Bitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get wiped out
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coinDesk
August 20, 2026 · 03:46
Six weeks of compression ended in the largest short liquidation since at least 2021, with $3 billion of bearish bets forced to buy back into thin supply.
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