Bitcoin (BTC), which surged on Friday following Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, climbed above $78,000.
However, this rise was short-lived. Bitcoin fell again as the US did not lift the blockade despite the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and in response, Iran attacked a US merchant ship.
Bitcoin, which had fallen as low as $73,000, rose again to over $75,000, while Coinshares released its cryptocurrency report stating that there was a $1.4 billion inflow last week.
“Cryptocurrency investment products saw an inflow of $1.4 billion. This marks the third consecutive positive week and the strongest figure since January. With the improvement in risk appetite, Bitcoin surpassed $76,000.”
Bitcoin (BTC) Continues to Remain Strong!
Looking at crypto funds individually, inflows are concentrated in Bitcoin. BTC experienced inflows of $1.11 million, while the largest altcoin, Ethereum (ETH), saw inflows of $328 million.
Looking at other altcoins, XRP experienced an outflow of $56.2 million after strong weeks. Besides XRP, Solana (SOL) also saw an outflow of $2.3 million, while Sui (SUI) experienced an inflow of $2.2 million and Chainlink (LINK) saw an inflow of $5.3 million.
“Bitcoin saw $1.11 billion in inflows, bringing total inflows since the beginning of the year to $3.1 billion. Breaking above the $76,000 level represents a significant technical development after two months of sideways movement.”
There was a modest inflow of $1.4 million into Bitcoin short positions. This indicates that demand for hedging, albeit limited, continues.
Ethereum experienced its strongest week since January, seeing inflows of $328 million and bringing its total inflows since the beginning of the year to $197 million.
On the other hand, XRP Solana recorded outflows of $56 million and $2.3 million respectively.
Looking at regional fund inflows and outflows, the US ranked first with an inflow of $1.49 billion.
After the US, Germany ranked second with $28 million in inflows, while Canada came in third with $8.3 million.
These inflows were followed by Switzerland being the only country to experience outflows, with $137.8 million.
*This is not investment advice.