Bitcoin Rises Above $68,000, Crypto Stocks Surge

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19th August 2026

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Bitcoin broke above $68,000 Wednesday, lifting shares of many crypto stocks as digital-currency leaders are scheduled to meet with President Trump in the White House this afternoon.

The largest cryptocurrency gained about 6% and recently traded around $68,500, its largest percentage increase since March.

Crypto stocks surged in tandem with bitcoin. Shares of Coinbase Global, the largest digital-assets exchange in the U.S., jumped 13%. Strategy, the bitcoin-accumulation firm founded by Michael Saylor, was recently up 14%.

Author

Vicky Ge Huang

Source

wsj.com

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