2026-05-17：U.S. Treasury Yields Piercing 5% Trigger Sovereign-Level Liquidity Drain, Breaking Bitcoin's $80K Floor

DeepMarket: Crypto Daily · May 17, 2026 · 6m

Bitcoin broke below the old $80,000 floor, Treasury yields pierced five percent, and more than $1.15 billion left spot Bitcoin ETFs, but the twist is hiding in the chart: the next move may not be the straight-line breakdown everyone expects. In this episode, DeepMarket follows the money through a strange split-screen market, where 154,000 liquidated traders collide with a record $323.3 billion stablecoin pile, and where USDS growth may be less bullish than it looks. Solana’s sub-$90 break, XRP’s regulatory tailwind, STRK’s 127 million token unlock, and Bitcoin’s $73,700 rebound zone all point…