Weekly Market Update: 22 July 2026
Bitcoin hit a 34-day high of $66,800 despite escalating geopolitical risk. This week: Pump.fun's 20% rally, and why the market shrugged off bad news.
Bitcoin started 2026 up 5.75% and XRP surged 22.8% on record ETF inflows, reigniting debate over whether the four-year cycle still holds.
Bitcoin chopped between $86K-$90K in tight, range-bound trading as equities and gold hit fresh highs but crypto missed its usual year-end rally.
Bitcoin fell 5.6% toward $85K despite major institutional developments, widening the gap between strong fundamentals and weak holiday price action.
Bitcoin held $89K-$94K and Ethereum jumped 8% as crypto stabilised ahead of the FOMC decision, despite a run of positive catalysts yet to move price.
Bitcoin flushed to $83K before rebounding to $92.5K as markets repriced the odds of a December Fed rate cut sharply higher.
Bitcoin hit a 34-day high of $66,800 despite escalating geopolitical risk. This week: Pump.fun's 20% rally, and why the market shrugged off bad news.
Bitcoin swung between $62K and $64.5K as US-Iran tensions and a cooler CPI print collided. This week: the four-year cycle debate returns.
Bitcoin hit a 77-day high of $78K as institutional buying accelerated — Saylor deployed $2.5B and Morgan Stanley topped $150M in client purchases.
Bitcoin jumped 7.4% and held the $60K floor as a US-Iran peace deal lifted the market's biggest overhang this week.
Bitcoin climbed 6% to $64.7K even as Strategy sold $216M in BTC. This week: Robinhood's new crypto partnerships and why the market barely blinked.
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