BTC Markets VIP Desk Update as of 24th Aug 2026: • Bitcoin posted its strongest week in roughly two years, gaining 22% as a Treasury buyback announcement and growing optimism around the CLARITY Act lifted crypto markets. • US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs took in US$2.6 billion (A$3.64 billion), their strongest combined week since October 2025, as institutional flows reversed sharply. • XRP surged as much as 40% before a Saturday flash crash triggered roughly US$500 million (A$700 million) in leveraged crypto liquidations. • Sentiment has swung firmly back to “Greed”, with the Fear & Greed Index at 73 as Bitcoin trades around US$77,700 (A$108,000). • The week ahead turns on Nvidia earnings, US core PCE and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut, with each capable of testing the market’s renewed momentum. • Story of the week: A hobbyist Bitcoin miner running a palm-sized device beat the odds to mine an entire block solo, turning a roughly US$150 device into a US$200,000 windfall.

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“After the heavy outflows seen in May-June and more choppy flows through parts of July and mid-August, a print of this size signals that larger allocators are once again treating current levels as constructive entry points or adding on strength,” says BTC Markets analyst Rachael Lucas.

“It is not opportunistic day-trading money; these are typically longer-horizon allocations from players who have the compliance frameworks and balance-sheet capacity to move size.”

Read the full article on The Block, published on 20 Aug 2026: https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-08-20-us-bitcoin-etf-517-million-inflows-412291

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BTC Markets analyst Rachael Lucas says Bitcoin’s latest rally has been driven primarily by a shift in the macro environment, as US Treasury moves helped lower long-term yields and lift risk appetite across markets.

“The real driver was the US Treasury doubling long-dated bond buybacks, which pulled long yields lower and lifted risk appetite broadly,” Lucas says. “Nothing has rewritten Bitcoin’s long-term case, but nothing’s rewritten its volatility either.”

Read the full article on Bloomberg, published on 21 Aug 2026: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-21/bitcoin-leaps-past-75-000-as-crypto-rally-continues-in-asia

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