Key Takeaways
- Bitcoin tumbled to $78,704 on May 13 following a sharp acceleration in wholesale inflation data.
- Coinglass data shows the crash triggered $94 million in BTC long liquidations on the top cryptocurrency.
- Polymarket odds favor a Fed pause in June despite PPI jumping 1.4% in April 2026.
Geopolitical Tensions and Macro Factors
Bitcoin briefly plunged below $79,000 for the first time since May 4 as investors digested the latest producer price index (PPI) data, which showed a sharp acceleration in wholesale inflation. According to the cryptocurrency’s daily price chart, bitcoin was coasting above $81,000 before tumbling to an intraday low of $78,704.
Although the cryptocurrency had recovered and was trading just over $79,000 at…







