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AcostaJA

Traders narrative, actually well contained by ETF/Whales enjoying it, trades rings have a week promoting Bitcoin apocalypse, almost hysterically, I follow few influencers they expend every argument to induce selloffs, market volumes barely moved, so I'm still confident the definitely 4year narrative to death very soon 🤓

__redruM

The real lesson is to stop trying to day trade. Hold something conservative for the long term. Cash positions lose daily to inflation. Holding BTC for a year generally wins. But that’s not really conservative. Built a portfolio based on stock ETF funds and start really building wealth. VOO, QQQ, SMH.

MCL-Jonathan

ETF buying, Saylor buying - totally boost my confidence

XapoBank

One bad headline and that macro instability could easily trigger a broader market spook, dragging us down to retest the lower $70ks before $80k ever actually breaks. It’s definitely a fragile foundation. But your read on the supply shock is exactly what people are sleeping on. Everyone is obsessing over Powell’s parting words and who is taking his seat, completely ignoring the raw math of the daily float. The daily mined supply is a drop in the bucket compared to what IBIT is vacuuming up. Right now, it feels like OTC desks are buffering the impact, but once those dry up and the ETFs are forced to aggressively scrape the open market for spot BTC, that unpriced supply shock won't just break the $80k wall, it’ll violently gap us up. Watching the liquidity is the only rational play right now. Let the tourists gamble on Fed semantics; the real alpha is watching the order books when the ETF buyers show up tomorrow.

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Leadingschoone

yeah same energy as when everyone was obsessing over the ETF approvals in January and then we just kept doing our thing anyway

DarthBen_in_Chicago

Ok. Some employers permit you to open a brokerage account within your 401k (mine does). I buy the BTC ETF in it using my contributions plus some of the employer match.

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Post is by: Bcom_Mod and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/bitcoin_com/comments/1sykehp/bitcoin_dropped_within_48_hours_of_8_out_of_9/ Today is FOMC day. The decision drops at 2pm ET, Powell's press conference at 2:30pm. There's a 100% probability of a hold at 3.50–3.75% priced in right now. Not 99.5%: CME Fedwatch moved to 100% overnight. There is no rate surprise coming. The only variable is Powell's tone in the press conference. Which makes the 8-of-9 pattern worth knowing about before 2pm. Since July 2025, Bitcoin has dropped within 48 hours of 8 of the last 9 Fed decisions. Didn't matter whether it was a cut or a hold. Didn't matter whether the statement was hawkish or dovish. The mechanism isn't about what the Fed says: it's about what happens to trader positioning once the event is over. The week before an FOMC, traders build anticipation longs. The moment the event resolves, the reason to hold those positions disappears. The unwind happens mechanically regardless of content. January 2026: Fed held, BTC dropped 7.3% in 48 hours from $90,400 to $83,383. BTC is already at $75,800 this morning, down from $79,500 last week, as traders de-risked into the meeting: roughly $40 billion removed from total crypto market cap in the last 24 hours. So the pre-FOMC softening has already happened. That's either the pattern doing its work early, or it sets up a relief bounce if Powell's language is neutral or better. The layer on top of all of this is that today is the last FOMC meeting Powell will ever chair. His term ends May 15. Kevin Warsh, who, as you may recall, disclosed 30+ crypto holdings including SOL, Optimism, and Lightning Network stakes at his confirmation hearing, takes over. Powell's final press conference will be parsed unusually closely for any forward guidance that either eases or complicates the Warsh transition. One stray comment about inflation persistence could weigh on risk assets more than any prior meeting. One signal of institutional continuity could truncate the usual post-FOMC dip. And then Thursday: Q1 GDP and March PCE data. [Preliminary Q1 GDP is expected to show a possibly negative slowdown](https://news.bitcoin.com/federal-reserve-set-to-hold-rates-as-markets-fully-price-out-2026-cuts/), as the oil shock and war disruption work through the real economy. PCE, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, will show whether the March CPI print of 3.3% was a one-off or a trend. If GDP comes in negative and PCE stays hot, the Fed is formally stagflation-adjacent. That's not a great environment for any risk asset, including BTC. The counterargument to the dip thesis: nine consecutive days of ETF inflows heading into this week created a demand floor that didn't exist during most of the 2025 FOMC selloffs. IBIT and the other ETF buyers are not event-driven traders. They're accumulating on schedule and their buying doesn't pause because of a press conference. If they absorb the post-FOMC supply, the 8-of-9 pattern breaks and $80K gets another shot. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

TobeRez

My endgame is to use my coins as a collateral to borrow money to invest into ETFs. Let's say by 2030 I have 3 million dollars worth of BTC. I would borrow 1 million from the bank and invest that money into an ETF of my choice. 10 years later the loan is paid off, my ETF investment sits at 1.5 million, my BTC at 4.5 -> Win!

terp_studios

If you want gold exposure, why involve crypto at all and add extra risk? Just buy a gold ETF or something.

AcostaJA

It's right, an forced 4yr narrative prompted by traders rings, most of it's influencers today wakeup prompting an imminent crash to 50k , but institutional investors and ETF won't allow it, but meanwhile they could profit a bit more, I'm convinced they re betting on Iran war worsening so they could push again it's narrative, but I doubt it could go lower than 70k even before a nuclear attack on Iran cave bunkers, retailers don't have enough Bitcoin to do that, only institutions and HODLers and we are aware on how to win this game, no chance. I'm strongly convinced we could see an new ATH as soon as late June and likely break 200k later this year. Market volumes vs Bitcoin price tell the truth about who controls Bitcoin now, and aren't none of the small players, and are clearly aligned with Bull market, while allowing retailers to feed whales a bit more.

cashflashmil

D. Mostly leverage. When spot is weaker and too much positioning sits in derivatives, even small moves can trigger liquidations and turn normal volatility into a cascade. ETF flows and macro headlines matter, but leverage is what makes the market behave like a pinball machine.

Drumroll-PH

There’s a bit of irony in how this is framed, but it’s not as conspiratorial as it sounds. An ETF like this is basically just a regulated wrapper around exposure, and active management usually means we try to adjust exposure, not we front run retail trades all day. If you’re buying it, you’re really paying for convenience, custody, and structure, not edge. The real tradeoff is simple, you give up control and some fees in exchange for not managing wallets, risk, or execution yourself. Whether that’s worth it depends more on your preference than on hidden mechanics.

