The three risks that could overwhelm bitcoin's (BTC) Clarity Act tailwind: Crypto Daily

BTC

BTC/USDT

$79,765.18

+0.12%

$79,765.18

+0.12%

(24s)

24h Volume

$7,144,431,200.19

24h H/L

$80,200.00 / $79,577.00

Change: $623.00 (0.78%)

Long/Short

53.0%

Long: 53.0%Short: 47.0%

Funding Rate

+0.0018%

Longs pay

Data provided by COINOTAG DATALive data

Bitcoin

Daily

$79,810.00

▼ -0.03%

Volume (24h): -

Resistance Levels

Resistance 3$88,315.23

Resistance 2$82,260.41

Resistance 1$79,878.00

Price$79,810.00

Support 1$79,635.96

Support 2$77,546.36

Support 3$73,033.65

Pivot (PP):$79,824.58

Trend:Sideways

RSI (14):66.7

CoinDesk Staff

(11:08 AM UTC)

1 min read

Reviewed byDavid Kim

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