By Isaac • August 20, 2026 7:07 pm •
Bitcoin has delivered the kind of move that forces even skeptical traders to look twice.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency pushed near $73,000 on Thursday and climbed back above its 200-day moving average for the first time since November 2025. That is more than another round-number milestone.
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It is one of the market’s most closely watched dividing lines between a long-term downtrend and a possible change in direction.
Cointelegraph reported that Bitcoin had gained more than 13% since Wednesday as the rally gathered speed. The move took BTC through a level it had remained below for roughly nine months, after the market’s long retreat from the October 2025 all-time high above $126,000.
The crossover arrived roughly ten
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