BTC climbs, ETH lags as investors pile into altcoins: Crypto Markets Today
By Oliver Knight
Published on May 6, 2026.
The crypto market was volatile after Strategy (MSTR) chairman Michael Saylor announced that his company could sell bitcoin BTC $ 82,164.36 to pay dividends from the STRC instrument. However, BTC regained the $82,000 mark during the European morning, rising by around 1.3% since midnight UTC, largely due to a weakening U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, Ether (ETH) trades at $2,380, down by around 0.8%, but remains below the April 17 high. Bitcoin futures are also high, with open interest hovering near a record high of 800K BTC. The broader picture has shifted from bearish to bullish over the past 24 hours.
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