Bitcoin nears $80K as crypto rally stretches into a third day

Our call: Buy NO Result: Won ▲ 56% gain on stake

Entry was 64% on NO; final selected-side price was 100%.

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1 Bitcoin neared $80K as the crypto rally stretched into a third day.

BTC briefly touched $79K after an 8% 24-hour gain, while ETH advanced 28% over the week and HYPE reached a new all-time high. The breadth of the move made this a market-wide rally rather than a single-token event.

Whether BTC can hold the $78K-$79K area after the three-day advance.

2 Strategy flipped from $13B BTC loss to $1.4B profit as Bitcoin rallied.

The largest corporate BTC holder is back in the green. It shows how leverage on a treasury turns earnings into a leveraged BTC proxy. When BTC moves 8%, their paper swings billions.

If BTC holds above $78k into next week, Strategy's balance sheet strengthens further. If it drops below $74k, the profit shrinks fast.

3 CFTC chair tells staff to draft crypto market structure rules if Clarity Act fails.

If Congress stalls, the agency writes its own playbook. That means rules without new laws, possibly faster but less clear. Crypto firms get regulation either way, just from a different pen.

If the Senate advances Clarity Act by Friday, the CFTC plan pauses. If it dies, expect agency proposals within 30 days.

4 Solana got faster this week, sparking SOL price talk after 8% bounce.

Network upgrades cut latency. Faster chains feel smoother to users, like a phone dropping lag. But speed alone doesn't bring users back; apps do.

If SOL holds above $94 while BTC corrects, the upgrade matters. If it falls with BTC, it was just tide lifting all boats.

Traders are betting on the asset itself. Will Solana reach $100 in August? sits at 56% yes on Polymarket ($105k traded).

5 ETH outgained nearly every top 100 coin in a day, up 9%.

Ethereum's fundamentals look cheap vs history. A snap back after lagging is like a coiled spring letting go. But BTC dominance at 59% means capital still favors Bitcoin.

If ETH/BTC ratio climbs this week, alt season breathes. If it stalls at 0.032, Bitcoin stays king.

Traders are betting on the asset itself. Will Ethereum reach $2.6k August 17-23? sits at 58% yes on Polymarket ($97k traded).

01 Sentiment overheating Fear & Greed at 72 greed after 8% BTC pop, but macro regime is correction. Crowds chase leverage.

02 Thin liquidity Stablecoin supply up only less than 1% in 24h, not enough fresh cash to sustain a broad rally without leverage.

03 Counterparty cloud Binance staff detained in UAE revives fears about exchange banking and asset access.

VIEW Bottom line The read: buyers are leveraged and greedy because BTC squeezed shorts but stablecoins are flat. That flips if stablecoin supply jumps 1% in a week and BTC holds $78k.