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Fiscal fears and record short liquidations drive $BTC's best weekly gain in years

8/24/2026

$BTC rallied toward $80,000 last week, posting its best weekly gain in years after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to at least double long-dated Treasury buybacks pulled yields lower, weakened the dollar, and reignited the debasement trade.

The move broke Bitcoin above its 100- and 200-day moving averages and pushed its 14-day relative strength index into overbought territory. Congressional passage of the Clarity Act is the next policy catalyst to watch.

The mechanism is familiar to anyone who has watched on-chain flow bleed into equities.

Bessent's buyback announcement revived what traders call the debasement trade: the read that mounting fiscal strains and easier financial conditions strengthen the case for scarce assets outside the government monetary system.

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