US Debt Concerns Intensify Capital Outflows, Options Bet on Bitcoin Reaching $100K by 2026

August 31 news, with the US primary deficit at the forefront, capital is flowing into safe-haven assets. Although rising yields typically weigh on non-yielding assets, debt concerns have supported Bitcoin's 23% gain this month. In the Bitcoin options market, the notional open interest of call options in the $80,000 to $100,000 strike price range is as high as billions of dollars. This distribution indicates that funds are heavily betting on BTC breaking through the $100,000 mark in the final four months of 2026, marking the clearest market pricing of the future price path following a shift in macro narrative.