Bitcoin price wobbles below $69,000 on weekend — what matters before Monday’s reopen
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2026, 12:04 (EST) — Market closed. Bitcoin price eased on Saturday, down 1.1% at $68,917, after a week of sharp swings that carried into weekend trading. Ether was little changed at $2,036, while U.S.-listed bitcoin plays last ended Friday higher, led by Strategy up 26% and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust up 10%. The whipsaw matters now because a bigger chunk of crypto exposure sits inside mainstream wrappers — ETFs and listed companies — that reopen only when U.S. markets do. That linkage can turn a quiet weekend move into a noisier Monday open, especially when investors