SoundMoneyWade

The next question is; which path to Bitcoin are you on? Some prefer trading the price using an ETF, others HODL in a hardware wallet, others hold it, or a proxy of it, in an IRA, others hold it because the inflation of their currency is eating their savings. Different paths for different folks. Know your path. Know your next step.

The_VisibleInvisible

The more interesting question isn't whether adoption is growing — it's whether the properties that make Bitcoin worth adopting are surviving the adoption. Every institution that buys Bitcoin through an ETF, custodied by a bank, settled through TradFi rails, is adopting the price exposure without the architecture. That's not Bitcoin adoption. That's Bitcoin domestication. The number going up and the thing itself are two different things.

cashflashmil

Yes, I think that’s broadly right. A lot of Bitcoin adoption now is happening in less visible ways: treasury allocations, ETF distribution, bank product development, merchant rails, and app-level integrations that don’t always generate the same hype as old retail cycles. That kind of adoption is usually more important than headline noise because it builds recurring access and habitual use rather than short-term excitement. What matters is that the infrastructure layer keeps thickening. River’s 2026 adoption report says institutions accumulated about 829,000 BTC in 2025, more than 60% of the largest US banks are developing Bitcoin-related products, US business acceptance tripled, and Lightning payments grew 300% in 2025 to over $1.1 billion in monthly volume. If even part of that continues, that is exactly the kind of slow compounding foundation that strengthens Bitcoin over time. At the same time, it is worth separating adoption from retail excitement. TRM Labs says global retail crypto volume fell 11% in Q1 2026, which means the market can feel quieter even while institutional and infrastructure adoption keeps advancing underneath the surface. So my answer is yes: behind-the-scenes adoption looks real, and in many ways it is healthier than pure hype cycles. It does not guarantee price goes up in a straight line, but it does make Bitcoin look more embedded, more durable, and harder to dismiss as a passing theme. If you want it shorter for Reddit, use this: Yes. A lot of the real Bitcoin adoption now is happening through infrastructure, not hype. ETFs, treasury holdings, bank products, merchant acceptance, and Lightning usage are all growing, even when retail excitement looks muted. That matters because quiet adoption usually builds a stronger long-term base than speculative mania does.

TheresNoSecondBest

Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.

InvestaHepps

That matches what’s been building underneath recently tbh… Even coming into today it didn’t feel like demand was that strong, more like price was holding up while things underneath were softening a bit. ETF outflows kinda fit that… not a breakdown, just less support than it looked on the surface. I think the tricky part is it can still hold up for a bit, but if participation doesn’t actually pick up it usually shows up later…

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mecker-zausel

Well, my all world ETF does exactly that - and it's far less volatile than Bitcoin. I mean I also hold a percentage of crypto for further diversification and a little higher upside potential, but for the "put aside and don't think about it" part of my portfolio, Bitcoin still is too turbulent for my taste.

Romanizer

First in two weeks. ETF cumulative net flows are showing a clear uptrend again. Off to new heights.

LongjumpingRest5812

best to invest 75% in Bitcoin and Ethereum (spot or ETF), the rest in emerging altcoins like Chainlink

devCheckingIn

Monday was the first ETF outflow day in a long while.

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Post is by: Suspicious-Cut3237 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1sxmnj4/foundation_distributed_27k_eth_this_week_bitmine/ Going to lay the timeline out in order because it reads differently when you do. * Feb 2026: EF starts staking: 2016 ETH * March: another 22,517 ETH * Earlier this month: 45k+ more ETH staked across a series of transactions. Total around 69,5k. Just shy of their internal 70k target * April 25: EF sells 10k ETH OTC to BitMine * April 26 (Saturday): EF unstakes 17,035 ETH via Lido (\~$40M). Now sitting in the unstETH withdrawal queue. Same 24-hour window as that unstake, BitMine and Grayscale collectively stake nearly $500M of ETH. BitMine alone adds 112,040 ETH (bringing their total to 3.7M ETH staked). Grayscale adds 102,400 via Coinbase Prime. So the sequence: Foundation builds up to its publicly stated staking target. The week they basically hit it, they sell a 10k chunk OTC to BitMine. The day after, they pull another 17k via Lido. In that same window, BitMine stakes 112k ETH of their own. I'm not saying anything was coordinated, but structurally what you're looking at is the Foundation distributing into peak institutional demand. ETF inflows just hit a 10-day streak. BitMine and Grayscale are stacking. ETH is pinned between $2315 and $2380, can't break $2400 and the most consistent seller in this whole picture continues to be the people who created the asset. The bullish read: EF treasury is doing its job. They built a yield position, hit their stated target, now they're rebalancing. The unstake doesn't even guarantee a sale - could sit, get redeployed, fund grants. The institutional demand is real. The bearish read: same pattern as last cycle. Foundation inventory finds the market exactly when retail starts feeling okay about ETH again, Vitalik personally sold millions earlier this year. The flow has been to create supply, distribute to institutions and retail at workable prices, repeat. What's bothering me less is "is this bearish short term" and more that ETH price action has been a function of who's currently selling into it rather than fundamentals. ETH/BTC near multi-year lows. Solana eating dApp revenue 5 weeks running. ETF inflows feel like cope when supply keeps getting topped up by foundation distribution. Anyone got a charitable read I'm missing? Not being rhetorical. I've got a chunk of my ETH locked in a fixed term on Nexo right now, so I'm watching this play out from the wrong side of a position I can't even unwind. Foundation's pulling liquidity out, I've got mine bolted down. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

revzjohnson

Fiat has a central authority that prints at will. Bitcoin has decentralized paper printing. Let’s say people made a run on the banks. In that case you have central banks to attempt to print their way out of it. Now, let’s say people make a run on the crypto exchanges. The exchanges couldn’t do anything except scramble to buy more or collapse. So, Bitcoin remains the superior asset in my opinion, but that superiority fades more every day, especially with MSTR and all this ETF garbage.

TheresNoSecondBest

Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.

cashflashmil

I’d call $75.5K an important reflexive zone, not a true structural floor yet. Strategy’s average cost matters because the market watches it, and widely watched levels can shape behavior. But a single treasury buyer’s blended entry is not the same thing as a cycle floor. For a level to become structural, it usually needs broader confirmation through repeated holds, spot demand, ETF flow support, and market structure that survives stress, not just one high-profile balance sheet. What Strategy does create is absorption. If the market knows a player of that size tends to keep buying, dips into that area can get bought faster and panic can fade sooner. That can absolutely make $75K–$76K behave like a near-term support zone. But I wouldn’t overstate it. If macro tightens, ETF flows roll over, or leverage unwinds, price can still slice through a famous cost basis. The market does not owe any institution a breakeven defense. So my read is: * $75.5K is psychologically and reflexively important * It is not automatically the cycle floor * It becomes more credible if BTC keeps reclaiming and defending that area on pullbacks * It becomes structural only if broader demand confirms it, especially spot and ETF-related flows The cleanest framing is this: Strategy’s cost basis is a watched support candidate, not a guaranteed floor. Right now it tells you more about where large-scale conviction sits than where downside becomes impossible.

comesaylorway

But when you sold you triggered a tax event, no? In addition to the other reasons not to be solely in an ETF, a massive tax bill (at least in the US) is another reason not to do this.

Scary_Metal2884

I moved all the coins to ETF when it was launched. Those guys do a better job at keeping them than I can possibly do for myself. Now, where did I put the TV remote…. Honestly if you have coins of quantity that you cannot afford to use, use the ETF

Kareni_Davis

$732M in a single week and they\`re not making headlines about it. BlackRock doesn't buy that kind of size to flip it next month - this is long term positioning and it\`s been consistent. The ETF flow data is the most bullish signal most people aren\`t paying attention to

zesushv

It's movement might be related to its ETF... XRP does not have bitcoin's support, ETF exposure was bound to have a weird impact on it. How XRP responds to this new liquidity and price tussle will determine if XRP can continue to draw positive attention or go back to its previous docile state in terms of price.

TheresNoSecondBest

Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.

Present-Ad-9703

It’s a positive signal for demand, but not a guarantee. Institutions can buy and sell based on flows, not belief. I’d watch consistency over time, not one week. Do you track ETF flows regularly?

Savings-Leading4618

Blackrock represents a lot of institutional players, so yes, they buying means institutions are buying which is quite bullish for the price. During the drawdown, ETF's were net sellers. If we are gonna have new ATH, they need to be net buyers.

Mindless_Union_5397

Blackrock didn't buy that as an institutional investor like Strategy, people invested in the ETF and so they bought the Bitcoin to back the ETF. If those people sell again, Blackrock will also sell.

Commercial-Ad90

Bro doesn’t understand how ETF works. Blackrock isn’t buying more bitcoin, individual investors are using the ETF to buy more. Blackrock isn’t putting 732m of skin in the game, it isn’t institutional buying, like MSTR for example.

Romanizer

Yeah, would be interesting to see the NASDAQ or the Tech ETF here that Bitcoin correlates with for some time now.

tornavec

You should only invest in cryptocurrencies that have an ETF. If institutions believe in them, they will go up

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Post is by: Bcom_Mod and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/bitcoin_com/comments/1swqrtr/blackrocks_bitcoin_etf_options_market_just/ This is the kind of milestone that reads like a typo, until you check through the numbers. IBIT options open interest on Nasdaq hit $27.61 billion last week, overtaking Deribit's $27 billion. This marks the first time a regulated US product has taken the top position from Deribit, which has operated since 2016 and has been the dominant venue for crypto options globally. Yes, that track record spans multiple bull markets, the 2021 peak, the FTX collapse, and everything else that's happened since. But closing that gap? Only took less than two years. Frame it this way to recognise the gravity of what this means: Deribit represents the platform where professional options traders, hedge funds, and market makers have priced Bitcoin optionality for most of its derivatives history. When analysts talk about implied volatility, skew, max pain, or put/call ratios, the data they're pulling is overwhelmingly Deribit data. It has been the authoritative source of how the market prices risk and expected movement in Bitcoin. That IBIT options have surpassed it says several things simultaneously: * Institutional capital entering throug the ETF wrapper is now large enough to generate a derivatives ecosystem of its own * This ecosystem is built inside of US regulation (on exchanges, with US market structure) * Its investor profile is significantly different (longer-term, more patient / less 'degen' buyer base) Most structurally important: as [IBIT options become the dominant venue, the pricing of Bitcoin risk increasingly happens on regulated infrastructure](https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-etf-inflows-turn-fully-positive-across-key-timeframes-led-by-blackrocks-ibit/). That has real implications for how Bitcoin fits into the broader risk framework of institutional portfolios, how it gets hedged by major asset managers, and arguably how it gets valued. If the venue where risk gets priced shifts from an offshore platform to a Nasdaq-listed product, the asset class has completed a very significant leg of its institutional integration. Deribit is a Coinbase subsidiary now. It isn't going anywhere. But the fact that IBIT, a product that didn't exist in 2024, just took the top position is a data point that tells you more about the velocity of institutional Bitcoin adoption than almost any other single number this year. The pace of this is not normal. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

SoundMoneyWade

My mix has shifted a lot over the years. These days the bulk sits in cold storage on a hardware wallet. Small spending amount in a hot wallet. Nothing meaningful on an exchange beyond what I'm actively doing something with. The ETF question is interesting; I think it makes sense for some people, especially in tax-advantaged accounts where self-custody gets complicated. But you're trusting an institution again, which is the thing Bitcoin was designed to route around. What's driving your question; are you trying to figure out where to start, or rethinking a setup you already have?

Cool_Exit9334

50k in an ETF is a logical save haven. 50k on BTC in 2016 is a risk. He got balls. I personally wouldn't

zesushv

Was discussing this with someone earlier today.... Many knew there will be cons and pros with institutional adoption, we however did not expect it to be more severe compared to cex manipulations... Now I am using ETF as an exit timer, once a coin gets ETF notice, I am out.

didnt_hodl

speak for yourself. I am definitely not waiting for anything. I was advised to get some exposure, so I bought a tiny bit of spot ETF, just to track the price. don't really care if it goes up or down. I'm mostly in SP500 anyway. reading this sub just for fun compared to the gold sub at least there are no endless discussions about fake bitcoin. so that's a relief. gold bugs are always in doubt, never sure what they have. they keep posting pics of those obviously fake coins they got on ebay for half the price. with these internet based things everyone is somehow certain they have the real coins.

didnt_hodl

ETF only. strictly speaking, that is not hodling, since I do not have any coins.

InvestaHepps

I don’t think it’s killing volatility… it’s just changing where it shows up BTC definitely feels more “absorbed” now, especially with ETF flows acting like a constant bid, but underneath that the market hasn’t really become smoother… it’s just more uneven Instead of everything moving together like 2021, it’s more like: - majors get steady capital - alts fight for whatever liquidity actually rotates So the volatility didn’t disappear, it just fragmented - which is why it feels slower at the top but still chaotic underneath I think that’s also why a lot of people feel like the cycle is “missing something”… it’s not lack of opportunity, it’s just not broad anymore…

Savings_Somewhere681

$2.12 billion in 9 days while BTC is still 35% below its October high. That's the number that matters more than the streak itself. These aren't people buying momentum they're buying the dip through regulated vehicles and holding. The April 17 spike ($663M in a single day) happened right when Hormuz tensions peaked. Institutions didn't panic sell into geopolitical chaos they bought harder. That's a completely different investor profile than what drove the 2021 cycle. InvestaHepps makes a good point below though flows are consistent but participation isn't broadening yet. $58B cumulative but concentrated in a few funds. IBIT keeps absorbing while Fidelity and ARK are flat or bleeding. The conviction is real but it's not evenly distributed. When it spreads beyond BlackRock into the rest of the ETF market, that's when the "institutional adoption" narrative actually delivers

TeacLP

Adding you to my inverse ETF, never change. 

Mission-Stomach-3751

That’s actually a good point. If a big part of those flows is just custody-related for ETF infrastructure, it would explain the lack of price reaction. Makes it harder to distinguish between real accumulation vs just repositioning.

zesushv

XRP being moved from exchanges might be institutions acquisition for ETF custody, this will explain why there isn't a significant price change, a simple change of custody platform instead of trade.

ninenulls

Look at how many serious companies and industries are getting involved with Ripple. Also, look at the market cap, and the fact that it has an ETF. It's massive. If "your friend" can hold for a few years, it should be a good investment. XRP is a long hold.

didnt_hodl

fuck it. I just keep IBIT at my broker. good luck stealing it. haha ETF shares are nearly impossible to transfer between brokerages (I tried), so the only path is to sell it for USD. which takes days. not minutes, days, every time. maybe my broker is special, dunno. but I think they are all like that. and then ok, what do you even do with that USD? withdraw as cash? haha. limited to 500 or so in the ATM. in-person visit to the local branch when it is open (good luck with that) can maybe fetch what 5k? anything above 10k would need to be pre-ordered weeks in advance. also would trigger all kinds of alerts. large cash simple does not move. oh, maybe a wire transfer then? haha, fully traceable, fully reversible and also takes days. large amounts usually trigger all kinds of additional checks and are usually just blocked or canceled. there are day and month maximums too very ofter. sorry, but tradFi has a lot to offer in terms of protecttion. a lot. with BTC in cold storage you are on your own kid. good luck protecting your bare ass. oh, yes, almost forgot you are so very sovereign, so free and independent. enjoy your freedom!!

skydiver19

Dude go read what an ETF is before posting such rubbish 🤦

StorageWeekly6982

That read is pretty balanced. ETF inflows support the floor, but they don’t guarantee upside if broader risk appetite isn’t there. That’s why price can stall even with steady demand.

Some-Account2811

Only alt coin thing I got right now is a staking sol ETF it'll keep growing I just keep dcaing like 5-10 bucks a week.

quittafinchepuoi

BTC è già obsoleto da tempo, per scambiare denaro conviene usare altro, per fare smart contract conviene usare altro. BTC è il preferito perché è il simbolo del denaro digitale, viene usato come valuta corrente in certi paese e viene sempre più compreso in ETF di grosso calibro. Se vediamo alla tecnologia POW è surclassato da kaspa (che come tecnologia POW surclassa tutti), mentre per ora si è giustamente virato verso tecnologie proof of stake che hanno usi e velocità di tanto superiori a btc. In sostanza, è diventato un simbolo, un oro digitale e in questo mondo maggior efficienza non equivale a miglior valore perché è tutto dominato da un discorso speculativo

PassiveBotAI

Both matter but they operate on different clocks. Institutional access drives the next 12 months. Actual transaction demand determines which projects still exist in 10 years. The mistake is expecting them to happen simultaneously. BlackRock doesn't care if anyone is buying coffee with BTC — they care about uncorrelated returns and portfolio allocation. That's a completely different buyer with completely different motivations. The projects worth holding are the ones building transaction demand quietly while everyone argues about ETF flows. When the institutional cycle turns they'll already have the moat.

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Post is by: The_Market_Signal and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/Bitcoin/comments/1sv6t1i/bitcoin_etf_inflows_are_the_most_interesting/ Bitcoin ETF inflows are probably the most interesting crypto signal I saw today. Spot Bitcoin ETFs reportedly recorded an 8 day inflow streak worth about $2.1 billion, with BlackRock’s IBIT taking most of the flows. What stood out to me is that this is happening while broader markets still look pretty cautious, so it does not feel like a pure risk on retail move. To me, the bigger point is market structure. Bitcoin exposure is becoming easier for institutions to access through ETF products, and that can change how money enters the crypto market. Instead of people only buying directly on exchanges, more demand can now come through traditional investment channels. That does not automatically mean Bitcoin keeps going up, of course. ETF flows can reverse quickly, and crypto is still very sensitive to rates, liquidity and risk sentiment. But if these inflows continue, I think it strengthens Bitcoin’s position as the main gateway asset for crypto allocation, especially compared with smaller tokens that do not have the same institutional access. Curious what others think: are ETF inflows actually changing the long term Bitcoin market structure, or is this just another flow cycle that could reverse quickly? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

PassiveBotAI

The correlation to Nasdaq isn't a bug it's a feature of the maturation cycle. Every new asset class starts uncorrelated, attracts institutional capital, then gets pulled into the macro tide. Gold did it. Commodities did it. Crypto is doing it now. The uncomfortable truth is that ETF approval accelerated this. The moment BlackRock is holding Bitcoin the asset moves with BlackRock's risk appetite. That's not decentralisation failing — that's adoption succeeding, with consequences nobody fully modelled. We actually had to rebuild our trading bot around this reality. Our crypto strategies assumed crypto-specific regime signals — Fear & Greed, funding rates, liquidation cascades. What we found is that since late 2024 the dominant regime signal is macro: tariffs, rate expectations, dollar strength. The crypto-native signals still matter but they're secondary now. Your question about utility vs narrative is the right one but I'd push back slightly on the framing. Narrative wins cycles. Utility determines which projects survive between cycles. They operate on different timeframes. The networks people actually use when they're not thinking about charts — that's where the 5-year alpha is. The problem is those networks also dump 60% when Jerome Powell sneezes, regardless of their transaction volume. Crypto traded like leveraged Nasdaq this quarter because it is leveraged Nasdaq right now. Whether that's permanent or transitional is probably the most important unanswered question in the space.

