Bitcoin Price Inches Higher On Record Interest In Risk Asset

Bitcoin Price Inches Higher on Record Interest in Risk Asset

Bitcoin (BTC) price inched higher to $84,508.13 after falling below the $84k mark, closely tracking about a 1% rise in the total crypto market cap, driven by sustained institutional demand for spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows extended to a seven-day streak, with nearly $3 billion in net buying since September 17, providing direct buy-side pressure.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their seventh consecutive day of net inflows on September 25, bringing the weekly total to about $2.98 billion.

This reversal from outflows earlier in the month represents renewed institutional buying, lifting the average ETF holder into profit above the $81,722 cost basis.

Consistent ETF demand acts as a structural bid beneath the market, absorbing supply and supporting prices.

Daily flow data: a return to outflows or a drop below $100 million in daily inflows could signal weakening institutional conviction.

Bitcoin liquidations over the past 24 hours totaled $8.72 million, an 85.71% drop from the prior period. Meanwhile, the average funding rate remains positive at 0.0043%, indicating persistent but not overheated bullish leverage.

The absence of large, cascading liquidations has removed a source of violent selling, allowing the market to drift higher on steady spot buying. A sharp spike in open interest alongside extreme funding rates, which could precede a volatile squeeze.