Ether jumps 18% to $2,250 as bitcoin tops $69,000 in broad crypto rally

AI Summary Every major except tron posted double-digit weekly gains, with nearly $1.4 billion of short positions wiped out after the Treasury doubled its bond buybacks. fulltext: 157 chars | fulltext source: rss-fallback | summary method: extractive Original: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/20/ether-jumps-18-to-usd2-250-as-bitcoin-tops-usd69-000-in-broad-crypto-rally Source: CoinDesk