Suvashree Ghosh and Sidhartha ShuklaAug 22, 2026 – 1.26amBitcoin continued its rally on Friday, putting the token on track for its best weekly gain in more than three years.The original cryptocurrency jumped as much as 9.4 per cent and changed hands at around $US77,000 ($107,000) in early New York trading. It has advanced roughly 22 per cent this week, a gain that, if sustained, would be the biggest on that basis since March 2023.BloombergSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles