Weekend Edition · Aug 22 — Bitcoin breakout, ETF flows, and a…

Weekend Edition — the week in review. • Bitcoin surged past $70K and $75K triggering a record $2.8B short squeeze — a decisive breakout that forced mass derivatives repositioning and signals strong upside momentum. • The SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets with token issuance exemptions up to $75M annually — giving US crypto projects a compliant fundraising path for the first time. • Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $1.6B net for the week, Mastercard acquired stablecoin rails provider BVNK, and Citi announced a bitcoin custody platform — institutional infrastructure deepening across the board.