Bitcoin Smashes Weekly Closing Record—ATH in Its Crosshairs
BTC just flexed its strongest weekly close ever, flirting with all-time highs while Wall Street bankers clutch their pearls. The king of crypto isn’t asking for permission—it’s rewriting the rules.
Price action so bullish even goldbugs are side-eyeing their vaults. Meanwhile, traditional finance still can’t decide if blockchain is a ’fraud’ or their next revenue stream—classic hedge fund schizophrenia.
Source: TradingView
Bitcoin ETFs and Macro Factors Likely Fueling the Rally
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $103,500, 10% up in the last 7 days and 21% in the last 30 days. While the previous all-time high rally may have been a result of enthusiasm around Donald Trump’s inauguration and retail speculation, this time Bitcion’s rally has much to do with consistent spot ETF inflows and the impact of macro factors. With uncertainity around inflation, tariff deals, and other major economic factors, investors could be turning to safe assets like Bitcoin and Gold.
Between May 12 and May 16 (ET), spot bitcoin ETFs saw a cumulative net inflow of $604 million, extending their streak of positive weekly inflows to five straight weeks. In just the first half of May, US spot Bitcoin ETFs amassed over $2.8 billion in net inflows, as per SoSoValue data.
Global Bond Yields Rise as Moody’s Downgrade US Credit Rating
The credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the US government from top credit rating AAA to AA1 on Friday, and warned about rising levels of government debt and a widening budget deficit. With inflation tensions and fed chair adamant of not cutting rates, investors might be looking at Bitcoin as the perfect SAFE haven. So far Bitcoin has reacted positively to the downgrade of the US credit ratings.
Japan’s 40-year bond yield has surged to its highest point in more than two decades. Prime Minister Ishiba described the situation as “worse than Greece.” The global uncertainty and fear of recessions has once again placed Bitcoin as the leading safe haven for investors worldwide.
