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The Week That Was
Executive Summary
The week of August 17, 2026, represented a definitive structural shift in the Bitcoin market, characterized by an 11.5% single-session liquidity surge that broke a protracted summer consolidation. After beginning the week at approximately $63,000, Bitcoin surged to a high of $79,461 before stabilizing in the $77,000 range.
The primary catalysts for this repricing were macroeconomic and regulatory in nature. Specifically, the U.S. Treasury’s decision to double its long-dated bond buybacks weakened the U.S. Dollar and triggered a massive $2.74 billion derivatives short…
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