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Massive Short Squeeze Sends Bitcoin Price Above $86,000

Bitcoin's price rallied past $86,000, achieving a 6% daily gain and pushing its market capitalization to $1.72 trillion. Two Waves of Price Action Lead to $1.72T Market Cap Bitcoin's price tapped $86,000 shortly after midmorning as […]

Massive Short Squeeze Sends Bitcoin Price Above $86,000

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Bitcoin's price rallied past $86,000, achieving a 6% daily gain and pushing its market capitalization to $1.72 trillion.

Two Waves of Price Action Lead to $1.72T Market Cap Bitcoin's price tapped $86,000 shortly after midmorning as […]

1 opening price of $87,575, narrowing year-to-date losses to under 2%.

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Bitcoin's price rallied past $86,000, achieving a 6% daily gain and pushing its market capitalization to $1.72 trillion. Two Waves of Price Action Lead to $1.72T Market Cap Bitcoin's price tapped $86,000 shortly after midmorning as […] 1 opening price of $87,575, narrowing year-to-date losses to under 2%.

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1 opening price of $87,575, narrowing year-to-date losses to under 2%.

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