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Bitcoin surges over 11%, tops $70,000 for 1st time in more than 2 months

Bitcoin surged 11.2% on Thursday, surpassing $70,000 for the first time in more than two months as falling US Treasury yields and renewed optimism over cryptocurrency regulation boosted demand for risk assets.

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Aug 20, 2026 at 9:29 AM UTC · 1 Min. Lesezeit

Bitcoin surges over 11%, tops $70,000 for 1st time in more than 2 months
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Mucahithan Avcioglu

20 August 2026•Update: 20 August 2026

Bitcoin surged 11.2% on Thursday, surpassing $70,000 for the first time in more than two months as falling US Treasury yields and renewed optimism over cryptocurrency regulation boosted demand for risk assets.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed to around $71,700 as of 0900GMT, its highest level since June 1, extending a sharp rally that began a day earlier.

Bitcoin’s market capitalization rose 11.1% over the past 24 hours to $1.43 trillion, while its daily trading volume surged over 260% to $60.8 billion.

The value of the broader crypto market also climbed 10.23% to $2.42 trillion, while Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, rose 18.6% to around $2,270.

Bitcoin had already posted its strongest daily gain since March on Wednesday ahead of US President Donald Trump’s meeting with executives from major cryptocurrency companies, including Coinbase, Kraken operator Payward, and Blockchain.com.

Bitcoin · 30-day price▲ 10.0%

Bitcoin moved from $66,072.5 to $72,701 over the last 30-day period, a gain of 10.0 percent.

Source: Kraken · NewsLayer Markets · Updated vor einer Minute

The meeting revived hopes for progress on the Clarity Act, a proposed market-structure bill intended to clarify the regulatory framework for digital assets in the US. The measure failed to reach a Senate vote before lawmakers began their August recess.

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Bitcoin

BTC

$72,700

+6.30% (24H)

Market Cap

$1.46T

24H Volume

$50.7B

24H High

$72,961

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