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  "id": 8914785,
  "title": "Bitcoin surges almost 5% to hit $85,000 for first time since January",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/bitcoin-surges-almost-5-to-hit-85-000-for-first-time-since-january",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:06:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/crypto/article-16148031/Bitcoin-price-surges-nearly-5-morning-hits-85-000-coin-time-January.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bitcoin has climbed to its highest level since January 2026, sparking hundreds of millions of dollars in short liquidations and fuelling a broader rally across crypto.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Bitcoin taps $85,000 for first time since January as crypto short liquidations surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/bitcoin-taps-85-000-for-first-time-since-january-as-crypto-short",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:56:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Bitcoin hits highest level since January at $85,000, as the market debates whether the 'crypto winter' is over",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/bitcoin-hits-highest-level-since-january-at-85-000-as-the-market",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:10:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Bitcoin tops $85,000 for first time since January",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/bitcoin-tops-85-000-for-first-time-since-january",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:18:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}