Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) stock is up 6% in early Friday trading, riding a sharp surge in Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) prices. Bitcoin climbed to $76,885.19, a two-month high, boosted by signals that the Iran War may be nearing an end.

Investors with the right mindset are thinking about the digital asset far into the future, as opposed to a short-term focus.

Funding rates at 2023 lows signal the market is heavily short against bitcoin, ZeroStack's Daniel Reis-Faria says, setting up conditions for a forced unwind if prices push higher.

Bitcoin has surged to $76,000 following US-Iran ceasefire talks, with the Polymarket contract for Bitcoin staying above $60K by April 19 priced at 99.8% YES. Market reaction. The

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YouTuber Jiang Xueqin, known as "Professor Jiang," calls Bitcoin a "CIA operation."

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 17, 2026 / Matador Technologies Inc. (“Matador” or the “Company“) (TSXV:MATA)(OTCQB:MATAF)(FSE:IU3), the Bitcoin Ecosystem Company, i

Charles Schwab is rolling out crypto trading, allowing clients to buy bitcoin and ether in the coming weeks.

Bitcoin has reclaimed the $76K mark for the second time today, with prediction markets for Bitcoin’s April price sitting at or near 100% YES. The move comes as markets digest President Trump’s order to close the Strait of Hormuz,