Crypto × Macro

Bitcoin Briefly Touches $80,000 Before Retreating to $79,000

Bitcoin briefly exceeded $80,000 for the first time since January before pulling back to the $79,000 range following missile reports from Iran. Over the past month, BTC is up 17% and ETH is up 13%. Bitmine has added 101,745 ETH to its holdings, bringing its total position to 5.18 million ETH, while Tom Lee remarked that 'Crypto Spring has begun.'

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