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Bitcoin dips below $105K but US banking stress eases

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The Big Beautiful Bill Gives Bitcoin A Shot Amid Inflation
The Big Beautiful Bill Gives Bitcoin A Shot Amid Inflation

The key takeaways

  • Bitcoin price stabilized after US regional banks posted stronger-than-expected earnings, easing credit fears.

  • Analysts predicted that Bitcoin bull market could be over in 10 days.

BitcoinBTC(-) declined more than 5 percent to below $105,000 in Friday’s trading, prolonging a 2-day slide as renewed US bank stress rattled markets for risk and brought back concerns about the stability of broader finance. US bank stocks showed resilience on Friday and the global pre-market market sentiment was stable. 

Bitcoin One-Day Chart Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

However, BTC continued to struggle near $105,000, not benefiting from improved risk appetite after regional lenders delivered stronger-than-expected earnings, easing fears of a wider credit contagion.

This latest change in attitude came as several regional lenders including Truist Financial and Regions Financial reported lower provision for credit losses that they had anticipated. The results offered relief to markets following Thursday’s rout, when the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index fell 6.3%, led by Zions Bancorporation and Western Alliance Bancorp after both disclosed loan losses stemming from fraud in distressed commercial mortgage funds.

The upbeat earnings helped the S&P Regional Banks Index claw back losses, with Zions Bancorp rebounding over 6%, Truist Financial rising 2%, and Western Alliance up 1.6% in early trading. 

European banks, such as Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Mizuho Financial, have pared their losses after heavy trading. Asian lenders, like Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho Financial, also stabilized following heavy selling.

RBC Capital Markets has said regional banks are not a priority for RBC Capital Markets. “remain well reserved for potential losses” Since 2023 they have increased capital, which suggests that the recent selling may have been excessive.

Related: How low will Bitcoin go? Regional US ‘bank stress’ pushes BTC toward $100K

Trump’s comments on tariffs boost optimism

Trump has confirmed the steep tariffs placed on Chinese imports. “will not persist” Xi Jinping, the Chinese president will meet with him in two weeks. Following Beijing’s willingness for collaboration on trade disputes the announcement sparked an upswing in global markets with US stocks futures rising 1.2%.

Observers said risk sentiment has become more tempered. Cointelegraph reported The latest cryptocurrency and equity market pullbacks were reported earlier in the week “do not have long-term fundamental implications,” The market may be experiencing short-term volatility, but not systemic distress.

There are some analysts who disagree. caution Bitcoin’s current bull-cycle may be approaching its end. CryptoBird stated in an X-post that Bitcoin is nearing the end of its current bull cycle. “bull run ends in 10 days,” The forecast is based on the historical cycles.

Related: Bitcoin ‘bull run is over’, traders say, with 50% BTC price crash warning

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