crypto market2026-08-25 19:11:04Crypto Sentiment Flips to Extreme Greed for First Time Since Late 2024The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, tracked by CoinMarketCap, rose to 81 late Sunday and remains there, marking its first move into “extreme greed” since late 2024. A month ago, the gauge was at 36; a week ago, it was 41. The shift came alongside a roughly 24% weekly gain in Bitcoin, a U.S. Treasury move to double long-bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation starting Sept. 9, more than $4 billion in short liquidations, and roughly $2.3 billion in combined Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF inflows.860
Bitcoin2026-08-25 03:58:29U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs post $338 million in daily net inflows, extending streak to six daysSpot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $338 million in total net inflows on Aug. 24, Eastern Time, according to data from SoSoValue, marking the sixth straight day of positive flows. BlackRock’s IBIT led all products on the day with $209 million in net inflows, bringing its cumulative historical net inflows to $62.636 billion. Fidelity’s FBTC ranked second with $105 million in daily net inflows, while its cumulative total reached $10.280 billion. As of publication, the total net asset value of spot Bitcoin ETFs stood at $98.558 billion. Their net asset ratio, measured as a share of Bitcoin’s total market capitalization, was 6.22%. Historical cumulative net inflows across spot Bitcoin ETFs reached $54.044 billion. The figures were cited by Odaily from SoSoValue data.1080
Bitcoin ETF2026-08-24 20:39:41U.S. Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Record $492 Million in Daily Net InflowsU.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs drew a combined $492 million in net inflows on Aug. 21, extending a five-day streak of positive flows. Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $307 million, led by BlackRock's IBIT with $239.3 million, while spot Ether ETFs added $185 million, with BlackRock's ETHA contributing $151 million. For the week, Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.92 billion in inflows and Ether ETFs logged $697 million. NewsBTC said BlackRock remained the dominant venue for institutional access to crypto markets. It also noted that investors should watch whether inflows can hold up during price pullbacks.940
QCP Capital2026-08-24 11:03:34QCP says Treasury buybacks and ETF inflows helped drive crypto higher as focus shifts to three macro signalsQCP Capital said Bitcoin posted its strongest weekly gain since March 2024 last week, rising more than 20% and briefly touching about $79,500. The trading desk linked the move to a sharp turn in rates markets after the U.S. 30-year Treasury yield neared 5.3%, close to its highest level since 2007, before the Treasury said it would raise the size of long-end liquidity support buyback operations from a maximum of $2 billion per operation to at least $4 billion starting Sept. 9. QCP said long-end yields then fell, the dollar weakened, and both Bitcoin and gold moved higher. It added that positioning changes accelerated the initial breakout, while spot demand kept building afterward. U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs drew a combined roughly $2.6 billion in net inflows last week, which QCP described as the strongest weekly intake since October 2025. For this week, the firm said markets are watching three macro variables: PCE inflation data, Nvidia earnings as a signal for the AI investment cycle, and Federal Reserve Chair Warsh’s first keynote at Jackson Hole as a signal for the monetary policy framework.1170
Bitunix2026-08-21 09:46:24Bitunix Analyst Says Treasury Bond Buybacks, Fed Inflation Stance Drive Nearly 20% BTC RallyOn Aug. 21, a Bitunix analyst said the U.S. Treasury has been expanding buybacks of longer-dated Treasurys, with Treasury Secretary Bessent saying a single operation could exceed $4 billion. At the same time, Federal Reserve officials have not shifted to a more dovish inflation view. Daly said there is no evidence yet to justify an early rate hike, while Musalem said moving earlier could help avoid a more aggressive tightening later. The mix has put Treasury and the Fed on opposite sides of the policy trade-off: the Treasury wants lower long-end yields, while the Fed is trying to prevent financial conditions from becoming too easy. The move in yields did not hold. Long-term Treasury yields quickly moved back up, suggesting the market is still focused on the $40 trillion debt load, roughly a 6% fiscal deficit, heavy government funding needs and term premium, not just the