In the U.S., spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of about US $2.71 billion last week.
More broadly, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted ~US $3.24 billion in one week, marking one of the largest weekly inflows since their launch.
On October 21, 2025, after four straight days of outflows, ETFs saw a rebound with โ US $477.2 million inflows in one day (led by IBIT + US $210.9m, ARKB + US $162.9m, FBTC + US $34.1m).
However, over a five-day span (Oct 13-17, 2025), spot Bitcoin ETFs suffered net outflows of about US $1.23 billion, exerting pressure on price around the US$107K level.
Funding for these purchases is mainly via market-capital activity: issuing new common stock, issuing preferred stock (series like STRK, STRF, STRD), or convertible notes.
Strategy claims it is careful to structure purchases to minimise market impact (i.e., try not to push up the BTC price while buying).
In mid-July 2025 (around July 17โ18), Binance introduced CreatorPad on its social platform, Binance Square .
This is a creator monetization tool tailored for crypto content creatorsโrewarding them for meaningful engagement on Binance Squareโs ecosystem of 35 million+ monthly users .
Social chatter and crypto platforms show that the Crypto Fear & Greed Index has climbed into the โgreedโ zone, with current readings ranging around 74โ75 out of 100 .
This marks the highest level in about 3 months, reflecting heightened enthusiasm and risk appetite among investors
S&P Global has just assigned its first-ever credit rating to a DeFi protocol, awarding the project Sky a B- grade. This marks a landmark development in bridging traditional finance with the decentralized world.
This suggests that established financial institutions may begin to embrace DeFi protocolsโprovided there's rigorous, standardized risk assessment.
Bitcoin retouched the $120,000 threshold as spot trading volumes on centralized exchanges jumped significantly. Binance led the charge with volumes soaring from $3.1B to $8.8B, and total exchange volumes rising from $5B to $12.7B. Open interest in futures also broke into upper ranges, signaling heightened participation.
2. Whale Activity Amplifies the Rally
A whale withdrew massive ordersโaround $920 million worth of BTCโfrom Kraken. This aggressive accumulation likely helped propel Bitcoin past the $120K mark, accompanied by a spike in daily trading volume to over $77.5B.
All-Time High in June 2025 The Bitcoin network's hash rate reached an all-time high of 1.046 zettahashes per second (ZH/s), showcasing its strongest security state everโaccording to Cryptonews. This was reported on June 12, 2025 .
Recent Near-Peak in August 2025 As of midโAugust, the networkโs hash rate hovered just below its peakโaround 945 exahashes per second (EH/s)โwith miners tracking closely to the June 13 high of ~946 EH/s .
Launched on July 17, 2025, this version is a monetization platform on Binance Square. It enables crypto content creators to complete task-based campaignsโlike posting with specific hashtags or engaging with projectsโto earn rewards.
It uses a Mindshare Leaderboard that ranks creators in real time based on content quality, consistency, and relevance
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