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Bitcoin Breaking Out and Decoupling – Next Target $135K?

**Key takeaways:**
 * Bitcoin must maintain above $95,000 to have a chance at retesting its $109,000 all-time high; failure to hold could lead to a deeper correction, crypto analysts warn.
 * Several crypto analysts told Cointelegraph in March that Bitcoin may have a chance of reaching new all-time highs in June.
 * The upcoming Federal Reserve decision on May 7 could influence Bitcoin&#8217;s price movement over the coming days.
Bitcoin needs to continue to hold above the $95,000 level for a chance to 
climb back and retest its all-time high, or face an even deeper correction, 
crypto analysts say.
It comes after several analysts told Cointelegraph earlier this year that June 
could be the month Bitcoin (BTC) reaches new all-time highs.
&#8220;The $95,000 level &#8212; currently under consolidation &#8212; is a critical pivot 
point, acting as the lower boundary of a three-month range that defined market 
structure between November 2024 and February 2025,&#8221; Bitfinex said in a May 6 
markets report.
## Bitcoin holding above $95K would signal a &#8220;structural shift&#8221;
Bitfinex said that Bitcoin holding above the $95,000 level would signal a 
&#8220;structural shift&#8221; back into bullish territory, with a potential upward trend 
toward retesting its all-time highs.
Bitcoin reached its $109,000 all-time high on Jan. 20, just hours before US 
President Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration.
At the time of publication, Bitcoin is trading at $96,730, up 3.03% over the 
past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data.
However, Bitfinex analysts said if Bitcoin fails to hold above $95,000, it 
could be headed for further downfall.
&gt; &#8220;Failure to hold, however, could turn the region into resistance once more, 
&gt; raising the risk of a short-term rejection and another leg of corrective 
&gt; price action.&#8221;
They said the next several days will determine whether Bitcoin will be heading 
&#8220;into a sustained breakout or resolves into a retest of lower support zones.&#8221;
_Bitcoin is up 2% over the past seven days. Source:__CoinMarketCap_
However, if Bitcoin continues the rally, it may catch many traders offside. 
Crypto analyst Thomas Fahrer said in a May 7 X post that $400 million of 
Bitcoin short positions are at risk of liquidation at the $98,000 price level. 
&#8220;Send it,&#8221; Fahrer said.
Bitcoin is approaching the timeframe many analysts predicted for new highs 
earlier this year. On March 28, Real Vision chief crypto analyst Jamie Coutts 
projected a best-case target of $123,000 by June.
_**Related:**__**Bitcoin price rallied 1,550% the last time the &#8216;BTC risk-off&#8217; 
metric fell this low**_
Around the same time, Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said that Bitcoin has a 
&#8220;50% chance&#8221; of reaching new all-time highs before the end of June.
Since 2013, Bitcoin&#8217;s average performance in June has been slightly negative 
at -0.35%.
The upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision on May 7 could also have 
an impact on Bitcoin&#8217;s price.
The announcement often sees crypto market volatility both before and after the 
results are published. However, the latest data from CME Group&#8217;s FedWatch Tool 
indicates that the futures market sees minimal odds of a rate cut.
Meanwhile, overall market sentiment is becoming more positive as Bitcoin&#8217;s 
price approaches the psychological $100,000 price level.
The Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index, which measures overall market sentiment, has 
spiked again over the past 24 hours, further into &#8220;Greed&#8221; territory, jumping 8 
points to a score of 67.
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This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every 
investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their 
own research when making a decision.

Bitcoin must hold above $95K or face short-term rejection: Bitfinex

India’s top court just ignited a regulatory firestorm, slamming bitcoin 
trading as refined Hawala and blasting government delays that leave the crypto 
market in legal limbo. Indian Supreme Court Calls Bitcoin Refined Hawala, 
Decries Absence of Regulatory Framework The Supreme Court of India compared 
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Members of the crypto community are circulating apparent &#8220;proof&#8221; that Zerebro 
developer Jeffy Yu faked his suicide as he promoted his new memecoin during a 
Pump.fun livestream on May 4.
