Bitcoin price hits $69,500 as over $400M of shorts liquidated because US doubles Treasury debt buybacks to crush longAugust 19, 2026 Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt.
Bitcoin price hits $69,500 because US just doubled Treasury buybacks to crush longAugust 19, 2026 Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt.