Live updates: Bitcoin surges to $85,000 as short positions are wiped out for $300 million in just one hour
On Monday, the cryptocurrency market experienced a dramatic surge that captured the attention of traders, investors, and analysts worldwide. Bitcoin, the flagship digital asset, vaulted past the $85,000 threshold, a level that had seemed distant only weeks earlier. This rapid appreciation was not an isolated event; it was accompanied by a cascade of short liquidations that collectively amounted t…
Sept. 21, 2026, 8:39 a.m.