How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,000 in days

U.S. Treasury buyback tweaks—described by analysts as not QE—pulled long-term yields off 19‑year highs and triggered a record short squeeze that sent Bitcoin up ~25% to nearly $80,000 in days. The move highlights BTC’s acute sensitivity to Treasury/Fed liquidity and yield shifts and the outsized impact of flow-driven squeezes on leveraged positions.