The belief appears to come from an unverified private letter supposedly sent 
by Yu to a Zerebro investor, trading activity linked to crypto wallets owned 
by Yu, and the removal of his obituary from Legacy.com.
Others speculate that Yu used a tool to pass off a pre-edited video as if it 
were filmed in real-time during the Pump.fun livestream.
_Source:__Hash_
The unverified letter from Yu to an early investor states that he deliberately 
created a livestream pretending to shoot himself as it was the only &#8220;viable 
exit&#8221; from persistent harassment, blackmail, threats and hate crimes.
&#8220;Being fully doxxed has placed me under constant fear of robbery and physical 
harm. There have been numerous notable figures in the crypto community which 
have undergone armed robberies in their homes recently.&#8221;
&#8220;With my address publicly known, I have not been able to comfortably reside in 
any of my family&#8217;s homes for months now.&#8221;
The letter claimed he would &#8220;exit public life and fame&#8221; and shift his focus to 
music, conducted in anonymity.
In addition to the unverified letter, Legacy.com removed Yu&#8217;s obituary, which 
initially described him as a Stanford &#8220;tech prodigy&#8221; who scaled the AI 
content-powered Zerebro protocol into an $800 million ecosystem at its peak.
_Source:__Vee_
X user and crypto enthusiast &#8220;Vee&#8221; also claimed that after Yu&#8217;s supposed 
death, one of his wallets offloaded the Zerebro (ZEREBRO) token for USDC 
(USDC), which was then moved to the same address that created the Legacoin 
(LLJEFFY) token.
Vee&#8217;s claims were later supported by blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps, 
which estimated that $100,000 of ZEREBRO was sold and moved to LLJEFFY.
_Onchain transfers conducted by wallets confirmed or believed to be in Yu &#8216;s 
control. Source: __Bubblemaps_
Meanwhile, one viewer of Yu&#8217;s livestream believes the gunshots were edited 
with brightness and sound effects, while another observer claimed that the 
flash didn&#8217;t come from the gun.
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The LLJEFFY token has fallen over 80% to a market cap of $5 million since the 
incident, DEX Screener data shows.
Yu&#8217;s alleged suicide came a few hours after he published a manifesto 
explaining the concept of Legacoins &#8212; or legacy memecoin as he called it &#8212; 
which requires the creator to never sell the coin.
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US Democrat lawmakers have launched a multi-angle attack on President Donald 
Trump&#8217;s crypto ventures with two bills and a subcommittee inquiry aimed at 
cutting his ability to profit from the initiatives. 
The Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement Act, or the MEME Act, aims 
to prevent federal officials from using their position to profit from 
memecoins, Democrat Senator Chris Murphy said in a May 6 statement.
If passed, the MEME Act prohibits the president, vice president, members of 
Congress, senior executive branch officials, their spouses and children from 
issuing, sponsoring, or promoting a security, future, commodity, or digital 
asset, according to the bill&#8217;s description.
&gt; Today I&#8217;m introducing a bill &#8211; the MEME Act &#8211; to ban a President or Member 
&gt; of Congress from issuing a meme coin. 
&gt; 
&gt; The Trump Coin is the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the White 
&gt; House. @RepLiccardo and I are determined to put an end to this corruption &#8211; 
&gt; for good. pic.twitter.com/nQL9ZfIYYV 
&gt; 
&gt; &#8212; Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) May 6, 2025
Violators could face civil penalties of up to $250,000 and be required to fork 
over any profits to the US Treasury. Criminal penalties could also apply, 
including fines and up to five years behind bars.
US Representative Sam Liccardo, another Democrat, introduced companion 
legislation in the House of Representatives. However, Trump&#8217;s party, the 
Republicans, controls both chambers, and the legislation will need Republican 
support.
Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, a ranking member of the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), said in a May 6 statement that 
the committee is opening a preliminary inquiry into the Official Trump (TRUMP) 
token, Trump-backed platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI), and other 
associated business ventures.
