Bitcoin grew by 24 per cent in August, the best performance since 2017

Bitcoin rose by 24 per cent in August 2026, setting its best performance since 2017, at a transaction price of nearly $78,400 on 31 August. Bitcoin rebounded from about $63,000 in mid-August and briefly breached $80,000, before losing kinetic energy near that level. While the final monthly return still depends on the collection price of bitcoin, current historical data indicate that August 2026 performed well above every August since the cattle market in 2017. Bitcoin ' s return in the third quarter was close to 32 per cent。