Bitcoin Nears $73K as Soft CPI Lifts Crypto
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- Bitcoin rose 0.90% in 24 hours to near $73K while Ethereum climbed 1.72% to $2,234, with XRP, BNB, Solana, Dogecoin, and Hyperliquid gaining up to 3.38%.
- Riya Sehgal of Delta Exchange attributed the upside to softer-than-expected core CPI data easing immediate liquidity pressure, and described the market as transitioning into a "constructive recovery environment."
- Ethereum is drawing incremental flows and showing early accumulation through improving on-chain activity and supply tightening on exchanges, Sehgal added.
- The global crypto market cap rose 0.84% to $2.46 trillion per CoinMarketCap; over the past week, Bitcoin gained 8.57% and Ethereum 8.64%, with major altcoins up to 17.19%.
- WazirX Market's Desk said Bitcoin traded in a volatile $68,500–$72,000 range, with whales selling $271 million — the biggest weekly sell since January — while institutional buyers absorbed the pressure.
- Liquidations of approximately $255 million, mostly from short positions, supported upward rebounds during the week, per WazirX.
Why it matters: The soft CPI print gave crypto a macro tailwind, but the more telling signal is that the largest weekly whale sell-off since January ($271M) failed to break Bitcoin's range — institutional demand absorbed it. For traders, the setup is constructive but, as Sehgal noted, still dependent on further macro confirmation before the recovery solidifies.
