Overview
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $843.6 million in a single day this week and nearly $1.5 billion year to date, followed by $100.1 million on Thursday as Ethereum ETFs added $164 million.
- Bitcoin touched an intraday high near $97,870 before easing to the $95,000–$96,000 area, with technicians noting a confirmed breakout from an ascending triangle and key support around $95,000.
- Senator Tim Scott announced the Banking Committee postponed markup of a crypto bill after industry pushback, a delay that knocked risk appetite and nudged the Fear & Greed Index back to neutral.
- On‑chain data point to limited long‑term holder selling, with Value Days Destroyed near 0.53 and the Bitcoin Bull Score Index at 20, levels associated with cautious sentiment but supportive supply dynamics.
- Ripple confirmed a $150 million investment in LMAX to integrate its RLUSD stablecoin for institutional collateral use as XRP ETFs neared about $1.37 billion in cumulative inflows and Binance whale deposits fell to multi‑year lows.