Bitcoin Holds Above $78,000 as Oil Hits $100 and Leveraged Longs Stack Up

By Isaac • September 9, 2026 11:43 am •

Bitcoin is refusing to buckle under a combination that would normally make risk assets nervous: oil above $100, Treasury yields pushing higher, and a major inflation report only days away.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading near $78,500 Wednesday even as the macro backdrop turned sharply less friendly.

That resilience matters. So does the increasingly crowded leverage underneath it.

Bitcoin Holds Its Ground While Oil and Yields Rise

CryptoSlate reported that Brent crude briefly reached $100.19 after a roughly 25% rise since early August, while the 10-year Treasury yield moved toward 4.81%. Bitcoin remained in the upper-$70,000 range through that pressure.

Bitcoin is facing a meaningful test. More expensive energy can feed inflation and give the