Crypto rally: BTC & ETH surge
Bitcoin rallied above $73,000 and Ethereum climbed past $2,200 over the weekend — analysts attribute the move to fresh ETF inflows and growing institutional buying Bitcoin Price Surges to $73K+ Driven by ETF Inflows & Market Rally, Ethereum (ETH) Price: ETH Rises Above $2,200 as ETF Inflows and Institutional Buying Increase. For portfolio builders, the message is clear: crypto is again drawing macro liquidity, so hedges and allocation caps matter as volatility spikes.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a five-day inflow streak this week, taking in roughly $767 million over those sessions. (cointelegraph.com) Bitcoin-focused ETF vehicles pulled about $187.3 million in net inflows on Friday alone, according to fund flow tallies. (themarketperiodical.com) Derivatives amplified the move: roughly $344 million of liquidations hit leveraged positions over the weekend, with short positions accounting for about 83% of that pain. (blockonomi.com) Spot Ethereum ETFs registered $26.7 million of net inflows on March 13, led by BlackRock’s ETHA product as institutional demand narrowed the bid-ask spread. (coincentral.com) Large-scale accumulation added to ETF demand—Bitmine reportedly amassed roughly 833,000 ETH across a 35-day span, a position valued near $2.9 billion at recent levels. (moneycheck.com) Research aggregators put March ETF activity at scale: one analytics group estimated about $2.8 billion in Bitcoin ETF inflows for March to date, while a separate market summary pegged weekly ETF inflows near $586 million. (fensory.com) Institutional product activity shifted this week as BlackRock launched a staked-Ether ETF (ETHB) on March 16, 2026, with early reports indicating meaningful initial flows and added staking demand for ETH. (ad-hoc-news.de)
