Bitcoin Surges Past $77,000, On Track for Best Week in Over Three Years as US Treasury Bond Buybacks Weigh on Dollar
Bitcoin topped $77,000 on Aug 21, its highest since May, driven by a massive short squeeze and a US Treasury expansion of bond buyback operations that weakened
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Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Draw $826M on Aug 20 as BlackRock Leads $517M Day
Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest single-day inflow since early May at $517M on Aug 20, pushing August totals above $2B as institutional demand returned.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent's Bond Market Intervention Weakens Dollar, Fuels Bitcoin and Gold Surge
The US Treasury's expansion of long-end debt buybacks drained dollar liquidity and pushed investors into hard assets, driving a simultaneous rally in Bitcoin an
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Trump Urges Congress to Pass CLARITY Act, Boosting Crypto Sentiment
President Trump met with crypto leaders and called on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, a regulatory framework bill that added to bullish momentum across Bitcoi
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Strategy (MSTR) Bitcoin Treasury Returns to Breakeven as BTC Passes $77,000
Strategy's Bitcoin holdings climbed out of the red after BTC surpassed its $75,385 average acquisition price, erasing billions in paper losses and driving MSTR
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Crypto Short Liquidations Pass $3B as Bitcoin's Rally Wipes Out Bears
Over $3.1B in crypto shorts were liquidated across two days as Bitcoin's surge above $75,000 triggered the biggest short squeeze since 2021.
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Bitcoin Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average for First Time Since November
BTC reclaimed its 200-day moving average for the first time in nine months, a key technical level that traders view as a bullish signal after the US Treasury's
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Bitcoin Miners Pour Billions Into AI as Capex Outpaces Revenue 15-to-1
Nine public Bitcoin miners generated $341M from AI and HPC operations in H1 2026 after spending over $5B on capital assets, with the WGMI Bitcoin Mining ETF exp
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Strategy Outtrades Goldman Sachs in Daily Volume, Becomes Wall Street's Top Bitcoin Proxy
Michael Saylor's Strategy surpassed Goldman Sachs in daily trading volume as MSTR cemented its role as the primary equity proxy for Bitcoin exposure on Wall Str
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US Bitcoin Demand Surges on Bessent's Bond Intervention, Bypassing Gold
Bitcoin attracted anti-dollar flows traditionally directed at gold as Treasury Secretary Bessent's bond buyback program weakened the greenback.
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Goldman Sachs Turns Bitcoin Into a Yield Business via Volatility Selling
Goldman Sachs is buying Bitcoin volatility to generate yield, marking a new institutional approach that treats BTC options as a structured income product.
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US Debt Tops $40 Trillion, Stoking Debate on Bitcoin's Long-Term Appeal
The US national debt crossed $40T, with analysts arguing the milestone strengthens Bitcoin's store-of-value narrative even as Treasury yields and dollar strengt
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Standard Chartered Analyst Sets $100K Year-End Bitcoin Target, Citing Shallowest 4-Year Cycle
Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick reiterated a $100K year-end target for Bitcoin, though the bank has missed three consecutive year-end calls, and flagged a p
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Tether's Bitcoin Mining Plans in Uruguay Unravel
A detailed report explores how Tether's ambitious Bitcoin mining operations in Uruguay fell apart, a development with implications for stablecoin issuer diversi
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US Issues 'Economic D-Day' Threat to Iran Amid Bitcoin's Surge Past $72.5K
Bitcoin reached new multi-month highs above $72,500 as the US threatened economic warfare against Iran, adding a geopolitical dimension to the rally.
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Bitcoin Rally Driven by Leverage, Not Spot Market, Reinforcing 2026 Trend
On-chain data showed the Aug 20-21 rally was primarily fueled by derivative leverage rather than spot buying, continuing a pattern seen throughout 2026.
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Sweden's H100 Reports $26M H1 Loss Driven by Falling Bitcoin Value
Swedish Bitcoin treasury firm H100 posted a $26M first-half loss after completing acquisitions to become Europe's second-largest corporate BTC holder.
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Bitcoin Forms Bullish Golden Cross Chart Pattern Above $72,000
BTC's rally pushed the 50-day moving average above the 200-day moving average, forming a golden cross pattern that traders interpret as a bullish trend signal.
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