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July has been historically a positive month for bitcoin and this edition hasn’t disappointed so far. The cryptocurrency began the month on the wrong foot, dipping below $58,000 for the first time in nearly two years, but it rebounded swiftly in the following weeks.
Earlier today, it rocketed past $66,000 for the first time in over a month, gaining over $8,000 since that July 1 low. Here are some of the possible reasons behind it.
<h2 id="whale-and-etf-accumulation">Whale and ETF Accumulation</h2>
As June was coming to an end and it became known that it would be a highly painful month for the asset with a nosedive of over 20%, we <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoins-july-outlook-depends-on-these-key-factors/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">outlined</a> several factors that had to change in July for a price resurgence. One of them was the ETF inflows. The financial vehicles went on a violent eight-week withdrawal-only streak, which was finally <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-etfs-finally-snap-8-week-losing-streak-with-almost-200m-in-inflows/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">snapped</a> a couple of weeks ago.
Moreover, investors <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/2-in-a-row-bitcoin-etfs-mark-another-green-week-but-ethereum-wins/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">continued to pour funds</a> into the ETFs, which ended two weeks in the green in a row for the first time in months. July 20 extended the streak as the funds attracted almost $227 million.
The second major reason for the price revival is whale behavior. Data <a href="https://cryptoquant.com/insights/quicktake/6a5cfce8718c636ace57d492-Bitcoin-Whales-Accumulate-66700-BTC-as-1001K-BTC-Holders-Post-Their-Strongest-Di?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=sns&amp;utm_campaign=quicktake&amp;utm_content=amr-taha" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">shared</a> by CryptoQuant indicated that large market participants holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC increased their 60-day net accumulation to roughly 66,700 units, which is close to the recent record seen a month ago.
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 “This is the cohort’s strongest accumulation reading since February 17, when net accumulation briefly exceeded 106,000 BTC.”
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<h2 id="news-from-the-us">News From the US</h2>
The third reason has a more macro scent. It came a week ago when the US CPI numbers for June were <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-price-rockets-as-us-cpi-for-june-comes-in-well-below-expectations/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a>, showing softer-than-expected inflation rates. BTC rallied immediately after the news went live as lower inflation reduced the pressure on the Fed to hike interest rates. Similar market conditions are regarded as beneficial for risk-on assets like bitcoin.
Last but perhaps most importantly at the moment comes a development on the CLARITY Act. After the odds of approval <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/clarity-act-odds-crash-to-31-after-trump-push-fails-to-break-senate-deadlock/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">dropped</a> toward 30% just days ago, reports <a href="https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/2079334038104408522" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">emerged</a> that the White House had agreed on an ethics package for the key legislation and sent the language to certain Senate republicans for further validation.
Although the details are still scarce, industry experts believe this is a major step in the right direction for the bill, and it increases the chances for a 2026 approval.
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4 Key Reasons Behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) Rally Above $66K

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