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21 August 2026 PM: Bitcoin holds near $77,000
Bitcoin held near $77,000 on Friday afternoon as crypto defended its breakout, altcoins stayed firm and Fear and Greed stayed…
21 August 2026: Bitcoin breaks out, breadth follows
Bitcoin trades near $75,000 after breaking its six-week range, with XRP, Solana and Dogecoin joining the move as Fear and…
20 August 2026: Rules help, breadth still lags
Crypto closed Thursday with Bitcoin near $72.7K, Ethereum near $2.3K and Fear at 62, as breadth still lagged the steadier…
20 August 2026 PM: Bitcoin holds above $71,000
Bitcoin held above $71,000 on Thursday afternoon as crypto kept its morning gains, Fear and Greed stayed at 62 and…
20 August 2026: Ethereum leads as crypto mood improves
Crypto opened Thursday stronger, with Bitcoin near $69,400, Ethereum above $2,240 and Fear and Greed at 62 as total market…
19 August 2026 Evening: SEC lifts Bitcoin into the close
Bitcoin closed near $68,200 on 19 August as traders leaned into the SEC's crypto proposal, while Fear and Greed stayed…
19 August 2026 PM: Bitcoin rises, but volume loses steam
Bitcoin pushed towards $65,000 on Wednesday afternoon, but softer crypto trading volume suggested conviction still lagged behind prices.
19 August 2026: SEC proposal steadies crypto, but conviction is thin
Bitcoin held near $64,000 on 19 August as the SEC proposed new crypto rules, while fading volume showed conviction was…
18 August 2026 Evening: Bitcoin closes steady into Asia
Bitcoin closed near $64,700 on 18 August as crypto held a calm finish, with Fear and Greed at 41 and…
18 August 2026 PM: Bitcoin drifts as traders wait on Washington
Crypto held a cautious afternoon range on Tuesday, with Bitcoin near $63,000 and traders watching Wednesday's Washington crypto summit.