Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News

Bitcoin pushed above $77,000 on Friday as one of the strongest crypto rallies in years continued to build momentum. The world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed as high as $79,400, extending a five-day advance that has lifted Bitcoin nearly 24% since Monday. That puts Bitcoin on track for its strongest weekly performance since March 2023. The rally has also spread across the broader cryptocurrency market, with several major altcoins posting significant gains alongside Bitcoin. Bitcoin Extends Five-Day Rally Bitcoin gained as much as 8.8% on Friday, briefly reaching $79,400 before trading back below $78,000. The move extends a rally that accelerated following

Bitcoin’s latest rally has pushed the cryptocurrency back above its 200-day moving average as improving momentum brings a closely watched golden cross pattern into focus. Bitcoin has moved back above $72,000 as improving market momentum brings a closely watched technical indicator back into focus. The cryptocurrency has gained more than 12% over the past week and is now trading slightly above its 200-day simple moving average (SMA), an important benchmark used by traders to assess Bitcoin’s longer-term market trend. Bitcoin Approaches a Golden Cross Bitcoin is moving closer to what technical analysts call a “golden cross.” A golden cross occurs

Bitcoin volatility has fallen sharply, but the Bitcoin options market is still pricing in uncertainty. Bitcoin’s 30-day realized volatility has dropped to around 21.8% annualized, its lowest level since October 2025. Meanwhile, 30-day implied volatility, measured by Volmex’s BVIV index, remains near 36%. That gap is the key story: Bitcoin price action is calm, but options premiums remain elevated. Bitcoin Volatility Hits a Summer Low Realized volatility measures how much Bitcoin has actually moved. Implied volatility measures the level of future movement being priced into Bitcoin options. The difference is currently significant. Glassnode data also shows one-week at-the-money implied volatility

U.S. inflation cooled again in July, but Bitcoin barely moved as investors appeared to have already prepared for the softer economic data. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose just 0.1% in July after falling 0.4% in June. Annual inflation eased from 3.5% to 3.4%, while core inflation, which excludes food and energy, came in at 2.5% over the past year. For Bitcoin, the numbers were encouraging. The market reaction, however, was surprisingly calm. U.S. Inflation Continues to Cool Shelter costs rose only 0.1% during July but still accounted for roughly two-thirds of the overall monthly increase. Energy moved in the