Bitcoin Tops $68,000 as Short Liquidations Hit $1.7 Billion

AI Summary Ether gained 9% and total crypto market value rose 5.1% after the U.S. Treasury said it would at least double the size of its long-dated bond buybacks. Short positions accounted for 91% of the day's liquidations. fulltext: 212 chars | fulltext source: rss-fallback | summary method: extractive Original: https://thedefiant.io/news/markets/bitcoin-tops-68k-as-short-liquidations-hit-1-7-billion Source: The Defiant