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Bitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get wiped out

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Aug 20, 2026 at 10:46 AM UTC · 1 分で読める

Bitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get wiped out
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Bitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get wiped out

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  1. Aug 20Bitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get wiped out
  2. Aug 24Strategy adds USD Cash pool, holds 840,447 bitcoin as of Aug. 23
  3. Aug 24Strategy adds $1.59 billion of flexible liquidity while leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged
  4. Aug 24Strategy Sets Up Reserve That Can Be Used for Bitcoin
  1. Aug 20Bitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get wiped out
  2. Aug 24Strategy adds USD Cash pool, holds 840,447 bitcoin as of Aug. 23
  3. Aug 24Strategy adds $1.59 billion of flexible liquidity while leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged
  4. Aug 24Strategy Sets Up Reserve That Can Be Used for Bitcoin
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