Bitcoin price hits 11-week high as US Treasury doubles debt buyback size
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by William Suberg· Aug 19, 2026 · 3:44 PM
Bitcoin joined US stocks in a broad rally after the US Treasury announced that it was at least doubling the amount of its debt buyback operations from September.
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