Bitcoin’s surge to $77K pressures shorts, but absent spot and long leverage caps rallies

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crypto" class="cross-link" data-cross="1">Bitcoin bulls took another swing at the $77,000 resistance, but profit-taking and traders’ reluctance to increase margin and spot longs limit the strength of each breakout.
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0.98% TRX $0.3256 0.43% BCH $443.87 0.14% DOGE $0.1089 3.14% XLM $0.1592 0.11% ETH $2,285 1.76% BNB $618.05 0.31% SOL $84.13 1.79% HYPE $40.24 1.81% XMR $387.29 1.66% XRP $1.37 0.79% ADA $0.2489 1.40% BTC $77,143 1.94% Written by Antonio Oliveira , Staff Writer. Reviewed by Ray Salmond , Staff Editor. Written by Antonio Oliveira , Staff Writer. Reviewed by Ray Salmond , Staff Editor. Bitcoin’s surge to $77K pressures shorts, but absent spot and long leverage caps rallies Markets Published May 1, 2026 Bitcoin bulls took another swing at the $77,000 resistance, but profit-taking and traders’
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