True_Bodybuilder8095

Consistent ETF inflows like BlackRock’s $167.5M day are a bullish structural signal for Bitcoin, but they matter more as a trend over time than as a single-day move.

LushLustPin

Honestly it’s kind of both, and that’s the annoying answer. Institutional stuff mostly pumps price and liquidity. That’s good for speculation, funding dev, and making it easier for normies to get exposure, but it doesn’t magically turn crypto into something you use at the grocery store. Actual usage is happening, just in pockets. Stablecoins for remittances, USDT/USDC as savings in crappy economies, onchain gaming items, some DeFi rails, NFTs for ticketing, etc. It’s just not the stuff that makes headlines the way “ETF APPROVED” does. Next cycle, institutions will probably drive the narrative again, but long term the only thing that really sticks is people using this stuff without caring that it’s crypto.

Think-Sector-6329

It's bullish, but I wouldn't overreact to one day. A big blackrock inflow usually means institutional demand is there, which is a good long-term. But ETF flows move around, so one inflow doesn't guarantee BTC pumps immediately. You can atch the trend, not the headline. Tools like blueblocx can help add context by showing if on-chain accumulation matches the ETF demand.

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Post is by: XRPresso_io and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1suykle/is_crypto_actually_becoming_useful_or_just_more/ The market seems excited every time there’s ETF momentum, political attention, exchange news, or institutional adoption. But I keep wondering if that is the same thing as real usage. A token can be easier to trade without becoming more useful. A market can become more liquid without solving normal-person problems. And an asset can become more accepted by institutions while still not being used for payments, marketplaces, services, identity, or commerce. So what matters more next cycle? Institutional access, or actual transaction demand? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Commercial-Ad90

People like to spam “not your keys not you bitcoin,” but there is a real risk to cold storage. I think most people are more likely to make a mistake and lose their bitcoin, than a big brokerage firm’s ETF failing.

InvestaHepps

The tricky part with flows like this is people jump straight from “money in” to “price up” without really thinking about how that liquidity is actually behaving. ETF inflows are definitely supportive, but they’re also very concentrated. That capital isn’t rotating around the market the way retail used to - it’s mostly just sitting in BTC exposure. So you can end up with a situation where liquidity is technically increasing, but it doesn’t really translate into broader participation or follow-through. That’s why BTC can look strong while the rest of the market just kind of lags behind… It’s less about whether the inflow is bullish… and more about what kind of liquidity it is.

Get_the_nak

The Blackrock ETFs just like any other ETFs are legally required to buy BTC to reflect any inflow from ETF investors.  ETF investors are mostly retail and some companies/organizations. So tecnically it’s “institutional” but really, Blackrock is not investing.

Equal_Classroom_4707

And still, the amount of people that don't understand how an ETF works is staggering and scary.

2xfun

The amount of people that don’t understand how an ETF works is staggering and scary

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Post is by: XRPresso_io and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1suhgir/crypto_is_supposed_to_be_the_alternative_system/ Every time crypto starts to look independent, macro reminds everyone who is really in charge. Bitcoin pushed back near 11-week highs this week, ETF inflows looked strong, exchange reserves were low, and sentiment was improving. Then geopolitical tension flared up again and the whole market started trading like another risk-on/risk-off asset. That raises the uncomfortable question: Is crypto actually becoming an alternative financial system, or is it just becoming another high-beta sleeve inside the same macro trade? Because if crypto’s main use case is still: \-ETF flows \-leverage \-liquidity cycles \-rate expectations \-geopolitical risk-on/risk-off \-“what is the next catalyst?” then maybe the market is still missing the point. The assets that should matter long term are probably the ones tied to real usage: payments, marketplaces, services, escrow, tokenized assets, creator economies, gaming, and actual transaction demand. Price action gets attention. Utility creates staying power. So what wins the next cycle: the assets with the best narratives, or the networks people actually use when they are not thinking about charts? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

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Accomplished-Pop-720

Exactly. We’re at an inflection point. ETF inflows are steady ($1.4B weekly), but momentum hinges on whether we hold $76K support. We break that and profit-taking will accelerate.

MCL-Jonathan

Heavy DCA buy the dip in at around 200WMA (now $60.2k). But yes, multiple zones i've sent automated buy too. But with ETF and Saylor huge buy, the drawdown could have potentially been compressed. Anyway, dont wait on the sideline! Best way to DCA in, apply bell shape capital deployment too! Bitcoin Bear Market DCA Playbook: [https://youtu.be/JXvr49ECTuo](https://youtu.be/JXvr49ECTuo)

extrastone

Future News Flash: Congress (maybe Democratic Party majority) has declared bitcoin illegal. Your ETF bitcoin will be compensated at $1000 per coin. If you have self custody bitcoin on a wallet like [electrum.org](http://electrum.org) then you can just just hide the seed phrase and just spend it on a vacation.

DruPeacock23

They have to disclose their position. How do you think people can track congress members portfolio and people follow their trades. They are basically stock influencers. If I was in congress and people follow my trades I would be very happy. https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/ Unusual Whales Democratic ETF (NANC) KRUZ (Republican ETF) And people wonder why they have a successful trade.

