Saturday, May 30, 2026 · Covering Friday May 29 session
Summary
Bitcoin price today: BTC closed at 73,464 on Friday May 29, up 0.12% on Bitstamp, a fourth consecutive compressed session pinned below the 75,200 cloud edge as US equities printed fresh records. The catalyst was supposed to be the $6.25 billion options expiry; what arrived was a ninth day of spot ETF outflows totalling a record $2.8 billion. The altcoin tape ran the other way, HYPE +6%, XLM +23%, INJ +9%. BTC holds still while everything around it moves.
The Big Three
BTC closed at 73,464, virtually flat in a 73,126 to 73,696 range under 600 points, the fourth quiet session. The price sits below the 75,199 to 75,205 cloud and 200-day confluence, with 72,422 the next reference. Realised vol is at the lowest since early Q1.
