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Bitcoin hits 3-month high amid Treasury's new Iran sanctions

Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $81,000 price level on Aug. 25, its highest level since mid-May.

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Aug 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM UTC · 2 phút đọc

Bitcoin hits 3-month high amid Treasury's new Iran sanctions
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Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $81,000 price level on Aug. 25, its highest level since mid-May.

The latest surge is part of the broader crypto rally that began after the short squeeze caused by the U.S. Treasury's Aug. 19 announcement to at least double the amount of long-term government bond buybacks, which ignited liquidity hopes.

Related: Anonymous coder hides Bitcoin puzzle in Satoshi's genesis block

Bitcoin shorts worth $240 million get wiped out

As per the onchain analytics platform CoinGlass, $240 million worth of Bitcoin short positions got liquidated within the last 24 hours.

In contrast, the figure of long liquidations stood at only $88.83 million.

What it means is that Bitcoin traders can no longer afford to be bearish on the leading cryptocurrency and the rally is leading to forced closing of their short positions.

The subsequent short squeeze is leading to a further price surge.

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Treasury targets Iran on 'Economic D-Day'

On Aug. 24, the U.S. Treasury Department began Operation Economic Outcast against Iran.

Bitcoin · 30-day price▲ 24.5%

Bitcoin moved from $63,697.1 to $79,290.7 over the last 30-day period, a gain of 24.5 percent.

Source: Kraken · NewsLayer Markets · Updated vài giây trước

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) can now sanction any person, regardless of their location, operating in different sections of the Iranian economy, such as digital assets, gold, aviation, and shipping.

Market Context

Bitcoin

BTC

$79,291

+0.46% (24H)

Market Cap

$1.59T

24H Volume

$39.7B

24H High

$81,200

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