--- title: "Bitcoin Falls To $77,000 As Oil And Treasury Yields Rise" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286785522.md" description: "Bitcoin has dropped to $77,000 as rising crude oil prices and Treasury yields exert pressure on risk assets. The 30-year Treasury yield reached 5.13%, the highest since 2007, while the 10-year yield hit a 12-month high of 4.59%. Analysts note that higher yields increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like Bitcoin. The broader cryptocurrency market is also declining, with Ethereum, Solana, and XRP each down over 1%. Bitcoin is now nearly 40% below its all-time high of $126,000 from last October." datetime: "2026-05-18T14:12:20.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286785522.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286785522.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286785522.md) --- # Bitcoin Falls To $77,000 As Oil And Treasury Yields Rise Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen as low as $77,000 U.S. as rising crude oil prices and Treasury yields pressure risk assets. The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield has risen to 5.13%, its highest level since 2007 as traders put the odds of no interest rate cut in June at 98% and 94% for July. The 10-year Treasury yield is at a 12-month high of 4.59% as markets assess the Iran war, rising crude oil prices, and the prospect of zero interest rate relief this year. Higher bond yields and interest rates increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin and tend to weigh on speculative assets. As Treasury yields move higher, so too are crude oil prices. Brent crude oil, the international standard, is currently trading just under $110 U.S. per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, the U.S. benchmark, is trading at $105 U.S. a barrel. Higher oil prices are pushing inflation up and putting pressure on consumers, say analysts. In addition to Bitcoin, the broader cryptocurrency market is also falling alongside stocks. Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP) are each down more than 1% on May 18. Analysts say the challenge for cryptocurrencies is to see if they can stabilize even as inflation rises and interest rates remain higher for longer. 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