Why Bitcoin Suddenly Exploded to $78K: The Treasury Just Blinked

Bitcoin is trading near $78,000 on August 21 after one of the most violent rallies of the year: up roughly 18% in 48 hours and 24% on the week, punching through $70,000 for the first time since late May and leaving the $58,000 capitulation lows looking like ancient history.

Here's the part that matters. The trigger wasn't an ETF headline or an adoption deal. It was the US Treasury blinking.

The Treasury Just Blinked, and Bitcoin Noticed First

This week the Treasury surprised markets by doubling its long-term bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per session, directly targeting the 10-, 20-, and 30-year sectors after the 30-year yield spiked to 5.337%, a roughly two-decade high, on sticky inflation and war-driven energy costs. The yield promptly crashed below 5.19%.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has a "big toolkit" to keep addressing rising bond yields. - Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary

Call it what it is: the government stepping into the market to buy its own debt and inject liquidity. Bitcoin bulls heard one thing, more of it coming, and they responded the way they always have.

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Bernstein's Gautam Chhugani cut to the mechanism in a client note: