{
  "id": 2976271,
  "title": "Live updates: Bitcoin holds $77,000 as XRP, Zcash pull back after a big weekly rally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/live-updates-bitcoin-holds-77-000-as-xrp-zcash-pull-back-after-a-big",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:05:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/24/live-updates-bitcoin-holds-usd77-000-as-xrp-zcash-pull-back-after-a-big-weekly-rally"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bitcoin is holding near $77,000 after a 22% weekly gain, according to CoinDesk. Other cryptocurrencies that had a significant rally last week are steady, with some pulling back, including XRP and Zcash.\n\nThe focus is now turning to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole.\n\nStrive CEO has expressed optimism about the next bitcoin cycle, saying it will be the strongest ever, driven by bitcoin's performance against the dollar and gold, as reported by The Block.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Bitcoin records largest weekly dollar gain in history; Strive CEO predicts ‘strongest’ cycle ever",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/bitcoin-records-largest-weekly-dollar-gain-in-history-strive-ceo",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:52:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}