Bitcoin surges 23% in 1 week to trade nearly $78K as liquidity hopes, ETF inflows boost crypto markets

Bitcoin surged nearly 22.9% in one week to trade near the $78,000 mark as liquidity hopes, ETF inflows boost crypto markets. The cryptocurrency was trading at $777,473 mark.

In the past week, Ethereum was up 29.7%. Among the major altcoins, BNB, XRP, Solana, Tron, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin, and Cardano rallied upto 56.3%. The global crypto market capitalisation went up $2.2 trillion to $2.53 trillion in one week, according to Coingecko.

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Nischal Shetty, Founder, WazirX said crypto markets recorded a strong weekly recovery as improving liquidity expectations outweighed pressure from elevated oil prices and long-term bond yields. Reduced expectations of further Federal Reserve tightening, Treasury buybacks and a weaker US dollar supported risk appetite.

“Bitcoin moved from a bearish technical setup into a bullish daily structure as buyers cleared the $64,000, $70,000 and $74,000 levels. Crypto ETFs recorded approximately $1.45 billion in net inflows across four consecutive sessions this week, reversing roughly $220 million in outflows during the preceding three sessions”

Shetty further said the strongest daily inflow approached $710 million which sustained return of capital coincided with rising crypto prices, indicating institutional participation and improving market confidence.

In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin was up 2.8% and Ethereum was up 3% to trade at $2,440 mark. Among the major altcoins, BNB, XRP, Solana, Tron, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin, Cardano rallies upto 19.7%. The global crypto market capitalisation went up 3.1% to $2.71 trillion, according to Coingecko.

Bitcoin is trading near $78,000 after rising more than 18% from the $63,000 region earlier this week, while Ethereum is near $2,500, said Riya Sehgal, Research Analyst, Delta Exchange.

Strong Bitcoin ETF inflows have supported prices even after more than $4 billion in crypto shorts were liquidated. On-chain data also shows some distribution from long-term Bitcoin holders, so continued selling near higher levels will be worth watching, Sehgal further said.

On Bitcoin crossing $75,000 mark, SB Seker, Head of APAC, Binance said Bitcoin’s move back above the $75,000 mark is a notable sign of renewed participation after a period of heightened volatility and macro uncertainty.

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Market perspective

Prateek Gupta, Head of Business, Mudrex

Bitcoin has pushed to around $79,000, continuing to rally supported by Treasury buybacks and Trump's White House crypto summit. A weekly close near current levels, followed by a monthly close above $80,000, could confirm a sustained rally toward $85,000. Meanwhile, $70,000 remains the key support as break below it could trigger a pullback toward $65,000.

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