# Blockchain.com Group Holdings

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-20**: Gains hold in Asia — Bitcoin trades around $69,450 at 1 p.m. Singapore time, sustaining the previous day's gains.
- **2026-08-19**: White House crypto roundtable — President Trump meets executives from Coinbase, Payward and Blockchain.com Group Holdings, boosting optimism for industry-friendly regulation.
- **2026-08-19**: Record short squeeze — Bitcoin surges nearly 8% to around $69,500; a record $2.7 billion in crypto shorts are liquidated, with over $1 billion of Bitcoin shorts wiped out in about an hour.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### BTC Short Squeeze: $2.7B Liquidated as Bitcoin Eyes $69.5K
2026-08-20 09:08:51 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Bitcoin's 8% surge to $69,500 triggered a record $2.7 billion liquidation of bearish bets — the largest since 2021. The forced unwind, driven by short-covering, sets up a critical technical test at the $75,000 resistance zone.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/bitcoin-short-squeeze-27b-liquidation-crypto

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