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Strategy holds 840,447 Bitcoin, leaving the company heavily exposed to further moves in the cryptocurrency. Prabhjote Gill·Stocktwits Updated Aug 21, 2026   |   9:20 AM EDT

Circle Internet Group Inc. gained momentum after positive crypto regulatory developments, as stocks have been trading up by 4.94 percent.

Currencies38676 Market Cap$ 2.69T+6.14% 24h Spot Volume$ 69.28B+28.7% DominanceBTC57.38%+1.43%ETH10.71%-0.81% ETH Gas0.60 Gwei BitcoinCryptocurrency Market NewsExchangesUpbit Aug 21, 2026 4min read byNewsBTC Editorial Team forNewsBTC

Bitcoin broke above $70,000 on Thursday, August 20, for the first time in more than two months, jumping 11.4 percent on the day to about $71,920, according to crypto.news. The day’s trading range ran from $64,323 to $71,747, on volume of around $60.46 billion, marking the coin’s highest price level since June 1.

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As of August 20, 2026, Bitcoin today trades near $72,736 — firmly above the $70,000 mark it last touched in June. A sharp, news-driven repricing fueled by legislative momentum and a friendlier rate environment has pushed $BTC into overbought territory, raising questions about the rally’s sustainability.

Bitcoin surged Friday on optimism over US cryptocurrency legislation and the US Treasury’s surprise move to buy back more of its own bonds, which fueled a shift to riskier assets.

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XRP price surged more than 25% early Thursday, reaching an intraday high of $1.245 as the broader cryptocurrency market rallied and Bitcoin climbed above $72,000. The sharp move follows months of steady XRP whale accumulation and renewed activity across spot and derivatives markets.

Market expectations on the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate helped propel Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC) to trade above $72,000 Thursday morning. That’s up 14.8% on the week and on pace for its biggest weekly gain since November 2024 when Donald Trumpwon the presidential election.