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Bitcoin’s Price Rips Past $80K as Short Sellers Get Steamrolled

Roughly $192 million in leveraged crypto positions vanished in one hour, including more than $183 […]

Bitcoin’s Price Rips Past $80K as Short Sellers Get Steamrolled

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Roughly $192 million in leveraged crypto positions vanished in one hour, including more than $183 […]

ET, after traders spent the week absorbing a failed U.S.

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Roughly $192 million in leveraged crypto positions vanished in one hour, including more than $183 […] ET, after traders spent the week absorbing a failed U.S. Senate crypto vote and two central-bank rate hikes.

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ET, after traders spent the week absorbing a failed U.S. Senate crypto vote and two central-bank rate hikes. The final leg wasn't simply buyers charging in.

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