Bitcoin steadies near $78,000 as gold rallies, altcoins consolidate after best week in 3 years

CoinDesk · 2026-08-24T10:41:46.000Z

BTC was little changed Monday after last week's 24% surge triggered by a Treasury buyback announcement that squeezed over $3 billion in shorts.

Source: CoinDesk · 2026-08-24T10:41:46.000Z · fact-reporting