decrypt Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin Is Pumping But Prediction Market Traders Aren't Convinced

Bitcoin's sharpest rally in five months flipped prediction-market odds from bearish to a coin flip—but the longer-term bets still...

decrypt Aug 20, 2026

XRP Notches Best Week Since 2024 Election Pump on Bitcoin Short Squeeze

The token's steepest daily and weekly gains in months rode Bitcoin's record liquidation wave—though ETF flows and futures data hin...

cointelegraph Aug 20, 2026

US debt tops $40T stoking debate on what it means for Bitcoin

Analysts say the $40 trillion debt milestone could bolster Bitcoin’s long-term case, even as Treasury yields, dollar strength and...

coindesk Aug 20, 2026

Treasury buybacks could set up Bitcoin’s next move toward $180,000, says strateg...

Longtime bond market investor Mark Connors sees routine government bond buybacks improving liquidity and bringing bitcoin’s next r...

cointelegraph Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin price reaches $72.5K as US issues ‘Economic D-Day’ threat to Iran

Bitcoin saw new multimonth highs above $72,500 even as US stocks cooled amid US threats of “economic warfare” with Iran.Bitcoin (B...

coindesk Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin's jump above $71,000 sets up bullish golden cross pattern

Bitcoin’s improving momentum could produce a golden cross, but the rally still faces an important test.

coindesk Aug 20, 2026

Ripple-linked XRP jumps 15% as data shows 'banker hours' onchain pattern

Three hours spanning the London afternoon and New York morning account for about 23% of XRP moving onchain, up from roughly 14% a...

cointelegraph Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin ETFs draw $517M in largest one-day inflow since early May

Investors have poured more than $1 billion into US spot Bitcoin ETFs this week as BTC neared $72,000 and Ether climbed 19% to abou...

coindesk Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin rally sparks debate whether Clarity Act is already priced in

Erald Ghoos, OKX Europe CEO, says U.S. crypto rules could blow new life into the market amid a rotation of capital from AI back to...

coindesk Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get w...

Six weeks of compression ended in the largest short liquidation since at least 2021, with $3 billion of bearish bets forced to buy...