Bitcoin climbed back above $80,000 on Thursday, extending a rebound that traders say is being driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady this month and by renewed inflows into spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
Bitcoin Rebounds Above $80,000 on ETF Inflows
The cryptocurrency rose as high as $81,166 before easing to $79,672.74 late in the session, up from $77,300.48 a day earlier. That move matters because bitcoin remains tightly linked to liquidity expectations and broader risk appetite: when investors expect the Fed to pause, the cost of holding speculative assets falls and demand for crypto often improves.
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The rally also spilled into crypto-linked equities. MicroStrategy, which has turned into a leveraged proxy for bitcoin exposure, rose to $142.80 after a recent swing between $123.19 and $144.82 this week. Coinbase advanced to $184.64, reflecting renewed trading activity and improved sentiment across the digital-asset complex.
BlackRock’s spot bitcoin fund was cited as leading a $217 million rebound in ETF inflows, a sign that institutional money is returning after recent bond-market volatility and trade-war worries pressured both stocks and cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin’s latest move comes with RSI readings at 54.1, easing from overbought levels earlier in the week, while the price remains well above its 50-day moving average of $68,776 and 200-day average of $69,622.
Adalytica’s Bitcoin Fear & Greed snapshot shows sentiment at 44, neutral, but awareness at 8, or extreme fear, underscoring how fragile confidence still is even after the rebound. That makes the next Fed signal and the pace of ETF inflows critical for traders looking for confirmation that the rally can extend beyond a short-covering bounce.
| Entity | Gains | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin bulls | ▲Higher spot prices | ▼Late buyers if rally fades |
| Spot bitcoin ETFs | ▲Fresh inflows | ▼Outflows if rates stay tighter |
| MicroStrategy | ▲Leverage to BTC upside | ▼Sharp downside on reversals |
| Coinbase | ▲More trading volume | ▼Lower activity if risk appetite cools |
