Mucahithan Avcioglu
19 August 2026•Update: 19 August 2026
Bitcoin posted its strongest daily gain since March on Wednesday, climbing 5.4% as cryptocurrency executives prepared to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency approached $68,300 as of 1830GMT, reaching its highest level since early June and breaking out of a months-long trading range. Its weekly gain reached 7.6%.
Bitcoin’s market capitalization rose 5.4% over the past 24 hours to $1.36 trillion, while its daily trading volume surged over 77% to $35.43 billion.
The value of the broader crypto market also climbed 5% to $2.31 trillion, while Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, rose 9% to around $2,090.
The rally came ahead of…
