Bitcoin heads into Monday holding near $78,000, having closed the August 23 session at $77,755, up 0.87%, and capping a week that delivered roughly a 22% advance on Treasury policy and forced short-covering. XRP was the strongest major at $1.5222, up 3.99%, with Ethereum and Solana each adding 1.63% to $2,464 and $95.44. The asset has now broken above every major moving average in a matter of days, though it remains well below January's 2026 high of $94,820 and October's record $126,198.