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Post is by: Bcom_Mod and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/bitcoin_com/comments/1su2ssz/btc_hit_795k_pulled_back_to_772k_and_is_now/ It's as if the market wants to go higher, but keeps getting interrupted. The price action over the last 48 hours is worth documenting, because it illustrates exactly what's happening structurally in this market right now. Wednesday: Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely. BTC ripped to $79,500: its highest print since early February. $320 million in short liquidations. Total crypto market cap tagged $2.7 trillion. The move felt like the start of something. Thursday morning: Iran seized two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Not before the ceasefire extension, but during, while the ink was still wet. The IRGC, which has been operating with significant independence from Iran's civilian diplomatic apparatus, apparently did not get the memo. Three other vessels were reportedly attacked in the same window. Oil spiked back toward $100. [BTC faded from $79,500 to an intraday low of $77,201 before finding a floor around $78,000](https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-retreats-from-79k-peak-as-middle-east-economic-warfare-intensifies/). The $218 million in liquidations Thursday were mild compared to Wednesday's $320 million: mostly overleveraged longs that had chased the initial breakout. The market repriced the geopolitical risk premium and found a level. Which is itself interesting: BTC absorbing an IRGC ship seizure during a ceasefire and settling at $78K rather than flushing to $74K suggests the support structure has genuinely shifted upward from where it was a month ago. QCP Capital flagged this after the Wednesday spike: the rally is driven by reduced tail risk, not improved macro fundamentals. Oil is still near $100. The Fed is still on hold. Kevin Warsh's confirmation testimony reinforced data-dependence without offering the dovish pivot that would give crypto a clear macro tailwind. What you have is a market that desperately wants to go higher: the positioning, the ETF inflows, the structural accumulation from Strategy and Tether are all pointing the same direction, but keeps getting interrupted by a conflict that won't resolve cleanly. The next key levels are exactly where you'd expect them. Clean break and close above $80,000 on real spot volume opens $85,000–$88,000. The $200-day moving average is threading into that zone and above it supply thins significantly. Fail to hold $77,300 and the old range around $74,000–$76,000 reasserts. The $180 million in shorts stacked above $78,000 still hasn't been fully cleaned out: they're the mechanical reason the next leg, when it comes, will be violent. Oil at $100, IRGC seizing ships during the ceasefire, BTC at $78K and apparently refusing to care all that much. Somewhere there's a narrative about digital gold. It might actually be correct. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Drspaceman1717

Bot. The US has been regulating the markets to accept BTC for years. Regulated exchanges, ETF’s, 401k access.

00_Jose_Maria_00

With how much Bitcoin is being locked up in custodial ETF and corporate treasuries, it's seems the reverse is true. Bitcoin is bending the knee to Wall Street

colemusic1

Lump sums in ETF’s is honestly much more practical, let alone monthly DCA’ing. It’s not necessarily that dca’ing BTC regardless of price is a “wrong” decision, it’s more the question of whether it’s the most practical one. If someone is buying btc at any price, whether it’s at its absolute ATH or near the bottom, but their plan is to not sell it whatsoever for years and years to come then in that case? I’d say it’s pretty plausible. But you’d be compounding your net worth significantly more by actually following cycles and keeping an eye on macro factors — that way you’re not having to try and time tops or bottoms, but you can buy low, sell aggressively at highs and simply repeat. Doing that makes it so you end up with a lot more BTC later on if you end up wanting to simply hold it for years and years rather than DCA at any price. ETF’s makes more sense to blind DCA at any price, any time, or even a big lump sum. We have over a century of data for this versus BTC which has only been institutionalised into brokerage platforms just less than 2 years ago. Each to their own though, it’s more about what a persons strategy is. I’d rather not hold onto any crypto asset if i’m already seeing a 2x, knowing it’ll have a deep correction at some point anyways

TheM0nkB0ughtLunch

HBAR is a sort of no brainer. If it wasn’t for the irrationality of the crypto market & its stubborn tribalism HBAR would have performed much better. Not to mention the crazy dilution it faced (now it’s finally nearing max supply). The HBAR ETF highlights how smart money views current crypto chains and the Canary Capital HBAR ETF is near the front of the pack in inflow/outflow ratio. Most of these ETFs are actually negative on that ratio while HBAR is still positive.

WALLY_5000

Forget about BTC for a moment… Do you have a monthly budget for your expenses? If not, make one. Do you have emergency savings to cover 3-6 months of your expenses? This should be a top priority. Do you have any loan debt? Paying off debt is one of the best investments you can make. Depending on your loan’s rate, this might be a top priority. Do you plan on making any big purchases in the short term? (Computer, vehicles, house, etc.) Put those funds somewhere stable and less risky. Do you have a retirement account? It might be worth starting one and contributing on a regular basis. You can even invest in crypto this way tax free through funds like IBIT (BTC ETF). After figuring out all that, If you don’t think you’ll need to cash out any BTC over the next 5-10 years, then just let it ride and DCA. If you might need some of that money for something else within that time, then move some of it into a HYSA, so you know for sure you will have it. You can still continue to DCA into BTC with extra cash that falls outside of your budget. You don’t have to worry about volatility as much if you don’t need the funds for a long time.

umirinbrah29

It does get twice as good, but becomes exponentially more statistically insignificant. It's like when you hear quotes like "eating red meat increases cancer colon cancer risk by 300%" and everyone goes mental saying how bad that is... but it is all relative. If risk of colon cancer is 0.1% and that increases to 0.3% for example, it may well be a triple risk increase... but from an overall perspective it is insignificant. ETF inflows and MSTR buys absolutely dwarf the block reward already, it is a good narrative from a market psychology POV, but the actual absolute supply difference is minimal.

BetterSeesaw

Btw locking in those gains can also mean different things to different people. Some like to diversify in Gold, others prefer a stable ETF.

33halvings

This. Since the IBIT ETF this has annoyed me so much. People keep posting shit like: “BlAcKroCkk juSt bOught MoaArr BitCoiinnsss” hurrr durr. No nimwit. It’s mostly retail and institutions that bought the IBIT ETF and blackrock is just managing their bitcoin with Coinbase as custodian. It’s not Blackrock that decided to buy 100s of thousand of bitcoin for itself.

