{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"bitcoin-surges-above-68-000-liquidating-1-4-billion-shorts-as-treasury-buybacks--342133df","title":"Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/19/bitcoin-surges-above-usd68-000-liquidating-usd1-4-billion-shorts-as-treasury-buybacks-boost-risk-appetite","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/bitcoin-surges-above-68-000-liquidating-1-4-billion-shorts-as-treasury-buybacks--342133df","sourceName":"CoinDesk","summary":"BTC rose about 6% while ether, solana and crypto stocks climbed after the Treasury doubled the size of its bond buybacks.","category":"Business","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T16:18:04+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-19T16:30:13.092734+00:00"}}