Why Is Bitcoin Rising While Tech Stocks Are Falling?
Overview Global markets produced their clearest asset divergence of 2026 this week. Long-dated US Treasury yields sat near two-decade highs, crude oil pushed higher on Middle East tensions, and technology shares led Wall Street lower. Bitcoin did the opposite, gaining close to 20% over the same stretch, its strongest week since March 2024. According to Bloomberg, the token rose as much as 4.2% to $75,740 in Friday's Asian session and traded around $74,500 at midday in Singapore. Equities went th