Ethereum Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite By info@uweb3.io August 19, 2026 Share This Post FacebookXPinterestWhatsApp BTC rose about 6% while ether, solana and crypto stocks climbed after the Treasury doubled the size of its bond buybacks. TagsAppetiteBillionBitcoinBoostBuybacksliquidatingRiskshortsSurgestreasury Related Posts Nomura-backed Laser Digital wins Japan's first crypto approval in four years Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto... How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,000 in days Treasury buybacks are not QE, analysts said, but the... Bitcoin and Ether bears get decimated amid 'squeeze-led' rally and Musk's X wants to pay creators in stablecoins: Crypto's week in 5 stories Bitcoin and crypto staged their strongest rally in months... Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battle Washington state is cut off for Kalshi customers while... Tokenized stocks risk repeating Wall Street’s 1960s ‘paper crisis,’ Fairmint CEO says Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warns tokenized stocks risk recreating... Crypto exchange BitMart weighs partial restart and creditor payouts weeks after announcing shutdown The exchange has hired White & Case as restructuring... Previous articleUS commodities regulator imposes 5-year trading ban on ex-Alameda, FTX execsNext articleCrypto PAC Notches Primary Wins, But Loses $2M Florida Race