Low-Method3448

It’s not blackrock’s bitcoin. It’s retail buying through the IBIT etf. Blackrock doesn’t have its own stash as the IBIT bought bitcoin isn’t actually theirs You buy IBIT and blackrock buys with that money, if you sell then blackrock sells the bitcoin associated with you. ETF inflows and outflows move the price of bitcoin. Strategy and Strive on the other hand are hoarding it and that bitcoin will never move from what we know. So when you see headlines of “Blackrock bought X billions in bitcoin” you have to realize it is the ETF. Blackrock will most likely start hoarding once they Clarity Act is passed.

2xfun

The big story is not blackrock ETF or any other tradiFI bitcoin ETF. It’s STRC. STRC has no volatility with a 11,5% yield … in my opinion is the most disruptive investment instrument ever created. Most normies just can’t cope with BTC volatility…. Specially the wealth holders. 

grandegi

Starting with $50 or $60 a month is the smartest move for a beginner because it turns a high-stress gamble into a routine utility bill. In the 2026 market, things move incredibly fast due to institutional algorithms and ETF flows, so trying to catch a "dip" manually is usually a losing game. By automating your buys, you force yourself to buy more when the price is low and less when it is high, smoothing out your average cost without the emotional burnout of watching every hourly candle. The only thing to watch at these amounts is the fee structure. If a platform charges a flat fee of a few dollars per trade, it could eat up 5% of your investment immediately. In that case, it is actually better to save your cash and make one larger buy every three months to keep your gains intact. Just keep in mind that even with Wall Street involved, Bitcoin is a wild ride—only use money you are comfortable not touching for several years.

Turbulent_Deal_3145

I was in a similar position last year. Bitcoin is good. But don't miss the forest for the trees. You need to diversify. Personally I don't like selling things I already own, so I didn't sell any BTC but I did stop contributing so I could bring my allocation down while I contributed to other things. There's a whole universe of things to invest in out there. I never recommend individual stocks unless you're an ultra expert (which 99.9% of people are not, myself included). As far as ETFs go, you have the greatest hits like S&P500, DOWJONES, and NASDAQ. I personally recommend one called XEQT. It's a broad market ETF like the S&P but it's more globalized and not so dependent on the US economy. You want stuff you don't have to manage or think about. Because you're going to hold these investments for probably 30 years. You're doing great. Well ahead of the curve for your age. Don't put all your eggs in one basket is the main thesis of this comment. That's the beauty of ETFs. You're buying dozens or hundreds of different stocks which insulates you from the volatility of one company.

Old-Cornerr

the throughput thing is misunderstood in both directions honestly. ethereum L1 being 15-30 tps isn't the adoption bottleneck anymore, L2s handle thousands today and users mostly don't know which layer they're on. pectra and the 2027 upgrades matter more for validator economics and data availability than end-user speed, which is already solved where it needed to be. the ETF-staking angle is the bigger unknown. if staked-ETH ETFs get approved in 2026 you're right that effective float drops, but the magnitude depends on what fee rate providers charge on staking yield. if BlackRock takes 30% and you get 70% of \~3.5% yield, that's \~2.4% net to hold a levered bet on crypto, not competitive with T-bills at current rates. might still pass because ETF holders optimize for exposure + tax wrapper not yield, but the marginal buyer pool is smaller than price-target threads assume. RWA / tokenization is the one that's actually under-discussed imo. BlackRock's BUIDL crossing $5B isn't about ETH price, it's about ETH becoming settlement infra for tradfi, which is a totally different demand curve than "buy ETH the token."

Get_the_nak

A number of new customers are brought in because of Morgan Stanley ETF.  Now we are starting to see how the ETFs are competing for the same coins.

Objective-Choice6518

Get a ETF on a great bank instead If you don't want to self custody  Dont trust exchanges 

Bluejumprabbit

The staking ETF angle matters more because it changes portfolio construction. A spot ETH ETF with 3% to 4% staking yield starts competing with income producing assets from pure beta trades. That means allocators can justify larger weights and longer holding periods because the asset is paying them to stay in the position.

Subtraktions

I'm not even sure how you would self custody a traditional ETF, but even with a Bitcoin one, you've constantly got the issue of buying and transferring your BTC every week or month, plus the possibility that you lose the keys, get hacked or die in that decade or more before your kid gets to the age you want to give it to them. An ETF with a reputable third party is just far easier to keep topping up, and far easier to pass on if something does happen.

riscten

Theft and loss (flood, fire) are not problematic when using multi-sig. If you're forgetful, then yes, ETF might be the solution. Robinhood and other centralized institutions are problematic because they go against everything Bitcoin was built for. They obscure away the transactions, and put custody back into the hands of large financial institutions. The problem isn't the crypto stealing, it's the "creative" product structuring high profile bankers come up with to impoverish the masses. One of the core tenets of Bitcoin is to treat the banks themselves as thieves. As a friendly heads up, just keep in mind that it is unusual to be unable to keep and maintain a physical item, and could signal an underlying psychological condition, ranging from high mental load to straight amnesia. Sleep deprivation ADHD, high stress, burnout, dissociation and more could be factors at play. Might be worth talking about it to a medical professional.

Rikudo974

Whether it’s a BTC ETF or a traditional ETF, the underlying problem remains the same: the risk associated with third parties. We’re talking about a 10- to 20-year time horizon for children. Relying on an interface and an intermediary for two decades runs counter to the very concept of sovereignty that Bitcoin offers. If you want them to truly own the asset, you give them the keys. Simple.

Subtraktions

You might be, but the people telling OP to put it in an ETF, are not talking about a BTC ETF.

