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Bitcoin price jumped past $75,000 on Wednesday as traders recalibrated what the asset represents in the wake of the Iran conflict and an unusually stretched derivatives market. Price action, positioning data, and a real-world test of bitcoin as a settlement rail now point to a market that values the token as more than a volatile wager on tech risk. Bitcoin price traded around $74,000 to $75,000 on April 15, extending a rebound that began after a February low near $60,000. The move leaves the asset up roughly 23% from that trough and about 3% on the week, even as broader macro and geopolitical headlines remain tense. Spot markets now face stiff resistance in the $75,000 to $76,000 band, a zone several analysts flag as the ceiling of a two‑month consolidation range. Short term, traders frame the outlook around a simple line in the sand. If bitcoin price can hold above support near $71,000 and secure a clean break above $76,000, momentum models start to point toward a run into the high‑$70,000s or even $80,000 over the coming weeks, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data. Failure at that band keeps the range intact and invites another pullback toward $70,000 and the low‑$60,000s where the last leg of the rally started. Derivatives flash bottoming pattern for bitcoin price Beneath the spot chart, futures markets tell a story of persistent skepticism. The 30‑day average funding rate on perpetual swaps has remained negative for 46 straight days, matching the stretch of negative funding seen near the late‑2022 bear market bottom, according to research firm K33.  That means traders who hold long positions in perpetual futures have collected fees from shorts, even as price has drifted higher. K33 Head of Research Vetle Lunde notes that similar regimes — rising prices, climbing open interest, and negative…

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Filed under: News - @ April 15, 2026 8:29 pm