BTC Gains 1%, ETH Outperforms at +2.3% on August 6
Bitcoin gained 1.0% to $64,772 on Thursday while Ethereum outperformed at +2.3%, reaching $1,910. The total crypto market cap sits at $2.29 trillion. Thursday's session was orderly, but the backdrop holding prices in check has not changed: a Fed that is closer to hiking than cutting and a regulatory picture that has deteriorated sharply since February. Key Takeaways Bitcoin closed Thursday at $64,772, up 1.0%, but remains 48.6% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080 and has traded below its 200-day moving average for 233 consecutive days (CoinGecko, August 6, 2026). Ethereum gained 2.3% to $1,910, with July ETF inflows of $365.2M outpacing Bitcoin's $172.4M by more than 2-to-1 (Coi…
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