Capital B said it purchased 192 BTC for about $15 million (€13 million) after completing capital raises totaling roughly $20 million (€17.15 million). The French firm reported total bitcoin holdings of 3,135 BTC and an overall acquisition cost of approximately $330 million (€283.6 million). It also disclosed a year-to-date BTC yield of 1.82% and a quarterly yield of 1.09%.

On May 19, Bitcoin traded at $77,043 after the prior day's dip held above the SMA50 at $75,848, keeping the ascending-channel support from the March lows intact. On-chain data shows 10,200 BTC in Short-Term Holder Loss flow to Binance, while STH Profit flow was 906 BTC. Long-term holder realized cap change (30D) reached about $51.2B and RSI stood at 45.29 with a 57.37 signal line, pointing to negative momentum even as structure remained supported.

Bitcoin's 7-day Supply in Profit average has climbed from the early-March trough near 53.6% to 63.3% as of May 18, indicating improved network-wide profitability. Over the same period, the 7-day STH-SOPR is back below the 1.0 break-even line at 0.9994, with BTC around $76.9k, leaving the $76k–$77k zone as the key area to watch.

Institutional investors withdrew a combined $1.07 billion from Bitcoin and digital-asset investment products in one week, ending a seven-week run of inflows and marking the year's third-largest weekly outflow. Bitcoin led the declines with $982 million leaving, while Ethereum recorded $249 million in outflows, its biggest weekly redemption since January 30th. XRP and Solana bucked the trend, drawing $67.6 million and $55.1 million in inflows, respectively.

On May 19, 2026, Michael Saylor's Strategy reported buying 24,869 BTC for about $2.01 billion, one of its largest Bitcoin purchases. The firm said it now holds 843,738 BTC acquired for $63.87 billion at an average cost of $75,700 per coin, while the latest buy averaged $80,985.

Bitcoin is being watched closely after it ended the week near $77,450 and then slid to a new local low of $76,050, putting the market's focus on where it finishes this week. Analysts highlighted a weekly close below the 21-Week EMA near $78,000 and pointed to CME gap dynamics and leverage-driven selling as factors that could shape near-term direction.

Strategy disclosed in a Form 8-K dated 18 May that it bought 24,869 BTC for about $2.01 billion, lifting its total holdings to 843,738 BTC. Bitcoin was trading near $76,500 at press time after sliding from the $82,000 area earlier this month, while indicators such as RSI and DMI suggested sellers still had near-term control despite some “local bottom” signals.

Bitcoin slipped under $77,500 and remains below $77,000 and the 100-hour simple moving average. The move printed a low at $76,020, with nearby supports at $76,200 and $76,000, and a deeper slide could put $75,500 and $75,000 in focus. On the upside, resistance levels are highlighted at $76,850, $77,000 and $78,300.