Key points:

Bitcoin and gold move higher in step amid jitters over Japan’s debt problem reach “boiling point.”

$108,000 remains a keen target for Bitcoin bulls amid ongoing corporate buying.

Some still see the current BTC price uptrend coming to an abrupt end.

Bitcoin (BTC) kept up pressure on $108,000 at the May 21 Wall Street open as a trader flagged multiple bearish divergences.

BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
Bitcoin joins gold in Japan debt reaction

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD returning to near the top of its intraday range as the US trading session began.

After its highest-ever daily close, BTC/USD looked increasingly primed for a rematch with all-time highs just above $109,000.

🚨UPDATE: $BTC makes history with new record daily close. pic.twitter.com/LSzuJNJUGx

— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) May 21, 2025

Fresh concerns over Japan’s national debt offered a boost to both crypto and gold on the

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