Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite

admin August 19, 2026 Leave a Comment

BTC rose about 6% while ether, solana and crypto stocks climbed after the Treasury doubled the size of its bond buybacks.

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