TheresNoSecondBest

I would avoid shitcoin casinos and go with Strike, River or Swan. Congrats on the move, it's never too late, [despite new people thinking otherwise](https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/rskpuf/i_have_only_600_bitcoinsi_missed_the_bus/). ONLY INVEST MONEY YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. Invest in your knowledge, learn about Bitcoin as much as you can. The Bitcoin Standard book is a must read. So is Broken Money by Lyn Alden. Also, **don't reply any DMs**, emails, private messages on other social media, promising to buy Bitcoin from them or get rich quick by investing into some website. They all are scammers. Even the hot Asian chick, he's a scammer too. **Price wise, nobody knows what the price will be tomorrow, next week or at the end of the year.** **Try "Bitcoin ONLY" strategy for at least the first 210,000 block cycle**, you'll sleep much better. Newcomers lose so much money, holding tokens just because someone on YT told them to. If you don't like losing money in [failed coins](https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed), avoid. DCA is probably the best approach. Once a week works best for me, but I'm getting paid weekly. This [DCA calculator](https://21vox.com/dca-calculator) might help to decide what will work best for you. In a few years, even $10 dollars a month can make a massive difference. This [DCA blog](https://er-bybitcoin.com/) is pretty interesting too and compares buying bitcoin VS stocks. Now, don't buy some fake bitcoin at a spot ETF place or similar, **get the real thing** that you can withdraw anytime you want. Register at a proper exchange and buy real Bitcoin. Any of these will do [https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin](https://bitcoin-only.com/get-bitcoin) Install (or buy - in case you're getting Bitcoin in Thousands of $) one or more of these wallets. **A few good wallet choices:** [https://blockstream.com/app/](https://blockstream.com/app/) \- Top Security Features, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://bluewallet.io](https://bluewallet.io/) \- excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) - top desktop wallet [https://electrum.org](https://electrum.org/) \- Solid choice, Open Source and Non-Custodial, one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin Wallets. I prefer the desktop version but it works on mobile too. **Lightning wallets** to consider (cheaper and faster transactions, great for small amounts): [https://phoenix.acinq.co/](https://phoenix.acinq.co/) \- Phoenix - very good wallet, uses Tor for extra privacy, easy for anyone new [https://blixtwallet.github.io/](https://blixtwallet.github.io/) \- Blixt - great UI, fast and clean. The app runs a full LND node on your phone and you have the ability to easily open channels to whatever nodes you like. [https://zeusln.com/](https://zeusln.com/) Zeus - impressive wallet with many features, can even generate Nostr keys [https://breez.technology](https://breez.technology/) \- Breez - excellent POS for small business owners as well as integrated Bitrefill Note: Breez does also a hybrid liquid/LN wallet called Misty Breez - the sats being on liquid means no need for channels although the payments take a few extra seconds. You'll also can get a free customable LN address. While talking about hybrid wallets, there's also Aqua Wallet although not IMHO as good as Misty Breez. There are also custodial LN wallet but I would honestly avoid using them because you have to trust the wallet operator not to steal your money. Their only advantage is that they are incredibly easy to use, although it might cost you big one day. To keep up to date with spending wallets, visit r/TheLightningNetwork at least once a while and perhaps r/RGB in the future. **Hardware Wallets** (to store larger amounts): [Trezor](https://trezor.io/) \- Easy to use, no matter how new in Bitcoin you're. If you can afford it, opt for Safe 7 (air-gapped) and use the Bitcoin only firmware as it's safer than a multi coin software. [ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/) - air gapped, Bitcoin only, has advanced features but a new user will do fine with one of the great tutorials available. [BitBox02](https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/) - another great little device, opt for the more secure Bitcoin ONLY version (less coins = less code = less chance for a hidden bug or a backdoor). Sadly, this device is not air-gapped. [Jade](https://blockstream.com/jade) - air gapped, fully open source, Bitcoin only, great features. There's a newer version called Jade Plus, it has much better camera and overall is a better, although a bit more expensive, option. You can even [build it on your own](https://github.com/Blockstream/jade/), if you feel adventurous. [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner) - another DIY, fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, not for you if you're just starting up but something to consider later. [Krux wallet](https://selfcustody.github.io/krux/) - one more DIY hardware device, I love this one for many reasons. Similar to Seedsigner, it's fully open source, air gapped, Bitcoin only hardware wallet, that is not for you right now if you're just starting up, but something to consider at a later stage and/or to up the security of your bitcoin. There's also Ledger, but I wouldn't recommend it as it's not fully open source, keep and already leaked customers' details, recently said they're capable of sending customers' keys out just with a firmware update, making is an expensive hot wallet. The opposite of what you want from a cold wallet. **Stay away**, save yourself a headache in the future. The same goes for many other hardware wallets that are too new or filled with too much of unnecessary shitcoin code. Stay away. Whatever wallet you'll decide to buy, purchase DIRECTLY from the manufacturer, no eBay, no Amazon. Make sure the device is NOT preset, and you will generate your own seed words. Write them down on any piece of paper as well as the receiving address. Now wipe the wallet and generate a new wallet. If the seed words are different from the first set, you're safe to use it. Find an option to set a passphrase and use it. This will boost the security to another level. Never store the seed words and passphrase together. Use a different medium if possible. If somebody finds both, they'll be able to steal your coin. This little device will hold the keys to your money, that's the reason why you have to be a bit more careful. Also, no worries, if it breaks, you can replace it - as long as you keep your seed words and passphrase(s) safe. Welcome to the rabbit hole and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions anytime during your Bitcoin journey. Also, [check the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/about) that's filled with lots of great info and if you have any questions, visit r/BitcoinBeginners or r/Bitcoin and look for the answers.

joyOFFmissingOut

Le crypto fanno pump&dump cicliclo, a parte BTC, non ha senso comprare per holdare anni. Le crypto si comprano in bear e si vendono in Bull market e così via e così via. Compra ETF msci world, S&P 500, indice cinese

Commercial-Ad90

Do an ETF through Fidelity or Schwab if you gonna do that. At least you get SIPC insurance and a more established, “too-big-to-fail” broker.

Realistic_Support185

What individual stocks do you have paired with your BTC & ETF’s?

ChangeHeroOfficial

people will always argue price but the staking ETF angle is the one worth watching. ETH sitting idle in funds is one thing, ETH locked for yield is a completely different supply story. the BlackRock tokenization choice is also hard to ignore, they don't pick chains randomly.

colemusic1

i gotta say, i’ve never quite understood the idea either btc — even as the deepest liquidity crypto asset as being merely just a blind dca every month regardless of price. by all means, absolutely do you. i think that’s great if it’s something you’re trying to reach, but unlike etf’s where entries are almost irrelevant if you’re dca’ing at a fixed amount monthly — btc is still extremely volatile, constantly moving in cycles. i never quite understood the idea of buying it at any given price. people will often find their actual genuine avg buying cost basis will be significantly lower if they’re buying and selling at the right times during cycles. but again that’s not financial advice — i just feel like it makes more sense to treat it like it is, a crypto asset, rather than an ETF such as SPY where dca’ing regardless of price really does work in the long term thanks to multi-year compounding and predictable growth