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Bitcoin Nears $108,000 on Fed Rate Cut Hopes, Middle East Calm

Investor demand is surging on expectations of Fed rate cuts following a drop in the dollar to its lowest since February 2022

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Overview

  • Bitcoin has surged roughly 10% since June 22, reclaiming six-figure territory and trading above $108,000 after sliding below $99,000 during earlier Middle East tensions.
  • Spot Bitcoin ETFs have posted ten straight weeks of net inflows, with investors pouring over $46 billion into crypto funds this year.
  • Corporate treasuries remain active, as ProCap BTC purchased 1,208 BTC this week at an average $105,977 and MicroStrategy continues accumulating.
  • The dollar index fell to 97.27, its weakest since February 2022, prompting reallocations toward higher-yield assets like Bitcoin.
  • Traders have ramped up Fed rate cut bets for July, and analysts from Bitget Research project Bitcoin could climb to $130,000–$160,000 by year-end with a 90-day correlation of 0.80 to Nvidia.