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Bitcoin surges over 25% as shorts get squeezed and Washington leans into crypto

Business | Euronews RSS 21 August 2026, 10:42 UTC 4d ago
Bitcoin surges over 25% as shorts get squeezed and Washington leans into crypto
Business | Euronews RSS

Bitcoin has stormed back from a months-long downtrend, tearing through $79,500 on Friday as a wave of short covering collided with a US Treasury liquidity push and a fresh White House embrace of the crypto industry.

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