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Bitcoin Hits $80,000: Massive Short Squeeze and Institutional Buying Drive $96K Target

Bitcoin.com Published 04.05.2026 05:52

Bitcoin crossed $80,000 on May 4, 2026, snapping weeks of range-bound trading as institutional buying and a mass short liquidation combined to push the leading cryptocurrency past its most-watched resistance…

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