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  "id": 1998229,
  "title": "Bitcoin hits $69,000, ether jumps 10% as Treasury buybacks, SEC crypto proposal fuel market rally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/bitcoin-hits-69-000-ether-jumps-10-as-treasury-buybacks-sec-crypto",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:05:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Block",
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    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-08-19-bitcoin-69000-ether-jumps-treasury-buybacks-sec-crypto-proposal-fuel-market-rally-412248"
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  "summary": "The move triggered nearly $2 billion in crypto liquidations and lifted crypto-linked stocks, with Strategy and Bitmine gaining around 10%.",
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        "published": "2026-08-19T18:23:42.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Treasury Department to double debt buybacks after bond yield spike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/treasury-department-to-double-debt-buybacks-after-bond-yield-spike",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:33:26.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-treasury-moves-to-ease-bond-market-pressure-as-fed-wrestles-with",
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        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "US stocks gain as Treasury moves to shore up bond market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-stocks-gain-as-treasury-moves-to-shore-up-bond-market",
        "published": "2026-08-19T21:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Gold surges to highest since May as U.S. Treasury to ramp up bond buybacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/gold-surges-to-highest-since-may-as-u-s-treasury-to-ramp-up-bond",
        "published": "2026-08-19T21:50:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "Stocks waver as US Treasury moves to lower bond yields",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/stocks-waver-as-us-treasury-moves-to-lower-bond-yields",
        "published": "2026-08-19T22:36:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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