Crypto Stumbles After Briefly Topping $81K

Risk assets broadly recovered overnight, with all three major U.S. equity indices closing higher, according to KuCoin's Crypto Daily Market Report for August 26, 2026.

The Nasdaq rose 0.66% and Nvidia rebounded more than 2%, while oil prices continued to decline and the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell to around 4.679%.

BTC briefly broke above $81,000 overnight but failed to extend gains alongside equities, quickly retreating toward $78,000, and ETH also pulled back from above $2,500 to around $2,470.

In the near term, BTC support is around $77,000-$78,000, while $80,000-$81,000 remains the key resistance zone. For ETH, support is around $2,400-$2,450, with resistance at $2,500-$2,550.