Bitcoin preps highest weekly close since January as BTC price nears $79K
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crypto" class="cross-link" data-cross="1">Bitcoin canceled out the week's earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000.
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0.03% BTC $78,696 0.29% XLM $0.1589 1.16% TRX $0.3313 0.76% XMR $387.67 0.67% DOGE $0.1083 0.66% BCH $445.23 0.45% ADA $0.2511 0.16% BNB $620.24 0.25% ETH $2,328 0.78% SOL $84.16 0.08% HYPE $40.98 1.71% XRP $1.39 0.08% Written by William Suberg , Staff Writer. Reviewed by Allen Scott , Staff Editor. Written by William Suberg , Staff Writer. Reviewed by Allen Scott , Staff Editor. Bitcoin preps highest weekly close since January as BTC price nears $79K Markets Published May 3, 2026 Bitcoin canceled out the week's earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000.
Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $79,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as crypto markets continued to be guided by the US-Iran war.
Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD attempting to hold higher after cancelling out losses from earlier in the week.
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