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cryptonews 2025-05-19 05:50:38

Bitcoin Records Highest Weekly Close as Price Nears All-Time High

The price of the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin came close to another all-time high after it briefly traded above $106,000 on Monday during early Asian hours. At the stroke of midnight UTC on May 18, Bitcoin wrapped up its strongest weekly finish to date, settling just shy of $106,500, as per Coingecko data. Bitcoin has now closed at a weekly gain for the past six consecutive weeks as bulls dominate the market. Bitcoin posted its previous record weekly gain back in December when the price reached above $104,400. The largest crypto by market cap then notched its all-time high of 108,786 on 20 January. Source: TradingView Bitcoin ETFs and Macro Factors Likely Fueling the Rally At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $103,500, 10% up in the last 7 days and 21% in the last 30 days. While the previous all-time high rally may have been a result of enthusiasm around Donald Trump’s inauguration and retail speculation, this time Bitcion’s rally has much to do with consistent spot ETF inflows and the impact of macro factors. With uncertainity around inflation, tariff deals, and other major economic factors, investors could be turning to safe assets like Bitcoin and Gold. Between May 12 and May 16 (ET), spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a cumulative net inflow of $604 million, extending their streak of positive weekly inflows to five straight weeks. In just the first half of May, US spot Bitcoin ETFs amassed over $2.8 billion in net inflows, as per SoSoValue data. Source: SoSoValue Global Bond Yields Rise as Moody’s Downgrade US Credit Rating The credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the US government from top credit rating AAA to AA1 on Friday, and warned about rising levels of government debt and a widening budget deficit. With inflation tensions and fed chair adamant of not cutting rates, investors might be looking at Bitcoin as the perfect safe haven. So far Bitcoin has reacted positively to the downgrade of the US credit ratings. Japan’s 40-year bond yield has surged to its highest point in more than two decades. Prime Minister Ishiba described the situation as “worse than Greece.” The global uncertainty and fear of recessions has once again placed Bitcoin as the leading safe haven for investors worldwide. The post Bitcoin Records Highest Weekly Close as Price Nears All-Time High appeared first on Cryptonews .

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