{"id":71142,"date":"2026-04-14T20:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/500m-wiped-out-as-bitcoin-tests-76k-markets-and-prices-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:15:19","slug":"500m-wiped-out-as-bitcoin-tests-76k-markets-and-prices-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/500m-wiped-out-as-bitcoin-tests-76k-markets-and-prices-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"$500M Wiped out as Bitcoin Tests $76K \u2013 Markets and Prices Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> hit $76,120 on April 14, triggering $293 million in liquidations during a risk-on rally.<\/li>\n<li>De-escalation hopes sent the S&amp;P 500 to 7,000 while WTI oil fell to $92 amid U.S.-Iran talks.<\/li>\n<li>The IMF warns that March\u2019s loss of 10.1 million barrels of oil per day may stall 2026 global growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Oil Prices Retreat as Diplomacy Takes Center Stage<\/h2>\n<p>Moments after topping $76,000, <span>bitcoin<\/span> retreated to just under $74,500 as risk-on sentiment swept across markets. The <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-market-cap-hits-2-6-trillion-as-bitcoin-eyes-75k-amid-hormuz-standoff\/\">momentum<\/a> was driven by reports that the United States and Iran plan another round of talks before the two-week cease-fire expires. This came even as the U.S. Navy\u2019s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz entered its second day.<\/p>\n<p>According to the daily chart, <span>bitcoin<\/span> broke past the $74,000 mark late Monday before consolidating above that level for much of the morning session. Around 8 a.m. EST, the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> began another rally, peaking at $76,120 by 10:15 a.m. Its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-market-cap\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">market cap<\/a> briefly rose to $1.52 trillion, the highest since early February.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a>\u2019s April 14 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-pushes-toward-breakout-as-wintermute-warns-unresolved-macro-risks-may-shape-next-move\/\">price action<\/a> lifted its seven-day gains to 9% and nearly 10% since the start of the month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/oil-prices-boom-after-hormuz-strait-blockade-announcement\/\">Oil<\/a> markets once again mirrored the battlefield. As has been the case since the war began, every escalation has sent crude prices soaring, and the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was no exception. Yet, for the second time this month, traders reversed course as diplomatic signals emerged. Brent crude, which had been hovering near $100 a barrel, slid to just under $95, while West Texas Intermediate fell even further to $92.<\/p>\n<p>The sharp swing pointed to how sensitive energy markets remain to geopolitical headlines. What initially looked like another surge in supply\u2011side risk quickly gave way to optimism that both Washington and Tehran may be willing to test diplomacy before the cease\u2011fire deadline.<\/p>\n<p>With oil prices down, equities rallied. The S&amp;P 500 hit the 7,000-point milestone, the Nasdaq rose 1.6%, and the Dow Jones gained 0.55%. In Asia, the Nikkei and Kospi climbed more than 2%, while Germany\u2019s DAX rose 1.27% and France\u2019s CAC gained 1.12%.<\/p>\n<p>Still, analysts at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that the long tail of the conflict\u2014including disrupted fertilizer supplies and the loss of 10.1 million barrels per day of oil production in March\u2014could weigh on global growth later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>\u2019s intraday swings triggered nearly $293 million in leveraged liquidations, including $256 million in short positions. Overall, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> market saw about $700 million in leveraged positions wiped out in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-short-sellers-vaporized-500m-wiped-out-as-bitcoin-tests-76k\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hit $76,120 on April 14, triggering $293 million in liquidations during a risk-on rally. De-escalation hopes sent the S&amp;P 500 to 7,000 while WTI oil fell to $92 amid U.S.-Iran talks. The IMF warns that March\u2019s loss of 10.1 million barrels of oil per day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":71143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}