Bitcoin price started a fresh surge and cleared the $73,800 zone. BTC is 
consolidating and might aim for more gains above the $75,000 level. Bitcoin 
managed to stay above $72,000 and started a fresh increase. The price is 
trading above $74,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a 
steep bullish trend line forming with support at $73,800 on the hourly chart 
of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend gains if it 
stays above the $73,800 and $72,750 levels. Bitcoin Price Surges Nearly 5% 
Bitcoin price found support near $70,500 and started a fresh increase. BTC 
gained pace for a move above the $72,000 and $72,500 resistance levels. The 
bulls even pushed the price above the key level at $74,000. A high was formed 
at $74,966, and the price is now consolidating gains above the 23.6% Fib 
retracement level of the upward move from the $70,517 swing low to the $74,966 
high. Bitcoin is now trading above $74,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving 
average. There is also a steep bullish trend line forming with support at 
$73,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. If the price remains stable 
above $74,000, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near 
the $74,800 level. The first key resistance is near the $75,000 level. A close 
above the $75,000 resistance might send the price further higher. In the 
stated case, the price could rise and test the $76,500 resistance. Any more 
gains might send the price toward the $77,200 level. The next barrier for the 
bulls could be $78,000. Downside Correction In BTC? If Bitcoin fails to rise 
above the $75,000 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate 
support is near the $73,800 level and the trend line. The first major support 
is near the $73,250 level. The next support is now near the $72,750 zone or 
the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $70,517 swing low to 
the $74,966 high. Any more losses might send the price toward the $72,200 
support in the near term. The main support now sits at $71,500, below which 
BTC might struggle to recover in the near term. Technical indicators: Hourly 
MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative 
Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level. Major Support 
Levels – $73,800, followed by $72,750. Major Resistance Levels – $75,000 and 
$76,500.

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South Korea is pushing crypto exchanges to adopt circuit breakers and stronger 
safeguards after internal control failures exposed vulnerabilities that can 
trigger sharp market disruptions. The Bank of Korea (BOK) warned current 
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urged crypto exchanges to adopt circuit breakers to curb extreme volatility. 
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Sitting on paper losses exceeding $14 billion, Michael Saylor&#8217;s Strategy 
didn&#8217;t slow down last week. The company spent roughly $1 billion buying more 
Bitcoin — its latest move in a relentless accumulation run that has now 
brought its total stash to 780,897 BTC. Related Reading: TRUMP Buying Frenzy 
Builds Ahead Of Mar-A-Lago Power Event A Purchase Funded By Preferred Shares 
That $1 billion didn&#8217;t come from operating cash. Strategy raised the money by 
selling 10 million shares of STRC, its perpetual preferred equity. Data shows 
the sale generated about $1 billion in net proceeds — and it was no small 
transaction. According to reports, STRC recorded its second-largest weekly 
issuance on record, coming in at nearly three times the four-week average. The 
surge followed a rule change Strategy made in early March that loosened 
restrictions on STRC share sales. No shares of MSTR, STRK, STRF, or STRD were 
sold during the same period. The 13,927 Bitcoin acquired between April 6 and 
12 were purchased at an average price of $71,902 per coin. That figure sits 
below the company&#8217;s overall average buy price of $75,577 — meaning last week&#8217;s 
batch technically brought the cost basis down, not up. A Milestone Within 
Reach Strategy now needs just 19,103 more Bitcoin to cross the 800,000 BTC 
mark. Reports indicate the company has already bought more than 107,000 BTC in 
2026 alone. All told, its holdings were acquired for a combined $59 billion — 
a figure that underscores just how deep the company is committed to this 
position. The purchase came during a volatile stretch for Bitcoin prices. The 
market briefly climbed past $73,000 early last week after news broke of a US- 
Iran ceasefire. That rally didn&#8217;t hold. Weekend negotiations fell apart, and 
an announcement of a naval blockade on April 13 pulled Bitcoin back toward 
$71,000. Strategy’s buying was among the signals backing the earlier rally, 
Nomura’s Laser Digital said, on top of solid inflows into spot Bitcoin 
exchange-traded funds, which took in $786 million over the same period. 
Related Reading: Forget XRP Forecasts: The ‘Delusional’ Crowd Could Have The 
Last Laugh Big Losses, Bigger Bets The backdrop to all of this is a balance 
sheet carrying $14.6 billion in unrealized losses on digital assets — a figure 
Strategy disclosed for the first quarter of 2026. That number reflects how far 
Bitcoin&#8217;s price has fallen from the highs at which much of the company&#8217;s 
holdings were acquired. Still, the buying continues. SEC filings confirm the 
latest purchase was formally disclosed Monday in an 8-K report. There is no 
indication from the company of any plan to pause or reverse course. With fewer 
than 20,000 BTC separating Strategy from the 800,000 milestone, the next 
purchase announcement may not be far off. Featured image from Vecteezy, chart 
from TradingView

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JD Vance entered the vice presidency with a modest net positive approval 
rating and has since watched it fall 21 points in roughly 15 months. Key 
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