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Bitcoin Faces Correction as Institutional Demand Weakens Amid Macro Pressure: Bitfinex
May 19, 2026
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by Mandy Williams
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The United States and the broader global economy are facing an increasingly fragile macroeconomic backdrop. U.S. inflation has risen to 3.8% year-over-year, per April consumer price index (CPI) data, and real wages have turned negative with long-term Treasury yields climbing to multi-year highs.
Amid a hostile macro environment, bitcoin (BTC) has pulled back and erased the gains from its early-month rally. This correction is further driven by weakening institutional demand and outflows from spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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