Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite
Oliver Knight
Publisher CoinDesk
Aug 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM UTC · 1 min de lectura

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Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite
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- Aug 19Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite
- Aug 21Elon Musk Said Bitcoin Has No Throat to Choke: Why Does That Matter?
- Aug 21Kalshi Traders Bet Bitcoin Will Fall to $77K After 20% Weekly Rally
- Aug 21Strategy Shares Hit Two-Month High as Bitcoin Rebounds Above $79,000
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