Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin’s Stealth Rally Has Traders Setting Sights on $80,000

To the faithful, it’s an encouraging sign as rising shares of the largest corporate Bitcoin accumulator and stronger ETF inflows drive up demand for the token. 

Photographer: Camilo Freedman/Bloomberg

Bitcoin is approaching $80,000 for the first time since January — a stealth recovery built not on euphoria but on short covering and the relentless accumulation by one company: Strategy Inc.

Investors have added some $2 billion into Bitcoin ETFs over the past month, Bloomberg data show, with net flows turning positive in March for the first time in four months. Meanwhile, Strategy, the firm helmed by Bitcoin-backer Michael Saylor, has bought $3.9 billion worth of the token so far this month, the most in a year, according to company data compiled by Bloomberg.