Bitcoin bulls grill sellers as Japan debt woes send gold past $3.3K

Key points:Bitcoin and gold move higher in step amid jitters over Japan’s debt problem reach “boiling point.”$108,000 remains a keen target for Bitcoin bulls amid ongoing corporate buying.Some still see the current BTC price uptrend coming to an abrupt end.Bitcoin (BTC) kept up pressure on $108,000 at the May 21 Wall Street open as a trader flagged multiple bearish divergences.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin joins gold in Japan debt reactionData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD returning to near the top of its intraday range as the US trading session began.After its highest-ever daily close, BTC/USD looked increasingly primed for a rematch with all-time highs just above $109,000.

May 21, 2025 - 15:58
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Bitcoin bulls grill sellers as Japan debt woes send gold past $3.3K

Bitcoin bulls grill sellers as Japan debt woes send gold past $3.3K

Key points:

  • Bitcoin and gold move higher in step amid jitters over Japan’s debt problem reach “boiling point.”

  • $108,000 remains a keen target for Bitcoin bulls amid ongoing corporate buying.

  • Some still see the current BTC price uptrend coming to an abrupt end.

Bitcoin (BTC) kept up pressure on $108,000 at the May 21 Wall Street open as a trader flagged multiple bearish divergences.

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BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView


Bitcoin joins gold in Japan debt reaction

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD returning to near the top of its intraday range as the US trading session began.

After its highest-ever daily close, BTC/USD looked increasingly primed for a rematch with all-time highs just above $109,000.