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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0.88% TRX $0.3266 0.38% BCH $449.51 1.35% DOGE $0.1077 0.80% XLM $0.1592 0.03% ETH $2,299 0.71% BNB $614.98 0.39% SOL $83.63 0.56% HYPE $41.26 2.91% XMR $387.37 0.80% XRP $1.38 0.59% ADA $0.2473 1.05% BTC $78,165 1.29% 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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