Bitcoin’s sudden price surge on Wednesday caused over $1.9 billion in total market liquidations within 24 hours, heavily liquidating $1.74 billion in short positions. Bitcoin Rally and Consolidation After falling just short of hitting $70,000 on reports that the U.S. Treasury is doubling bond buybacks to $4 billion, bitcoin appeared to consolidate above $68,200. Despite […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara19 Aug
Ether gained 9% and total crypto market value rose 5.1% after the U.S. Treasury said it would at least double the size of its long-dated bond buybacks. Short positions accounted for 91% of the day's liquidations.
The Defiant•The Defiant Team19 Aug
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Blasts Past $68,000 After US Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacks Bitcoin blew past $68,000 on Wednesday, jumping nearly 3% over a 24-hour period after news dropped that the U.S. Treasury planned to more than double the size of its government debt repurchases. The price of Bitcoin was recently at $68,473 at 10.30am in New York after briefly touching $68,982. The sharp jump came as yields […] This post Bitcoin Blasts Past $68,000 After US Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacks first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt. On Aug. 19, the Treasury Department said it will raise the maximum size of its liquidity-support operations for 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year securities from $2 billion to at least $4 billion […]
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo19 Aug
The U.S. Treasury will at least double the maximum size of its buybacks for older long-term bonds to $4 billion per operation, a move that helped push yields lower and supported U.S. stocks, bitcoin and gold on Wednesday morning. The larger limit applies to liquidity-support buybacks in the 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman19 Aug
The transfer of Venezuela's gold reserves may signal a shift in geopolitical dynamics, potentially affecting global gold market stability.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez18 Aug
Rising U.S. Treasury yields may increase borrowing costs and drive investors towards gold, impacting financial markets and future predictions.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez18 Aug
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is asking for public comment on the upcoming implementation of new stablecoin rules. The GENIUS Act, signed by US President Donald Trump last year, establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins, crypto assets pegged to the US dollar. The legislation requires each token to be fully backed by liquid assets […]
The Daily Hodl•Conor Devitt17 Aug
CoinDesk•Jesse Hamilton17 Aug
The U.S. Treasury has proposed new rules defining when payment stablecoins are issued, offered, or sold in the United States as regulators prepare for key GENIUS Act restrictions beginning in January 2027. The U.S. Treasury Department said on Aug. 17…
A Connecticut man has been accused of using fake U.S. Treasury checks to obtain more than $200,000 from a bank. Edison Jovanny Duta Pindo, 43, of Danbury, was charged in a seven-count federal indictment alleging bank fraud, illegal monetary transactions and passing counterfeit obligations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. […]
The Daily Hodl•Henry Kanapi12 Aug
The repeal may ease compliance for domestic businesses but risks undermining efforts to combat financial crime and enhance corporate transparency.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team12 Aug
The weakening of U.S. Treasury securities may signal economic uncertainty, potentially influencing future Federal Reserve interest rate policies.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez11 AugBitcoin's implied volatility has fallen to a new 2026 low just as U.S. Treasury yields have climbed to their highest levels of the year.
U.Today•Alex Dovbnya9 Aug
U.S. authorities sanctioned crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether after alleging that the platforms helped Iran evade restrictions and move funds connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. OFAC targets Shelbit and Aban Tether The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of…
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two crypto exchanges it says laundered millions of dollars for Iran's Revolutionary Guard, naming a Georgia- and UAE-based operator and an Iran-based platform.
The U.S. Treasury Department traced more than $3 million in transfers between Shelbit and IRGC-linked wallets.
The Block•Kyle Baird7 AugThe U.S. Treasury Department traced more than $3 million in transfers between Shelbit and IRGC-linked wallets.
The Block•Kyle Baird7 Aug
The U.S. Treasury's actions could strain U.S.-Iran relations, complicating nuclear negotiations and altering regional geopolitical dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez7 Aug
Subdued core inflation may ease inflation concerns, potentially influencing Federal Reserve's monetary policy towards rate cuts.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez4 Aug