TL;DR

Bitcoin is closing in on the $70,000 mark again after a week of steady inflows into U.S. spot ETFs, rising retail interest, and growing anticipation around the 2025 halving event.

📈 Market Snapshot

Source: CoinShares, rttnews.com

🧠 What’s Driving This Rally?

1. 📊 Spot ETF Momentum

• BlackRock, Fidelity, and Ark all reported inflows this week

• Total BTC held by ETFs now surpasses 1.3 million BTC

• Institutional buying remains consistent even during volatility

2. 🔥 Retail FOMO Returning

• TikTok & Reddit crypto groups showing higher activity

• Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken report 12–15% signup growth in past 2 weeks

• Google Trends shows “Bitcoin buy now” up 41% WoW

3. ⛏️ Halving Sentiment Builds

• The 2025 halving (expected Q1 2026) is already impacting mining stocks

• Lower projected supply = higher price potential

• Long-term holders are not selling, which adds supply pressure

🏦 Institutional Signals

Cathie Wood (ARK):

“Bitcoin is not just digital gold now. It’s digital AI-proof capital.”

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📊 Bitcoin Dominance & Altcoins

• Bitcoin dominance holds at 53.2%

• Ethereum lags slightly, down 1.1%

• Solana and Chainlink see modest gains (~2–3%)

🔮 What’s Next?

• $70K resistance could break if ETF inflows continue

• Watch out for Fed rate news later this week

• Possible altcoin catch-up rally if BTC stabilizes