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Bitcoin hits highest level since January at $85,000, as the market debates whether the ‘crypto winter’ is over
Institutional ETF buying and a wave of short liquidations pushed Bitcoin to its highest level since late January, traders said.
On Friday, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $433 million in net inflows, while Ethereum ETFs added $143.80 million, signaling renewed institutional demand for digital assets.
Despite the U.S. Senate failing to advance the CLARITY Act on September 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission continued advancing crypto-related policies.
Fidelity Investments' Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund led institutional inflows with $310 million, while forced buying of leveraged short positions contributed to over $250 million in liquidations.
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan described the market as "crypto spring," noting that momentum-driven capital is rotating back from artificial intelligence stocks.
Bitcoin is approaching $85,638, the breakeven cost basis for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF holders per Glassnode data, creating a critical psychological threshold traders are monitoring closely.