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Bitcoin at $78,000 as global stocks rally along with gold
Apr 22, 2026
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by Jai Hamid
for CryptoPolitan
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BTC rose 2.62% to ~$78,280, ETH climbed 3.71% to $2,400 and SOL gained 3.09% to $88.39, showing short-term price strength across major crypto assets. Derivatives open interest stays high (BTC $81.17B, ETH $60.26B), signaling risk-on positioning that could support CEX/DEX volumes and DeFi activity amid calmer geopolitics and mixed macro moves (gold ~$4,770/oz).
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- Bitcoin traded near $78,280, up 2.62%, while ETH rose 3.71% to $2,400 and SOL climbed 3.09% to $88.39.
- Open interest stayed hot, with BTC at $81.17 billion and ETH at $60.26 billion, showing traders are still leaning risk-on.
- Gold jumped as much as 1.1% to above $4,770 an ounce, while U.S. stock futures moved higher after Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire in Iran.
- Oil eased, Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record, China and South Korea rose, while Hong Kong, India, and Australia lagged.
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$ 64.23K
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