The U.S. Treasury’s plan to routinely buy back long-term government debt could mark a turning point for bitcoin $BTC$72,240.20 by easing one of the pressures that has weighed on crypto markets, according to macro strategist Mark Connors. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the government expects to conduct regular buybacks of long-dated bonds and
Bitcoin surged a second time today, surpassing $72,000 and reaching its highest level since June, following yesterday’s sharp rise. According to Binance data, $BTC climbed as high as $72,830 during the day, and is currently trading around $72,500 at the time of writing. A chart showing the increase in $BTC price. The rise in the
Bitcoin ($BTC) saw multimonth highs after Thursday’s Wall Street open while stocks dipped and bond yields rebounded on US-Iran war nerves. Key points: Bitcoin builds on its highest levels in 11 weeks to hit $72,500 on Bitstamp. US bond yields see volatility after president Donald Trump threatens “economic warfare” with Iran. Bitcoin market participants question
Legendary futures trader and head of Factor LLC Peter Brandt has opened a long position in Bitcoin, completely reversing his previous market outlook. The change in his trading strategy was prompted by a decisive technical breakout from a rare chart pattern that pulled the cryptocurrency out of a prolonged downtrend. Recently, falling prices had dominated
Bitcoin BTC$71,936.32 may be moving closer to forming a “golden cross”, a technical pattern commonly interpreted as a bullish long-term momentum signal. The pattern would emerge if bitcoin’s 50-day simple moving average (SMA), currently at $63,976, continues to rise and crosses above its 200-day SMA, currently at $69,005. The potential crossover comes as bitcoin trades
August is already shaping up as a record-setting month for dormant bitcoin spends. It opened with the Coldcard incident, where nearly 2,000 $BTC were stolen from hardware wallets running faulty firmware. The latest wave of sleeping bitcoin, however, is not associated with the stolen funds but likely instead reflects old-school holders quietly moving coins to
Bitcoin’s price surged further on Thursday, blowing past $72,000 the day after President Trump held a meeting with crypto executives and urged lawmakers to get the long-awaited Clarity Act over the line. The leading cryptocurrency was trading for $71,758 at 8am in New York, after jumping nearly 12% over a 24-hour period. It touched as
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their largest quarterly net outflows on record in the second quarter of 2026, with a total of 77,033 $BTC exiting these investment vehicles. According to data from K33 Research, as shared by the analytics platform Unfolded, the bulk of the selling came from retail investors rather than institutional players. Retail
A sharp short-term move has pushed $BTC to around $71,838 on August 20, 2026, its strongest stretch in months. The Bitcoin crypto rally rests on real catalysts: falling yields, political pressure on Congress, and an end to whale selling. $BTC/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways $BTC trades around $71,838 on
Bitcoin pushed toward the $70,000 level in a rapid intraday move, putting a major psychological price area back into play as traders reacted to improving market sentiment and short-side pressure. Market data showed BTC trading near the $69,500 to $70,000 range on August 20. The move came during a broader risk-on session, with traders also