Crypto Surges Again: What’s Fueling the Rally on August 13, 2025?
Crypto markets are roaring back—again. Here’s why traders are piling in today.
Institutional FOMO hits overdrive
BlackRock’s latest ETF filing just got fast-tracked by the SEC, sparking a liquidity tsunami. Suddenly, every hedge fund manager remembers they ‘always believed’ in blockchain.
Short squeeze massacre
Leveraged bears got caught napping as Bitcoin ripped through $90K. CEX data shows $2B in liquidations—mostly from ‘smart money’ shorts.
DeFi’s silent comeback
While VCs were busy writing AI checks, real yield protocols quietly hit 18% APY. Guess who’s back in the liquidity mining trenches?
The cynical take
Let’s be real—this pump reeks of pre-Jackson Hole positioning. Wall Street always front-runs the Fed’s sugar-coating.
Crypto Winners & Losers
At the time of writing, all top 10 coins per market capitalization have increased over the past 24 hours.
is largely unchanged as it’s up by 0.4% in a day, now trading at $119,052. This is the smallest decrease in this category.
At the same time,has increased by 8.3%, now trading at $4,634. It’s the category’s second-best performer.
is the highest gainer, having risen 12.3% to the price of $196.7.
As for the top 100 coins, four of them recorded double-digit increases. The highest among these is, which appreciated 12.5% to $210.87.
It’s followed by12.3% to the price of $240.36. solana andare next.
At the same time, six coins are down.fell the most, followed by, having dropped 5.2% and 3.3% to $246.99 and $0.02858, respectively.
The market is still heavily influenced by the macroeconomic elements, particularly those US-related. While the concerns surrounding tariffs and economic health largely subsided, investors focused on economic data, particularly Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
Overall, it showed expected numbers, with annual inflation holding steady from the month prior. With this, expectations for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in September persist.
Inflation is 50% above the Fed's target, and rising. Furthermore, Core CPI has been above 3% since 2021, yet you are arguing for rate cuts? Are you mad? https://t.co/ry0Lk6bR92 pic.twitter.com/apxiyEdpHS
— Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) August 12, 2025‘Sentiment is a Significant Price Driver’
James Toledano, Chief Operating Officer at, commented that currently, we’re seeing normal price fluctuations.
Bitcoin’s latest sideways price action was possibly a result of investor caution in the lead-up to US CPI inflation data release.
Additionally, Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin this week may lead to heightened geopolitical tensions that could increase safe-haven demand for BTC. However, “there’s no clear evidence that it will meaningfully sway the BTC price in either direction,” Toledano argues.
He continued: “An increase in corporate treasury holdings in traditional finance, whether in cash, bonds, or other assets, won’t directly raise share prices in the same mechanical way that buying or buying back stock would. Bitcoin however might be different because sentiment is such a significant price driver and an increase in corporate treasury holdings in Bitcoin surely boosts sentiment for the digital asset as it speaks to broader adoption and acceptance within traditional finance.”
Additionally, Dom Harz, co-founder of, commented on the crypto market cap surpassing, saying that it’s “a clear reflection of strong sentiment.”
Bitcoin is trading around $120,000 and could reach another ATH in the near future, “with institutions and bitcoin DeFi playing a large part in that rally,” Harz says.
Institutional inflows into the ETFs rise, resulting in Bitcoin “moving deeper into the financial mainstream.” Yes, besides the price, “the bigger transformation lies ahead,” with the rise of Bitcoin DeFi.
“As institutions grow their reserves, they’ll seek to put those holdings to work, driving innovation and accelerating development. This shift will cement Bitcoin’s role not just as a store of value, but as a fully functional LAYER in the global financial system,” Harz says.
Meanwhile,noted bullish signals, finding that newer BTC buyers are paying a premium and that short-term demand remains strong.
A useful gauge of short-term demand reversals: when the cost basis of 1w–1m holders exceeds that of 1m–3m holders, it signals newer buyers paying a premium – a bullish sign. The gap remains wide, suggesting short-term demand for #Bitcoin is still strong. pic.twitter.com/EdM3U9yOqY
— glassnode (@glassnode) August 12, 2025Levels & Events to Watch Next
At the time of writing on Thursday morning, BTC trades at $119,052. Its lowest point of the day was $118,252, climbing above the $120,000 level to $120,203. Overall, BTC is up 4.4% in a week and down 2.6% in a month.
While it failed to maintain this level, it has attempted to retake it several times. Moving above $120,500 is likely to lead further to $122,000 and towards a new all-time high. For now, the signs point to a continued upward momentum. A break above $123,250 could open doors to $127,000.
In case of a bearish reversal, the price could dip to $113,650 and $110,675.
analysts commented that BTC’s $120,000–$123,000 range is “a clear high-density supply zone with concentrated selling pressure.” Secondary supports lie at $116,000 and $112,000. “Without strong volume, an upside breakout is prone to rejection and pullback,” they said.
With the CPI data supporting rate-cut expectations, the analysts recommend investors to “monitor the USD and US Treasury trends – should BTC break the supply zone on strong daily volume, it could open a new leg upward.”
Ethereum is currently trading at $4,634. It started the day at the low of $4,265 and then steadily increased to the intraday high of $4,674.
Overall, ETH is still pushing towards its previous ATH of $4,878, seen in November 2021.
Over the past week, ETH appreciated 29.3%, as well as 52.3% in a month, still outperforming BTC.
$ETH is outperforming $BTC by 4.4%.
Are we entering altseason? pic.twitter.com/XZjaRWy7Qf
Meanwhile, the crypto market sentiment has increased slightly today within the greed zone. The crypto fear and greed index is up to 63 today from 60 yesterday.
Investors seem greedier upon the overall increase in the crypto market. Yet, the market doesn’t seem overheated at the moment, suggesting that a larger correction is likely not coming in the NEAR term.
Furthermore, the US BTC spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued the inflow streak. Tuesday saw positive flows of $65.95 million.
is the only one with positive flows in this group, with $111.44 million.andrecorded outflows of $21.63 million and $23.86 million.
At the same time, the US ETH ETFs took in $523.92 million, following a record-breaking $1.02 billion recorded on Monday.
Six of the nine ETFs recorded flows, all of them positive. The highest among these is$318.67 million, followed by$144.93 million.
Meanwhile,in the US, listing the entities as the Grayscale Cardano Trust ETF and the Grayscale Hedera Trust ETF.
[FILING] Grayscale Registers Hedera and cardano Trust ETF in Delaware$HBAR $ADA
— BecauseBitcoin.com (@BecauseBitcoin) August 12, 2025Also, Kazakhstan-based investment manageron Wednesday on the(AIX). The fund will hold BTC directly.
US-regulatedwill be the custodian, and the(AIFC) will regulate the fund. “The Fund is registered as non-exempt, making it accessible to a broad range of investors, including retail participants,” the announcement says.
It’s the latest of the country’s crypto-friendly developments.
Kazakhstan is exploring the launch of crypto banks as part of its broader push to build a sustainable and regulated digital asset ecosystem.#Kazakhstan #Bitcoinhttps://t.co/egghK92tqY
Quick FAQ
Both the crypto and stock markets recorded notable increases. At Tuesday’s closing time, thewas up by 1.13%, theincreased by 1.33%, and therose by 1.1%. The stock market surge followed the US CPI report, which showed expected inflation numbers, strengthening investor expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates in the near term.
Following yesterday’s expected pullback, crypto has continued an upward trajectory, with still more room to grow. That said, investors are keeping an eye on macroeconomic developments, which may pull the market to either direction.
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