Strategy's $1 Billion Bitcoin Comeback vs. XRP's 'Black Friday' Ceiling: Main Crypto News This Morning
TL;DR:Bitcoin surges to $76,945, snapping a year-long downtrend as ETF inflows hit $606.29 million on Thursday, the highest since May.Strategy returns to profit as its 840,447 BTC treasury value climbs above $64.6 billion.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doubles long-term bond buybacks to $4 billion per operation, fueling the crypto rally.XRP jumps 18.03% to $1.37 as Korean traders rotate capital from Samsung and SK Hynix into crypto.CFTC Chairman Michael Selig warns the agency will regulate crypto independently if the Senate stalls the CLARITY Act. The crypto market is closing the working week of Aug. 21 with a powerful three-day rally that has finally pulled it out of its prolonged 2026 slumber. Instead of the usual dreary sideways movement, a giant green candle has appeared on Bitcoins daily chart — the price on Bitstamp as per TradingView broke through the year-long downtrend and surged to $76,945, peaking at $79,461. The main fuel came from large investors. Thursdays trading session ended with records for U.S. funds as per SoSoValue: net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs jumped to $606.29 million, the highest since May, while Ethereum ETFs attracted $220.77 million — their best result since last October. Cardano news updates IBIT, BTC/USD, XRP/USD, and MSTR price performance as of August