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