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Bitcoin continues its 2025 rally, trading at $93,690 amid a 1.42% daily increase. Despite a sharp drop in derivatives volume, open interest is rising, and over $2.
3 billion has flowed into Bitcoin ETFs in just four days. As of now, Bitcoin (BTC) is transacting at $93,690, indicating an increase of about 1.42% over the past day.
The 24-hour trading range swings from around $33.15 billion. This speaks volumes about how investors remain highly interested.
Several factors are setting the stage for this upward movement: Institutional inflows: A significant inflow of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, which amount to more than $2.
3 billion in just four days of net inflow, comes back into institutional radars. Whale accumulation: On-chain data indicates that large Bitcoin holders, commonly referred to as "whales," are showing optimism by accumulating the cryptocurrency. Macroeconomic Factors: Easing U.
S.-China trade tensions and Trump's lower profile on new Federal Reserve leadership have overheated investor appetite for risk assets such as Bitcoin. However, caution is warranted.
There are sometimes bullish indicators that contrast with certain bearish factors, indicating that the market could adopt a more cautious stance. The funding rates of Bitcoin have turned negative. This means traders are paying to keep their short positions.
Interestingly, this is a bearish signal. Derivatives Data Reveals Bullish Bias as Shorts Get Liquidated and Open Interest Climbs While the derivatives volume declined sharply by 30.26% to $85.
04 billion, open interest still increased by 2.16% to $64.78 billion, indicating that traders are maintaining their positions despite a drop in trading activity.
Options volume decreased by 24.75% compared to options open interest, which fell by 19.73%, indicating a decrease in speculative positioning in the options market.
The ratio of long to short positions over 24 hours is 1.0325, indicating a slight bullish bias overall. Liquidation data show that over $29 million worth of short positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours, compared to only $14.
22 million of long liquidations. Trading remains centered on platforms like Binance and Bitfinex, and some volume on Bybit. The long/short ratio in Binance BTC/USDT stands at 1.
337, signaling great confidence among top traders. Bitcoin ETFs Witness Unprecedented Inflows Within just four days, U.S.
spot Bitcoin ETFs have experienced enormous net inflows of over $2.3 billion, setting new records and renewed institutional interests. Most notably, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) had inflows of $643 million in a single day, which is its highest inflows for a single day since January.
Other key ETF contributors included: Ark Invest & 21Shares' ARKB: +$129.5 million, Fidelity’s FBTC: +$124.37 million, Grayscale’s Mini Bitcoin Trust & VanEck’s HODL: Added modest inflows.
Bitwise’s BITB: -$15 million in net outflows ARK Invest Predicts Bitcoin Could Skyrocket to $2.4 Million by 2030 Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has issued a bold long-term forecast, projecting that Bitcoin could reach $2.3 to $2.
4 million per coin by 2030 in its most optimistic scenario. This target assumes increased institutional adoption and Bitcoin capturing a significant share of global assets, such as gold and real estate. In ARK's base case, BTC is expected to surpass $650,000 by the end of the decade.
Standard Chartered Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $200K by 2025, $500K by 2028 Kendrick, the Global Head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered, views the digital currency as increasingly serving as a hedge against financial instability, with a projected price trajectory of $200,000 by the end of 2025 and potentially reaching as high as $500,000 by 2028. Disruptions in the private sector, such as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, alongside threats to the Fed's independence, serve as major factors propelling the price forecast. Glassnode: Whale Bitcoin accumulation back in full force According to on-chain information provided by Glassnode , there appears to be a considerable uptick in accumulation activities by the large Bitcoin holders typically referred to as "whales.
" >10,000 BTC wallets: Strong accumulation trend with a score of 0.9 1,000–10,000 BTC wallets: Also accumulating, with a score of 0.7 100–1,000 BTC wallets: Now in a transition toward accumulation, with a score of 0.
5. Metaplanet Hits 5,000 BTC Mark Amid Strategic Treasury Expansion Japanese firm Metaplanet adds 145 BTC to treasury. Metaplanet (3350) had reached a significant milestone in its BTC strategy; the Japanese hotel company now holds 5,000 BTC as part of its treasury operations.
Its BTC stash is valued at approximately $428.1 million at an average acquisition cost of around $85,621 per coin. The firm listed in Tokyo continues to put its faith in bitcoins being reserved, having made its latest purchase of 145 bitcoins, with an at an average price of some $93,327 per coin—roughly $13.
6 million. With a year-to-date (YTD) BTC Yield of 121.1% in 2025, this year's accumulation strategy resulted in this yield indicator implying a much-needed increase in bitcoins per share owned in the company.
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