The price of bitcoin rose to $79,500 for the first time since May 15, 2026, according to data from Binance.By 12:22 p.m. #Moscow time (9:22 a.m. GMT), bitcoin had pared its gains and was trading at $77,677, up 7.8%. At the same time, Ethereum (ether, ETH) was up 4.24% at $2,389.89.