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Bitcoin left behind in the geopolitical melee

CoinDesk · May 22, 2026, 11:31 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Daybook will not be published on Monday, May 25 due to the Memorial Day holiday.
  • The current state of financial markets is best described as macro-geopolitics first, crypto second.
  • Despite recent positive regulatory developments related to the Clarity Act, bitcoin BTC$77,321.59 has shown little excitement, trading near $77,200 – largely unchanged over the past 24 hours and for the week.

Daybook will not be published on Monday, May 25 due to the Memorial Day holiday. We will be back on Tuesday, May 26.

The current state of financial markets is best described as macro-geopolitics first, crypto second.

The evidence is clear. Despite recent positive regulatory developments related to the Clarity Act, bitcoin BTC$77,321.59 has shown little excitement, trading near $77,200 – largely unchanged over the past 24 hours and for the week.

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