Bitcoin breaks eight month high

Bitcoin jumped above $86,000 on Monday, reaching an eight-month high as global cryptocurrency markets pushed the flagship token to its strongest level since January.

by Philipp Maier

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Philipp Maier

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Bitcoin at $81253.37; Ethereum at $2652.51. Bitcoin is about 5.4% up from a month ago, and about -26% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about 9.4% up from a month ago and about -34% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky

September 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM

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