By Boluwatife Oshadiya| August 21, 2026 Key Points Main Story Bitcoin rose sharply to above $72,000 on Thursday as investors responded to a U.S. Treasury buyback expansion, renewed regulatory optimism and growing institutional participation in digital assets. The U.S. Treasury announced on August 19 that it would double the size of its long-duration bond buyback … Continue reading Bitcoin jumps as treasury buybacks boost crypto market