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Bitcoin’s price could start rallying to new all-time highs if it manages to decisively rise above the crucial $67,500 mark.
The $67,500 level is acting as a significant resistance line for Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>), which could determine its price action in the coming weeks, <a href="https://mail.10xresearch.co/p/bitcoin-greed-fear-index-turns-bullish-favorite-trade" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">according</a> to a May 20 report by Markus Thielen, the head of research at 10x Research.
Thielen wrote:
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 “A breakthrough above $67,500 could potentially lead to new all-time highs, a scenario that our Bitcoin ETF model predicts.”
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The predictions come after Bitcoin staged a significant recovery above the $66,000 psychological mark. The world’s first cryptocurrency is up over 7.3% during the past week, <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/3Z94myyP/?symbol=BITSTAMP%3ABTCUSD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">according</a> to TradingView.
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 BTC/USDT, 1-day chart. Source: TradingView
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Last week’s price recovery is a promising sign for Bitcoin’s price action, added Thielen:
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 “A breakthrough above $67,500 could potentially lead to new all-time highs, a scenario that our Bitcoin ETF model predicts.”
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Inflows from the United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remained positive for the second consecutive week, as the ETFs amassed over $200 million worth of cumulative net inflows, which is just half compared to the previous week’s $413 million, <a href="https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">according</a> to Dune.
Before the week beginning May 6, Bitcoin ETF net flows had been negative for three consecutive weeks.
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 Bitcoin ETF Net Flows, Weekly, Source: Dune
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Institutional inflows from ETFs were a significant part of the current Bitcoin rally to new all-time highs. By Feb. 15, <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-about-75-new-investment">Bitcoin ETFs accounted for about 75%</a> of new investment in the world’s largest cryptocurrency as it surpassed the $50,000 mark.
However, Bitcoin faces significant resistance at the $67,500 mark. A potential move above would liquidate nearly $300 million worth of leveraged short positions across all crypto exchanges, <a href="https://www.coinglass.com/pro/futures/LiquidationMap" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">according</a> to CoinGlass.
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 Bitcoin exchange liquidation map. Source: CoinGlass
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Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/over-80-binance-token-listings-loss-red">Over 80% of recent Binance token listings are bleeding red</a>
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On the monthly chart, Bitcoin has flipped an important resistance into support, which could signal more bullish momentum, according to a May 16 X post by popular crypto analyst Rekt Capital. 
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 BTC/USD, 1-month chart. Source: <a href="https://x.com/rektcapital/status/1791030706010747213" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Rekt Capital</a>
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The move happened as Tether minted $1 billion worth of its Tether (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/tether-price-index">USDT</a>) stablecoin on May 17, bringing its yearly total to $31 billion of newly issued USDT.
The newly minted USDT was a big reason why <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-1b-usdt-mint-bitcoin-price-73k">Bitcoin price climbed from $27,000 to $73,000</a>, according to a May 17 post from Lookonchain:
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 Bitcoin chart with newly-minted USDT. Source: <a href="https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1791350139451478418" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Lookonchain</a>
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Tether could also directly contribute to Bitcoin’s rally. The company said it would invest 15% of its net profit in Bitcoin to diversify the stablecoin’s backing assets. 
<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-boosts-bitcoin-reserves">Tether acquired 8,888 BTC</a> on March 31, worth $618 million, making the stablecoin issuer the seventh-largest Bitcoin holder in the world, <a href="https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">according</a> to BitInfoCharts.
Magazine: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/trader-turns-3k-into-46m-pepe-ethereum-gas-overhaul-tornado-cash-dev-guilty-hodlers-digest-may-12-18/">Trader turns $3K into $46M in PEPE, Ethereum gas overhaul, Tornado dev guilty: Hodler’s Digest, May 12-18</a>

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