- Bitcoin price gained 22.7%, closing the week at a record $77,387.
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion, strengthening evidence of institutional demand.
- Matt Cole expects a stronger cycle after Bitcoin breaks higher against gold and dollar.
The Bitcoin price closed the week at $77,241 after adding a record $14,264. The 22.7% advance marked its largest weekly dollar gain. Strive CEO Matt Cole says the breakout against both gold and the dollar signals the bear market has ended. Treasury bond buybacks and renewed institutional demand helped drive the seven-day rally.
Bitcoin Price Breakout Gains Support From ETF Inflows
The Bitcoin price accelerated after the U.S. Treasury doubled maximum long-dated bond buybacks from $2 billion to at least $4 billion.
Lower yields and a weaker dollar encouraged scarce-asset demand. Meanwhile, U.S. spot funds attracted $1.92 billion. SoSoValue records the strongest Bitcoin ETF inflows since October 2025.
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 78, its highest reading since December 2024. That level sits close to extreme greed. The move also lifted sentiment across the broader cryptocurrency market.
The Bitcoin gold ratio reached 16.73 ounces, its highest since May. Cole says the measure previously led major dollar-price reversals.
Matt Cole Sees Scarcity Driving the Next Market Cycle
Cole believes the Bitcoin price could benefit from scarcity demand. Artificial intelligence makes software easier to reproduce, increasing fixed-supply assets’ appeal.
He places Bitcoin beside gold and silver. Its double breakout could attract more capital toward the digital asset.
Still, the Bitcoin price could retrace after its rapid advance. Analysts are monitoring spot volume, Bitcoin ETF inflows, funding, and open interest. Excessive leverage could trigger a sharper pullback.
Zeus Research analyst Dominick John identifies $80,000 as the main near-term target. He sees $85,000 to $90,000 next if market liquidity and ETF demand continue. A supportive environment could eventually bring $100,000 into view.
Cole expects buyers to respond aggressively to any meaningful decline. His outlook covers the next 12 to 18 months. The Bitcoin price still trades below Strive’s $94,345 average purchase cost.
Strive holds 20,246 BTC, ranking seventh among public corporate holders. Its position carries an unrealized loss of roughly $350 million despite the latest rally.
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