Bitcoin surpasses $44.2k, a level last seen days after Bitcoin ETF approvals

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Bitcoin prices roseate supra $44,200 connected Feb. 7, a terms level observed soon aft spot Bitcoin ETFs gained support past month.

Specifically, Bitcoin (BTC) is up 2.5% implicit 24 hours arsenic of 10:45 p.m. UTC, with a marketplace terms of $44,263.78 and a capitalization of $868 billion.

This marks a astir one-month high, arsenic BTC was antecedently priced astatine $44,200 connected Jan. 12, days aft the support of spot Bitcoin ETFs. Nevertheless, the existent terms is inactive acold from Bitcoin’s one-month precocious of $48,494 connected Jan. 11.

Meanwhile, Coinglass information indicates that the crypto marketplace has seen $102.94 cardinal successful liquidations implicit 24 hours. That full is mostly made up of $31.57 cardinal of BTC liquidations and $18.34 cardinal of ETH liquidations.

The crypto marketplace is up 2.3% connected mean implicit 24 hours. Top altcoins person seen comparable gains: Solana (SOL) is up 3.4%, Avalanche (AVAX) is up 3.0%, Ethereum (ETH) is up 1.9%, BNB is up 1.7%, and Dogecoin (DOGE) is up 1.7%.

Various factors whitethorn beryllium astatine play

The reasons for the latest terms gains are not wholly known. January highs were apt owed to anticipation astir spot Bitcoin ETFs that faded aft approval.

Recent gains whitethorn partially beryllium owed to anticipation of spot Ethereum ETFs and spot Bitcoin ETF options. Today’s market-wide 2.3% gains are comparatively modest, successful enactment with a deficiency of certainty astir approving those products.

Continued inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs whitethorn besides impact Bitcoin prices. Bloomberg ETF expert James Seyffart’s latest information indicates that spot Bitcoin ETFs person seen $1.68 cardinal successful inflows aft considering Grayscale’s GBTC outflows. Bitcoin locked successful ETF trusts tin summation prices by creating greater request for the remaining proviso among investors.