Bitcoin Tops $77,000 as Zcash Surges 42% and NEAR Leads Altcoin Gains
Bitcoin rises to $77,575 amid broader market strength, with Zcash and NEAR posting double-digit gains over the past week.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:10 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Bitcoin trades at $77,575, up 1.68% in 24 hours and 0.70% over seven days.
- •Zcash leads top-10 tokens with a 42.30% weekly gain to $1,507.75.
- •NEAR Protocol surges 30.93% in 24 hours and 47.20% over seven days to $3.47.
- •The Fear & Greed Index rises to 56 (Greed) from 50 yesterday.
- •OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding rate is 0.0042% per 8 hours with open interest at $2.23 billion.
Market Overview
Bitcoin trades at $77,575, up 1.68% over 24 hours and 0.70% for the week, according to data as of 06:00 UTC. The asset remains 38.47% below its all-time high of $126,080. Ethereum changes hands at $2,484.32, up 1.96% on the day. The global crypto market cap stands at $2.68 trillion, with Bitcoin dominance at 58.09%. The Fear & Greed Index reads 56 (Greed), up from 50 yesterday.
Altcoin Movers
Zcash leads top-10 gains, rising 11.41% in 24 hours and 42.30% over seven days to $1,507.75. NEAR Protocol tops the broader gainers list, up 30.93% on the day and 47.20% for the week at $3.47. Uniswap climbs 26.54% to $8.54. Solana advances 5.99% to $105.50. BNB gains 3.93% to $752.97. On the downside, Rain falls 1.68% and LEO Token slips 0.18%.
Network and Derivatives
Bitcoin network fees remain at 1 sat/vB across all priority levels. Difficulty retarget progress sits at 91.91% with an estimated 163 blocks remaining. In derivatives, the OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding rate is 0.0042% per 8 hours, with open interest at $2.23 billion.
News in Brief
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates by 25 basis points, and Bitcoin topped $77,000, CoinDesk reports. Ether and XRP ETFs posted outflows even as Bitcoin moved above $77,000, according to CoinDesk. Zcash targets November for its NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks, CoinTelegraph reports. Ethereum confirmed Glamsterdam dates while warning that 'fake' builders could stall the chain, per CoinDesk. Stablecoin payments firm dtcpay closed a $25 million Series A with SBI Group investment, The Block reports. The US sanctioned Iran's BitBank over Bitcoin transfers to the IRGC, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-18T06:00:10.338Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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