The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a robust rally today, with Bitcoin leading the charge by surging to a new all-time high of $111,861—as per CoinMarketcap data. With today’s spike, the global crypto market capitalization climbed 4.5% to $3.5 trillion, driven by renewed investor confidence and significant trading activity.
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has gained 4.2% in the past 24 hours, with its market cap reaching $2.2 trillion. This tremendous surge is largely a reflection of the recent whale purchases and institutional inflows, signaling potential for further price breakouts.
So far, today’s crypto market rally could be attributed to following factors;
- Bitcoin’s breaking to a new all-time high: Bitcoin has surged past $111K for the first time and recorded a new high of $111,861 earlier today. This move from the leading cryptocurrency has boosted the global crypto market cap by nearly 5% to $3.51 trillion and further fueled by strong investor confidence.
- Stablecoin Legislation Optimism: The recent discussions around the stablecoin laws and the U.S. Senate’s approval on it has enhanced regulatory clarity and investor trust. Once come into action, this bill will legalize the use of stablecoins like USDT and USDC in the country.
- Bitcoin Realized Capitalization at Peak: Bitcoin’s realized capitalization hit $906 billion recently, with “whale” accumulation signaling potential for further price breakouts. Realized Capitalization is a metric that measures the total value of Bitcoin based on the price at which each coin last moved on-chain.
- Increased Institutional Attention: The institutional attention on the crypto market has peaked with Bitcoin ETFs seeing huge inflows this month. In the past 3 days alone, Bitcoin ETFs have amassed over $1.61 billion in inflows—as per Sosovalue data.
- Macroeconomic Factors: While the U.S. leads the crypto market, the rising Treasury yields and weak bond/equity markets in the country are pushing investors toward Bitcoin as an alternative asset.
All these factors have combined pushed Bitcoin, and essentially the whole crypto market, soaring today, with the 24 hour trading volume in crypto markets having also surged to $200 billion.
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