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Morning Edition · Wednesday, August 26, 2026Published at 1:49 AM EDT · New York
Bitcoin holds near $79,000 after a 23% week, and the sentiment gauge has swung from fear to greed in under two weeks
More than $115 million of long positions were liquidated in a single hour, and CryptoQuant data show XRP leverage on Binance at its highest level since January.
Bitcoin held near $79,000 in Wednesday morning trading after every major token except HYPE fell over 24 hours, with ether and solana down about 4%. The pullback follows a strong week: bitcoin holds a 23% weekly gain and XRP close to 45%. Bi…
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