The price of Bitcoin jumped 2.5% today after President Trump confirmed the extension of the ceasefire in Iran, and the market moved exactly as expected. BTC touched $77,500 in morning trading in Asia, its highest level since last Friday’s high of $78,300, which was the highest in two months.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: pic.twitter.com/ATdRyY1qqK
– The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 21, 2026
In contrast, stock markets reflected a different development, as the S&P 500 index fell 0.5% at last night’s close, wiping $500 billion from the market value. Ethereum also rose 2.5%, closely following Bitcoin’s lead. Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows have provided steady institutional demand supporting recent price action, while current geopolitical relief has added the necessary external catalyst.
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$500,000,000,000 was wiped off the US stock market in just 90 minutes after Kevin Warsh’s statements. pic.twitter.com/uED5gQa0AF– Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) April 21, 2026
“Cryptocurrencies have been on an uptrend over the past few weeks, often ignoring bad news and rising with good news,” said Caroline Morrone, co-founder of Orbit Markets. This gap demonstrates strong structural demand for digital assets.
Bitcoin Price Prediction: $80,000 This Week
Wednesday’s jump brought BTC back into a crucial range. Most analyzes expect Bitcoin to reach $75,000 in the next 10 days, with a weekly forecast of $77,300, putting the current price in bullish territory. Some of the most optimistic predictions cap the April 22 price at $85,800, although this is far from the current technical consensus.
The critical levels seem pretty clear; Wincent Managing Director Paul Howard explained that the $72,000 area is the key support area, while the $79,000 level represents the point at which profit-taking has limited the rally from continuing on several occasions. However, the $75,000 level should provide a solid floor, and a clear close above $80,000 would pave the way for further significant upside.
Technically, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is holding in a high break-even zone around the 50 level, while the Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is trending upward with 11 out of 23 indicators giving buy signals. If the ceasefire continues to be extended, Bitcoin could close above $79,000 this week, which could prompt momentum funds to flood in and push the price above $80,000.
It is worth noting that Bitcoin has significantly outperformed gold since the end of February, up more than 15%, while the precious metal has fallen 10%, which does not appear to be a coincidence.
Bitcoin Hyper Project Targets Early Growth Opportunities as Bitcoin Tests Key Levels
Bitcoin reaching $77,500 gives optimistic signals, but with such a huge market cap, the math for reaching significant price multiples becomes more difficult. This is where early-stage infrastructure projects within the Bitcoin ecosystem emerge as an opportunity for asymmetric growth, and this is exactly the premise of the Bitcoin Hyper project.
The Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) project is positioned as the first layer 2 of Bitcoin with Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) integration, offering higher transaction processing speed than Solana, combined with the fundamental security of the Bitcoin network. The project aims to solve three major bottlenecks of Bitcoin: slow transactions, high fees, and limited programmability.
The current presale price is $0.0136, with $32 million raised so far. Staking rewards are also currently available with an additional 36% annual return. The project includes a decentralized bridge to transfer Bitcoin and execute smart contracts at high speed via SVM. Indicators of institutional demand for Bitcoin suggest that the broader ecosystem is entering a period of increased activity, which has historically driven up the value of infrastructure tokens alongside BTC.
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