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Bitcoin’s $70K Rip Vaporizes $1.9B as Shorts Get Steamrolled

Bitcoin’s sudden price surge on Wednesday caused over $1.9 billion in total market liquidations within 24 hours, heavily liquidating $1.74 billion in short positions. Key Takeaways Bitcoin surged towards $70,000 after the U.S. Treasury doubled its bond buybacks to $4 billion. Over $1.9 billion in liquidations occurred within 24 hours, while Strategy jumped over 11%.

Hashdex liquidates $14.7 million Bitcoin ETF as IBIT draws $143.6 million

Image by CryptoSlate DEFI holders await a late-August cash payout that may vary with closing costs and Bitcoin prices after NYSE Arca trading ended Aug. 17. Editor-in-Chief CryptoSlate Hashdex ended DEFI trading on Aug. 17 and will liquidate the fund, leaving holders awaiting a cash distribution. U.S. Bitcoin ETFs logged provisional $189.3 million of Aug.

Bitcoin is a “Cheat Code” to Retire Without Selling, Analyst Explains Why

Bitcoin functions as a genuine cheat code for retiring without ever selling, according to analyst and entrepreneur Mark Moss, who laid out that thesis in a recent Coin Stories podcast interview. His central thesis runs counter to conventional wisdom. The goal should never be to sell Bitcoin to fund a lifestyle...

Governments worldwide are way behind on AI, says Bill Gates

Governments worldwide are way behind on AI, says Bill Gates

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Bitcoin’s $70K Rip Vaporizes $1.9B as Shorts Get Steamrolled

Bitcoin’s sudden price surge on Wednesday caused over $1.9 billion in total market liquidations within 24 hours, heavily liquidating $1.74 billion in short positions. Key Takeaways Bitcoin surged towards $70,000 after the U.S. Treasury doubled its bond buybacks to $4 billion. Over $1.9 billion in liquidations occurred within 24 hours, while Strategy jumped over 11%.

Hashdex liquidates $14.7 million Bitcoin ETF as IBIT draws $143.6 million

Image by CryptoSlate DEFI holders await a late-August cash payout that may vary with closing costs and Bitcoin prices after NYSE Arca trading ended Aug. 17. Editor-in-Chief CryptoSlate Hashdex ended DEFI trading on Aug. 17 and will liquidate the fund, leaving holders awaiting a cash distribution. U.S. Bitcoin ETFs logged provisional $189.3 million of Aug.

Bitcoin is a “Cheat Code” to Retire Without Selling, Analyst Explains Why

Bitcoin functions as a genuine cheat code for retiring without ever selling, according to analyst and entrepreneur Mark Moss, who laid out that thesis in a recent Coin Stories podcast interview. His central thesis runs counter to conventional wisdom. The goal should never be to sell Bitcoin to fund a lifestyle...

Governments worldwide are way behind on AI, says Bill Gates

Governments worldwide are way behind on AI, says Bill Gates

XRP News: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says CLARITY Act Trades ‘Weren’t Small’

The post XRP News: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says CLARITY Act Trades ‘Weren’t Small’ appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse pushed back Sunday on the idea that the CLARITY Act represents a watered-down compromise, responding to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s public reaffirmation of support for the bill...

‘Eye of the storm’: Business owner’s fight to keep nail tech siblings in country

A Whangārei beauty salon owner says her business may face trouble if she cannot find a way to keep her siblings in the country. Anna Vu owns AV Beauty Spa, and has worked in the city for 12 years. She said she had always struggled to find suitably skilled nail technicians and beauty staff and

What small business owners say they’d do differently, in hindsight

Working 60+ hours a week makes owners twelve times more likely to say their business is hurting their personal life. Australian small business owners are working through illness, skipping holidays and struggling to step away from their businesses, according to new research from insurer BizCover. The survey of 1,500 BizCover small business customers found more

Bright young business brains bring ideas to life

Friday 17 July, 2026 Young Cumbrian entrepreneurs showed off their innovative business ideas, from AI virtual assistants to African food, at two celebration events this week. Fifteen young people from Furness and West Cumbria aged 14 to 25 were selected to take part in the Positive Enterprise programme back in January...