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Crypto rises as investors' risk appetite returns

Summary from Yahoo Finance·July 21, 2026
Crypto rises as investors' risk appetite returns

BTC climbed from $65,214 to $66,398 on July 21 (+0.8% at the open) and ETH to $1,936, with strength tracking a higher Nasdaq-100.

Bitcoin opened at $65,214.10 on Tuesday, July 21, up 0.8% from Monday, and rose to $66,398.15 by mid-morning Eastern time. Ethereum opened at $1,903.35, up 1.7%, and moved higher to $1,935.99.

The gains came as investors' appetite for risk returned, with crypto strength coinciding with an uptick in the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100. Ethereum, in particular, continued to attract attention after analysts had called it 'increasingly compelling' the prior week.

The session added to a run of firmer trading that had lifted both majors well off their end-June lows.