Crypto Prices Today (26 August 2026): Bitcoin Rises to $78,525.24

Cryptocurrency market today — 26 August 2026

Bitcoin gained to $78,525.24 (+1.87%) as of 07:35 pm IST, with a session range of $78,013.40 to $79,225.88.

Coin prices and 24-hour change

• Bitcoin (BTC): $78,525.24 (+1.87%)
• Ethereum (ETH): $2,459.23 (+1.44%)
• Tether (USDT): $1.00 (+0.01%)
• BNB (BNB): $701.60 (+0.85%)
• Solana (SOL): $96.82 (+3.10%)
• XRP (XRP): $1.40 (-4.48%)
• USD Coin (USDC): $1.00 (+0.00%)
• Dogecoin (DOGE): $0.09 (-6.46%)
• Cardano (ADA): $0.21 (-7.63%)
• TRON (TRX): $0.33 (-2.75%)
• Avalanche (AVAX): $7.33 (-2.30%)
• Chainlink (LINK): $11.35 (-2.64%)
• Polkadot (DOT): $0.84 (-8.34%)
• Litecoin (LTC): $50.26 (-4.28%)
• Shiba Inu (SHIB): $0.00 (+5.00%)
• Polygon (MATIC): $0.22 (+2.57%)

Leaders and laggards

Shiba Inu leads the majors at +5.00%, while Polkadot is the weakest at -8.34%. Dispersion between the largest coins usually signals rotation rather than a broad, single-direction market move.

How to read these levels

Crypto trades continuously, so a "close" does not exist the way it does for equities — the figures above are the last traded prices at the timestamp. Bitcoin's direction typically sets the tone for the rest of the market, and altcoin moves larger than Bitcoin's in either direction indicate higher-beta positioning.

Live pages for these numbers

• Cryptocurrency prices
• Bitcoin price
• Ethereum price
• Markets dashboard

Sources

• Exchange-consolidated spot quotes via our market data feed
• TrendRipperX crypto prices

“This report is generated automatically from live exchange and official association data at the time stamped above. Prices move continuously — verify on the source before acting. Nothing here is investment advice.”