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May 8, 2026

Crypto News Digest — Friday, May 08

Crypto News Digest

Crypto News Digest

Friday, May 08 2026 · 9:31 AM ET

Bitcoin

$80,015

▼ -1.7% from Thu

S&P 500

7,365

▲ +0.38% (open)

Crude Oil

$94.36

▲ +0.96% at open

Gold

$4,735

▲ +0.83%

Must Know Today

April jobs: 115K added vs 62K estimate — biggest beat in months; unemployment holds 4.3%, wage growth soft at +0.2% MoM

BTC opens $80,015, down 1.7% from Thu — US strikes on Iran sparked risk-off overnight; intraday low $79.3K but ETF bid intact

SXT (Space and Time) unlocking 23.2% of total supply today — single-day cliff, most dilutive Q2 unlock event

Fannie Mae announces crypto accepted as mortgage collateral; Trump proposes US govt add to BTC stockpile

Watch this week

Jobs beat (115K vs 62K) is bullish on the surface but Iran escalation is live — US forces struck Iranian targets Thursday, WTI spiked above $98 before easing. Any ceasefire collapse snaps markets 2-3% instantly. May 13 CPI is the structural macro pivot for the rest of 2026: hot print = no rate cuts all year.

ETF Flows 11+ day net inflow streak; May 1-7 absorbed ~$1.63B net. Tue: $467M (IBIT $335M, FBTC $185M). Total AUM >$102B.

Full breakdown — 6 sections, catalysts, live charts, Fear & Greed →

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