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The price of bitcoin blasted past $79,000 around 9 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 24, 2026, as buyers kept their foot on the gas following last week's blistering rally.

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JPMorgan nears a historic $1 trillion valuation as its real-world XRP Ledger activity highlights the growing role of blockchain in institutional tokenization.

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Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) raised $2 billion through stock sales last week as Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) 24% surge flipped its 840,447 BTC position back into profit. What the $2 Billion Raise Actually Covered According to Monday's 8-K filing, Strategy sold 18.26 million MSTR shares between Aug. 17 and Aug. 23, directing proceeds three ways.

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Bitcoin price gains can draw new buyers into crypto by lifting expectations for future returns, a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland experiment found. According to the report, participants shown Bitcoin's previous 12-month performance became more bullish on crypto.