As part of the inquiry, the PSI sent letters to the company behind the Trump 
coin, Fight Fight Fight, and WLFI, asking for records and communications 
between the companies and the Trump organization.
&gt; With his cryptocurrency schemes, Trump is putting a for sale sign in front 
&gt; of the White House. That&#8217;s why, as Ranking Member of the Permanent 
&gt; Subcommittee on Investigations, I&#8217;m launching an inquiry into this brazen 
&gt; corruption whose scope &amp; scale is staggering. pic.twitter.com/3SiaCrthN8 
&gt; 
&gt; &#8212; Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) May 6, 2025
At the same time, Blumenthal says the subcommittee is asking for answers about 
what steps the firms have taken to address possible conflicts of interest.
Main points of interest flagged by the PSI include fees the president is 
making on the TRUMP token and the nearly 50% spike in value from $9.40 to 
$13.65 after the TRUMP coin website announced on April 23 that the top 220 
holders of the token would be invited to a gala dinner at the White House.
Soon after launch on Jan. 18, the Trump coin hit its all-time high of $73.43, 
according to CoinGecko. However, it has since lost 85% of its value and is 
trading for $11.13.
## More than half of TRUMP holders in profit
Roughly two million wallets have bought TRUMP, with an extra 54,000 adding the 
token to their stash after the dinner announcement, according to data shared 
with Cointelegraph from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.
Around 764,000 of these, most with small holdings, lost money on the coin, 
while the 58 investors in the token have made profits of over $10 million 
each, totaling an estimated $1.1 billion.
At the same time, Chainalysis says the memecoin creator has made $320 million 
so far, with an extra $1.3 million coming in since the White House dinner 
announcement.
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corruption&#8217;**_
Meanwhile, a trucking logistics firm announced plans on April 30 to build a 
TRUMP coin treasury through a $20 million convertible note issuance.
Javier Selgas, CEO of Freight Technologies, said the tokens are an &#8220;excellent 
way to diversify our crypto treasury and also an effective way to advocate for 
fair, balanced, and free trade between Mexico and the US.&#8221;
The firm also acquired $5.2 million of the Fetch.ai network&#8217;s utility token 
FET on April 1.
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Ethereum price started a downside correction and tested the $1,750 zone. ETH 
is now rising and attempting a move above the $1,850 resistance. Ethereum 
started a fresh recovery wave above the $1,800 resistance. The price is 
trading above $1,800 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a 
break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $1,820 on the hourly 
chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if 
it breaks the $1,850 resistance level. Ethereum Price Aims Higher Ethereum 
price started a downside correction from the $1,880 zone, like Bitcoin. ETH 
declined below the $1,850 and $1,800 support levels. Finally, the price found 
support near the $1,750 level. A low was formed at $1,752 and the price 
started a fresh increase. There was a move above the $1,800 and $1,810 
resistance levels. The price climbed above the 50% Fib retracement level of 
the downward move from the $1,872 swing high to the $1,752 low. Besides, there 
was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $1,820 on the 
hourly chart of ETH/USD. Ethereum price is now trading above $1,800 and the 
100-hourly Simple Moving Average. On the upside, the price seems to be facing 
hurdles near the $1,840 level and the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the 
downward move from the $1,872 swing high to the $1,752 low. The next key 
resistance is near the $1,850 level. The first major resistance is near the 
$1,880 level. A clear move above the $1,880 resistance might send the price 
toward the $1,920 resistance. An upside break above the $1,920 resistance 
might call for more gains in the coming sessions. In the stated case, Ether 
could rise toward the $2,000 resistance zone or even $2,050 in the near term. 
Another Decline In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $1,850 resistance, it 
could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the 
$1,820 level. The first major support sits near the $1,810 zone. A clear move 
below the $1,810 support might push the price toward the $1,780 support. Any 
more losses might send the price toward the $1,750 support level in the near 
term. The next key support sits at $1,665. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – 
The MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI &#8211; The 
RSI for ETH/USD is now above the 50 zone. Major Support Level – $1,810 Major 
Resistance Level – $1,850