Oil is back near $90, so why is Bitcoin still above $66,000?
Brent crude climbed to about $89.93 a barrel on 21 July 2026, roughly 30% higher than a year earlier, yet bitcoin held above $66,000. Analysts said energy costs feed inflation expectations that usually weigh on risk assets, but capital has rotated from altcoins into bitcoin as a relative haven.
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