Bitcoin at $78,576 after 22.27% 30d run; dips 1.37%
BTC is $78,576 on Sept. 8, down 1.37% on the day but up 22.27% over 30d (7d +0.45%, z -0.86). Question: routine consolidation after risk-on/ETF flows, or the start of a deeper fade?
2026-09-08
Crypto
Bitcoin, Ethereum and the rest after institutional adoption: ETFs, treasuries, a stablecoin law, and a 53% drawdown anyway. Custody, tax, and how to size it.
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59.05
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- -0.05%
- 7D
- +2.18%
- 30D
- +32.37%
- 1Y
- -41.50%
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Investing in Crypto
Institutional adoption arrived in 2024 and 2025; bitcoin still fell 53% between October 2025 and July 2026.
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Investing in Crypto Through ETFs and Treasury Companies
Seven wrappers, one coin: since November 2024 bitcoin lost 20% and Strategy’s stock lost 75%.
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Investing in Bitcoin
A fixed-supply asset that has fallen 50% or more five times, the fifth with the ETFs in place.
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Investing in Ethereum
Ether pays a staking yield of about 2.6% and has lost to bitcoin every calendar year since 2022.
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Investing in Solana and Altcoins
Of the 99 largest coins below bitcoin at the 2021 peak, five were worth more by May 2026.
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Investing in Stablecoins and On-Chain Yield
Fully reserved coins have kept their dollar; yields above the bill rate are where holders have lost money.
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