Bitcoin Updates: Institutional Investors Bolster Crypto Stability During Economic Uncertainty
- Bitcoin and Ethereum faced volatility from $17B options expiries, Fed policy, and geopolitical risks, per Phemex. - Institutional demand surged, with $149M in Bitcoin ETF inflows and ZOOZ adding 94 BTC to its $115M treasury holdings. - Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin in Q3 2025 ETFs ($9.6B net inflow) and rose 5.2% to $4,160 amid tokenization growth. - Regulatory shifts and macroeconomic uncertainty, including Fed rate cuts and U.S.-China tensions, clouded market sentiment. - Upcoming Deribit options expir
This week, Bitcoin and
According to FXStreet, Bitcoin’s value stayed close to $114,000 as buyers maintained crucial support, keeping the price above the 50-day EMA at $113,406. After facing resistance near $116,500 earlier in the week, Bitcoin bounced back, with technical signals such as the MACD supporting the ongoing upward trend. Meanwhile, Ethereum advanced 5.2% to reach $4,160, driven by a $9.6 billion net inflow into U.S. spot ETH ETFs during Q3 2025, outperforming Bitcoin’s ETF results, as noted in a TradingView update (
Institutional involvement continued to play a major role. ZOOZ Strategy Ltd., the first company listed on both Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to adopt Bitcoin as a primary treasury asset, acquired an additional 94 BTC this week, bringing its total to 1,036 Bitcoin valued at $115 million, according to a release from QuiverQuant (
Ethereum’s network also demonstrated strength. Activity on the blockchain increased as major corporations adopted Ethereum for tokenization, according to TradingView, while spot Ethereum ETFs saw $134 million in inflows on Monday, raising total net inflows to $14.49 billion, FXStreet reported. With Ethereum holding above $4,000, analysts are now watching for a possible move above $4,500.
Nevertheless, macroeconomic challenges persisted. The Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point rate reduction to 3.75%-4.00% came with cautious messaging, which reduced risk appetite and led to liquidations in crypto markets, Phemex warned. Continued U.S. government shutdowns and missing data further complicated the policy landscape, while U.S.-China trade talks, though easing some concerns, did not fully restore investor confidence.
Retail investors showed a renewed willingness to take risks, as seen in the rebound of
Regulatory changes added further complexity. U.S. senators advanced a bipartisan bill to clarify digital asset regulations, as noted by Phemex, while Hong Kong and Australia increased compliance requirements for crypto service providers. These regulatory shifts underscore the sector’s changing landscape, which may influence both liquidity and investor behavior.
Looking forward, the upcoming expiration of $17 billion in BTC and ETH options on Deribit, along with the release of the U.S. PCE Price Index and Employment Cost Index, are expected to fuel additional market volatility, according to Phemex. Analysts there believe the market’s response to these developments could determine whether the current correction phase transitions into a new bullish trend.
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