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Story: Bitcoin’s $420M Inflow fuels Market Shift

By Maheen Hernandez

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Bitcoin experienced a major rebound following a massive influx of institutional capital. Over the course of just 24 hours on May 1, spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…

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The majority of the inflow came from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which attracted a significant $351 million in a single trading session.

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Bitcoin’s price responded quickly to the renewed demand. Trading around $96,681 at the time of the inflow, Bitcoin managed to reclaim key technical levels.

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Adding to the optimism, Bitcoin’s Relative Strength Index, a momentum indicator used to assess whether an asset is overbought or oversold, began climbing toward 70.

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The sheer scale of the ETF inflows is particularly important. Unlike retail-driven surges that can be highly volatile, institutional investment via ETFs tends to reflect more…

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Until just a day before the inflows, the market had shown signs of uncertainty, with some analysts questioning whether Bitcoin had lost its institutional appeal.

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However, investors should remain cautious. Despite the impressive inflows, overall spot trading volume on exchanges remains relatively low.

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Still, the path forward for Bitcoin looks considerably more promising than it did just days ago.

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