Bitcoin Nears $80K Then Retreats; ETF Inflows Surge

The record ETF haul is the more telling signal here: it shows institutional demand arriving through a regulated wrapper even as spot price action turns choppy, which matters for how the market's buyer base is composed. The open question is whether that flow is sticky enough to work through the supply sitting above $80K, or whether it fades once momentum stalls. That distinction shapes whether this reads as a durable bid or a sentiment-driven surge.