum long position.

According to Coinglass, the crypto market experienced $64.58 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $30.54 million and short positions $34.05 million. Bitcoin long liquidations reached $9.09 million while Bitcoin short liquidations totaled $9.34 million;

According to Coinglass data on May 17, if Bitcoin breaks above $80,000, cumulative short liquidations on major CEXs could reach $763 million. Conversely, if BTC falls below $77,000, cumulative long liquidations could hit $507 million.

According to Lookonchain, a whale opened a 25x leveraged ETH short position of 23,151 ETH worth $50.55M, with a liquidation price of $2,288.33. Simultaneously, the whale opened a 20x leveraged BTC long position of 323.72 BTC worth $25.27M, with a liquidation price of $70,325.36.

According to CoinAnk, liquidations reached $364 million in the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $341 million and short positions for $23.58 million. Bitcoin liquidations amounted to $126 million, while Ethereum saw $94.49 million in liquidations.

According to BlockBeats citing HyperInsight, trader 'Maji' added $250,000 on the evening of May 16, bringing total positions to nearly $14 million as of May 17. ETH longs are now just 3% above liquidation price. Current holdings: 5,250 ETH at 25x leverage (liquidation price: $2,125.2); 25 BTC at 40