Bitcoin

$81,721

↓ -0.5% open

S&P 500

7,390

↓ -0.37% open

Crude Oil

$101.63

↑ +3.87% open

Gold

$4,678

↓ -1.22%

Must Know Today

April CPI hit 3.8% YoY — hottest since May 2023 — markets now pricing 30% chance of rate HIKE by Dec; zero cuts in 2026

WTI crude spikes above $101 — Trump says US-Iran ceasefire on 'massive life support'; Hormuz blockade fears reignite

BTC opens $81,721 but slides to $80,389 on CPI shock — $80K is the line; ETH cracks below $2,300

Senate Banking Committee votes on Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) on May 14 — biggest crypto regulatory event of the week

Watch this week

Twin risk day: hottest CPI since 2023 (3.8% YoY) kills all 2026 rate cut hopes and introduces rate hike tail risk, while Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support' — oil above $101 means inflation is structural. Any Hormuz escalation snaps BTC below $78K and oil above $110 fast.