BTC has now surged 38% following its June plunge as shifting U.S. Treasury policy helped bring buyers back to crypto, rejuvenating ETF demand.
BTC is up more than 25% on the week after Treasury’s bond-buyback expansion sparked a rally, while Solana led majors Tuesday as validators vote on proposals to slow new SOL creation and raise daily burns.
Traders are spending millions to position for further Bitcoin upside after its staggering rally to $80,000, though demand for downside protection remains firm, according to Laevitas.
Robinhood Chain-based Cash Cat jumped more than 50% in a day, while several smaller animal-themed tokens have gained between 50% and 130% over the past week.
The Ethereum-compatible blockchain wants users to be able to replace the keys controlling an account without changing its address, opening the door to passkeys, recovery tools and post-quantum security.
Spot bitcoin funds took in $337.56 million on Aug. 24, extending an unbroken run of inflows that has now put real money behind a rally that started with a short squeeze.
Tokenized U.S. treasury and money market funds are one of the fastest-growing segments in the digital asset markets, growing fifteenfold in two years.
Treasury says Ivan Obukhov processed over $100 million in crypto for IRGC-QF oil sales since 2023.
Monday’s $33.5 million was the largest single-day inflow since December, pushing cumulative net inflows to a record $1.22 billion and trading volume to $166.8 million.
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since May, extending its seven-day advance to roughly 25%.