Bitcoin Holds Near $78,000 While the AI Selloff Hits Stocks

By Isaac • September 14, 2026 7:11 am •

Bitcoin was holding near $78,000 early Monday even as anxiety around artificial intelligence spending hit technology shares. Crypto has often traded like a high-beta extension of the Nasdaq.

This time, at least for one session, Bitcoin refused to follow the weakest part of the risk market lower.

CoinDesk reported that Bitcoin climbed toward $78,000 while technology stocks came under pressure from renewed concern over the cost and pace of the AI buildout. The split gives traders a clean test of whether Bitcoin can hold its own when the market’s most crowded equity theme loses momentum.

The contrast is notable because Bitcoin and growth stocks usually respond to the same broad forces: liquidity, interest-rate expectations and appetite