Galaxy Research shows coins untouched for 10-plus years moving at an unusual pace in 2026, with six ancient wallets shifting $40 million in a single 10-day stretch this month.
After reaching a high of $81,455 per coin on Thursday, bitcoin's price has spent the last day shedding 2.5% in value. By Friday, bitcoin tapped a low of $76,877 following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote. Bitcoin Retreats From $81,455 as August Gains Hold Firm As of today, Aug.
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Bitcoin gained 21.5% from the Aug. 17 close through Aug. 21, yet six of seven large US-listed miners finished the same trading stretch much lower. MARA Holdings rose 16.1% and came closest to BTC, while Cipher Digital fell 14.8%, TeraWulf lost 11.2%, Hut 8 dropped 8.1%, and IREN declined 6.8%.
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Bitcoin has added 20% since mid-August, rocketing higher as the so-called debasement trade that see investors bet against the U.S.
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Bitcoin trades near $78,000 heading into the weekend, sitting almost between $77,000 support and $80,000 resistance after a sharp rejection from above $81,000 hit on Aug. 28. A confirmed break below $77,000 opens the mid-$75,000s, while a reclaim of $80,000 puts the roughly $81,300 high from Aug.
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) snapped a nine-day, $3 billion buying streak with a $202 million net outflow on August 28, even as spot ethereum ETFs added another $102 million the same day. A Nine-Day Run Comes to an End The party lasted nine trading sessions starting August 17, when U.S.
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