US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Pull in Nearly $1B for a Third Straight Week
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $1 billion in net inflows last week, extending their positive run to three consecutive weeks as institutional demand continued to recover.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $1 billion in net inflows last week, extending their positive run to three consecutive weeks as institutional demand continued to recover.
August has long been considered a historically poor month for Bitcoin investors. This year, however, the tide may be turning.
BTC/USD has again moved close to its all-time highs, pushing above 122300.00. The advance appears to be driven by two main forces: trade risks and monetary policy.
As August 2025 opened, Bitcoin retraced back to early July levels, sparking debate among crypto investors about the fate of the current bull run. Is this the end—or just a fresh buying opportunity?
Bitcoin’s reserves on exchanges have dropped to their lowest levels since 2018, even as bearish macro data and seasonal weakness in August weigh on BTC price action. However, market structure and on-chain trends could set the stage for a reversal as early as September.
Bitcoin remains under pressure as the leading cryptocurrency retraced to its former all-time high near $112,000, signaling a continuation of the summer correction. Despite intermittent recoveries, BTC/USD is currently trading around $113,116—down nearly 5% week-on-week. The key question: Can bulls engineer a turnaround, or is further downside likely?
Bitcoin’s July decline driven by record-low exchange liquidity, volatile ETF flows, and waning institutional demand. Analysis, key data, and expert perspectives investors.
Market Overview. Bitcoin (BTC) remains stagnant, opening the day unchanged at $114,000 and extending its sideways trend. Most altcoins are fluctuating between +5% and -10%, typical for current market conditions. The total crypto market cap stands at $3.74 trillion, up 0.5% over the last 24 hours.
Metaplanet has added another 463 BTC to its balance sheet, a purchase worth roughly $53 million, pushing its total holdings to 17,595 BTC. The Japanese tech firm now owns more than $2 billion in Bitcoin, with an average entry price near $101,000 per coin.
Over the past week, BTC/USD pulled back to test the 112,500 level (Murray [4/8]), pressured by trade tensions and monetary uncertainty, but managed to avoid a deeper breakdown and is now attempting to recover. The introduction of new US tariffs on imports from nations lacking agreements with Washington has stoked fears of a global slowdown and a potential US recession, triggering equity market weakness and sparking a risk-off move in crypto, which remains highly correlated with stocks.
Arthur Hayes just sent shockwaves through the crypto crowd with one of his trademark calls: Bitcoin could tumble back to $100,000 before making its next big move higher. The BitMEX co-founder has been trimming risk fast, unloading more than $13 million worth of ETH, ENA, and PEPE, and shifting most of his portfolio into USDC. Right now, stablecoins make up more than 80% of his publicly tracked $27.9 million holdings
The liquidity on the Bitcoin market is drying up rapidly. Institutional investors, through ETFs and explosive OTC volumes, are absorbing more and more of the available BTC supply—leaving retail with less and driving a fundamental shift in market structure and pricing.
Bitcoin remains “far from overheated,” according to a new CryptoQuant report, giving the digital asset significant headroom for further gains in 2025. Analysts cite several converging factors fueling the bullish thesis: