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Bitcoin Rips Toward $70K as $1.3B Short Squeeze Erupts

Bitcoin.com Published 19.08.2026 15:50

Bitcoin raced to $69,749 on Aug. 19 as falling Treasury yields and a cascade of forced short liquidations turned weeks of quiet trading into a sudden run toward $70,000. The…

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