Live updates: Bitcoin surges past $80,000 as crypto rebounds from Clarity outage and rising interest rates
Bitcoin once again captured headlines on Tuesday, pushing its price above the $80,000 threshold for the first time since early 2024. The rally came amid a confluence of market‑moving events: a temporary technical failure at the Clarity blockchain analytics platform, a series of central‑bank rate hikes that have been tightening global monetary conditions, and a surprising policy decision by the Ba…
Sept. 18, 2026, 9:49 a.m.