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May 18, 2026

Crypto News Digest — Monday, May 18

Crypto News Digest

Crypto News Digest

Monday, May 18 2026 · 9:31 AM ET

Bitcoin

$76,869

-1.8% from Sunday

S&P 500

7,365

-0.6% (open)

Crude Oil

$107.35

+2.2% at open

Gold

$4,550

-0.2%

Must Know Today

BTC hits 2-week low at $76,800 — Trump warns Iran 'clock is ticking,' rattling risk across markets

$700M crypto liquidations in 24hrs — $620M longs wiped, total market cap down 3.8% to $2.56T

WTI crude spikes above $107 on stalled US-Iran talks — oil up ~60% since conflict started

Nvidia earnings Wednesday — NVDA targets raised to $285-300; critical AI sentiment catalyst this week

Watch this week

Iran escalation + sticky CPI (3.3%) with Fed on hold at 3.5–3.75% creates stagflation pressure. If WTI breaks $110, expect further BTC and equity downside this week.

ETF Flows Last week: net outflow of ~13,000 BTC from spot ETFs — worst weekly outflow since early February

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

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