BTC, ETH price news: Bitcoin, ether steady despite record stocks, falling oil and easing war fears
A convergence of record highs in global stocks, oil at multi-month lows and a tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension did little to buoy bitcoin prices. The largest token is still hovering near $73,000 after sliding nearly 6% on the week as institutional buyers wait on U.S. regulatory clarity rather than macro headlines. Ether (ETH) traded just under at $2,000, down 6.4% on the week even after a 1.2% bounce on the day, while solana (SOL), XRP and each lost between 4.9% and 6.7% over the past seven days despite small gains in the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk‘s price page. Hyperliquid’s HYPE bucked the trend, up 5.8% on the week. The macro tape, meanwhile, lit up. The MSCI All Country World Index, the broadest measure of global equities, climbed 0.3% to an all-time high, and Asian stocks rallied 2% to a record of their own, Bloomberg reported. Brent crude slipped 0.5% to about $93 a barrel and is now down more than 18% in May, its worst month since March 2020, after the U.S. and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire by 60 days and reopen talks on Tehrans nuclear program. The deal still needs President Donald Trump‘s signoff, and Iran’s Tasnim