buyback program. The Treasury’s action can support short-term liquidity and sentiment, but it cannot by itself change the structural pressure from long-dated debt supply. That backdrop has also shown up in currencies and crypto prices. Citi cut its dollar forecast, saying dovish Fed expectations and Treasury buybacks should weigh on the greenback. Against a softer dollar, gold has extended gains, while BTC has risen about 19.9% since Monday to around $75,400. Over the past 24 hours, short liquidations in BTC reached $1.08 billion. Crypto ETFs took in about $859 million in net inflows, including $606 million into BTC ETFs and $220 million into ETH ETFs, showing that the rally is not only driven by short covering but also by fresh spot demand. The analyst said the key variable for BTC is not simply the path of rate-cut or rate-hike expectations, but whether the current mix of dollar weakness, Treasury yields and liquidity can hold. If long-end yields stay capped by Treasury operations, the dollar keeps weakening and ETF inflows continue, BTC may keep its strength. If debt pressure and inflation push term premium higher again and force the Fed into tighter policy, crypto’s high-beta rally could face a repricing.1170
Bitcoin ETF2026-08-21 07:50:01Bitcoin ETFs pull in $608.3 million as Ether funds post biggest daily inflow since OctoberUS spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $608.3 million in net inflows on Thursday, extending their winning streak to four straight trading sessions and pushing weekly inflows above $1.6 billion. The latest intake also lifted August net inflows to $2.07 billion, surpassing April’s $1.97 billion to set a new monthly high for 2026 with seven trading sessions still left in the month. According to SoSoValue data cited by Cointelegraph, Bitcoin ETFs had already brought in $297.6 million on Monday, $189.3 million on Tuesday and $517.2 million on Wednesday, taking cumulative net inflows to $53.4 billion. Spot Ether ETFs also had a strong session, attracting $220.8 million on Thursday, their largest single-day net inflow since Oct. 28, 2025, when the products drew about $246 million. Across four trading sessions this week, Ether ETFs have added roughly $512.2 million, helping raise their August net inflows to about $754.9 million. Total net assets in the Ether funds stood at $13.58 billion. The inflows came as crypto prices climbed, with Bitcoin trading at $75,133, up 7.9% over 24 hours, and Ether at about $2,357, up 4.6%, according to CoinGecko.1200
XRP2026-08-20 17:46:08XRP posts its strongest week since the 2024 election rally, but momentum signals are stretchedXRP was trading near $1.29 after climbing roughly 30% from last weekend’s close below $1, marking its strongest week in months and its best weekly run since the post-election surge seen in late 2024. The move began after the token fell to $0.9862 last week, the same area it occupied before that earlier rally sent it toward a record near $3.65. Most of this week’s advance came on Wednesday and Thursday, with a 10.40% jump on Wednesday alone and a push toward $1.32 the next day. Decrypt said Bitcoin helped ignite the move after rising above $72,000 on Thursday, its highest level since the June flash crash. That jump followed a U.S. Treasury announcement that long-bond buybacks would be doubled to at least $4 billion per operation starting September 9, a development that was followed by $3 billion in short liquidations over 24 hours. Still, XRP outperformed what its usual correlation with Bitcoin would imply. Its daily RSI climbed to 79.2, while ADX stayed above 29, pointing to strong trend conditions. At the same time, XRP ETF inflows fell from $5.81 million to $2.35 million, futures open interest dropped 11.31% from the rally-day level, and the token remained about 17.5% below its 200-day trend.1220
Bitcoin ETF2026-08-19 03:47:19U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $189.3 million in net inflows, while Ethereum ETFs added $71.4 millionU.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $189.3 million in net inflows in the previous session, according to data tracked by Farside Investors and cited by BlockBeats on Aug. 19. BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for $143.6 million of that total. The update also marked the second straight day of net inflows for Bitcoin ETFs. Ethereum ETFs also saw fresh demand. The group posted $71.4 million in net inflows for the same period, with ETHA contributing $64.7 million. The figures offer a session snapshot of capital moving into U.S.-listed crypto investment products, with IBIT and ETHA leading their respective categories in the data cited in the report.1290
