Crypto
Bitcoin Price Surges to Near $78,000 Across Multiple Platforms
Bitcoin's price has reached around $78,000, according to data from CoinDesk. As of September 18, 2026, at 8:01 am EDT, the cryptocurrency was listed at $77,959.71 on CoinDesk's price page, with a 24-hour trading volume of $12.74 billion.
Other major platforms, including Coinbase and Yahoo Finance, also reported similar levels, with Coinbase listing Bitcoin near $78,300 and Yahoo Finance showing about $78,191. This consistency across multiple sources suggests a synchronized market snapshot rather than an anomaly on a single exchange.