{"id":71503,"date":"2026-04-22T16:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-tops-79000-as-trump-extends-us-iran-ceasefire-sp-500-climbs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:33:53","slug":"bitcoin-tops-79000-as-trump-extends-us-iran-ceasefire-sp-500-climbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-tops-79000-as-trump-extends-us-iran-ceasefire-sp-500-climbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Tops $79,000 as Trump Extends US-Iran Ceasefire, S&#038;P 500 Climbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> climbed past $79,000 on April 22, 2026, hitting an 11-week high after Trump extended the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.<\/li>\n<li>Strategy purchased 34,164 <span>BTC<\/span> for $2.54 billion this week, its third-largest weekly buy on record.<\/li>\n<li>Analysts at JPMorgan target S&amp;P 500 at 7,600, with <span>bitcoin<\/span> bulls eyeing $80,000-$85,000 if peace holds through May.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>U.S. Markets and <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Rise After Trump Extends Iran Truce<\/h2>\n<p>Trump announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/21\/trump-iran-war-ceasefire-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the extension<\/a> late April 21, ahead of the truce\u2019s scheduled expiration, citing internal divisions within Iran\u2019s leadership and the need for a unified peace proposal from Tehran. Pakistani mediators had requested the extension. The announcement removed the immediate threat of resumed conflict near the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/polymarket-strait-of-hormuz-odds-crash-after-iran-fires-on-tankers\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which Iran had kept open but where U.S. blockades, ship seizures, and attacks had sustained elevated tension.<\/p>\n<p> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> opened April 22 near $76,342 and reached an intraday high at <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinwisdom.io\/markets\/bitstamp\/btcusd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$79,214<\/a> before settling around $78,800 to $78,900, up approximately 4.1% on the day. Twenty-four-hour <span>trading volume<\/span> exceeded $47 billion. The move marked the strongest single-day gain in recent weeks and extended a recovery from the year\u2019s low near $60,057 set Feb. 6.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>U.S. equities moved higher in tandem. The S&amp;P 500 gained roughly 0.9% to around 7,125, approaching record highs set earlier in the month. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.1% to approximately 24,540, led by technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-related names. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 0.8%, trading near 49,530.<\/p>\n<p>Strategy <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/strategy-reveals-massive-34164-bitcoin-buy-sending-total-holdings-to-815061-btc\/\">reported<\/a> its third-largest weekly <span>bitcoin<\/span> purchase on record during the period ending April 19: 34,164 <span>BTC<\/span> acquired for approximately $2.54 billion at an average price of $74,395 per coin. The company\u2019s total holdings reached 815,061 <span>BTC<\/span>. Strategy\u2019s preferred equity instrument, STRC, funded roughly 77,000 <span>BTC<\/span> year-to-date, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/strategy-could-reach-1-million-bitcoin-by-late-2026-river-notes-strc-inflows-dwarf-etf-net-gains\/\">outpacing net inflows<\/a> across all U.S. spot <span>bitcoin ETFs<\/span> combined.<\/p>\n<p>Spot <span>bitcoin<\/span> exchange-traded fund (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-etfs-add-238-million-mark-fifth-straight-day-of-inflows\/\">ETF<\/a>) flows remained steady through the week. Blackrock\u2019s IBIT and other funds posted hundreds of millions in net inflows on select days, including one week that logged approximately $996 million in total ETF demand, the strongest since mid-January.<\/p>\n<p>Onchain conditions also supported the move. Exchange-held <span>bitcoin<\/span> reserves fell to seven-year lows near 2.21 million <span>BTC<\/span>, signaling reduced near-term selling pressure. <span>Whale<\/span> wallets <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/cryptoquant-data-shows-whale-deposits-at-highest-level-since-july-2024-near-bitcoin-key-resistance\/\">accumulated<\/a> several hundred thousand <span>BTC<\/span> over the preceding 30-day window, according to chain analysts. Short liquidations across leveraged positions totaled an estimated $180 million to $650 million during recent key moves, amplifying price action to the upside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/ethereum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethereum<\/a>, <span>XRP<\/span>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broad range of altcoins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/canary-capital-files-pepe-etf-as-wall-street-tests-institutional-demand-for-meme-coins\/\">meme coins<\/a> advanced alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> on the same risk-on shift. The rally extended a broader April trend: the S&amp;P 500 had gained approximately 8% month-to-date heading into the session, driven by AI sector optimism and earlier ceasefire progress, while the Nasdaq posted one of its longest winning streaks in decades earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Strong earnings from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/amazon-invests-5-billion-more-in-anthropic-secures-10-year-aws-deal-worth-100-billion\/\">Amazon<\/a>, Microsoft, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-an-oracle\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oracle<\/a> supported the tech-heavy index, with capital expenditure tied to AI infrastructure continuing to register as a sector tailwind. Expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, fiscal stimulus from the pending \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill,\u201d and resilient U.S. economic growth also provided underlying support for equities.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>, the $74,000 to $76,000 range has shifted to near-term support following the breakout. Traders and analysts cite $79,000 to $80,000 as the next resistance zone, with $85,000 to $88,000 as the level beyond that. The February low near $60,000 and the $70,000 range serve as downside reference points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/local-banks-pilot-jpmorgans-jpm-coin-in-argentina\/\">JPMorgan<\/a> and other institutional desks maintained <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bull-market-vs-bear-market\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bullish<\/a> S&amp;P 500 targets near 7,600 following the geopolitical relief. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> bulls targeted $80,000 to $85,000 if momentum held, though some Wall Street forecasters retained cautious longer-term views.<\/p>\n<p>Iran later struck ships in the Strait of Hormuz during the session, though early sentiment was set before those reports crossed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-tops-79000-as-trump-extends-us-iran-ceasefire-sp-500-climbs\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Bitcoin climbed past $79,000 on April 22, 2026, hitting an 11-week high after Trump extended the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Strategy purchased 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion this week, its third-largest weekly buy on record. Analysts at JPMorgan target S&amp;P 500 at 7,600, with bitcoin bulls eyeing $80,000-$85,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":71504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}