The day brought bitcoin a solid gain of over 9% against the U.S. dollar as of 7:30 p.m. It’s a nice bump from the day’s starting low of $73,450. At present, bitcoin’s market cap is $1.49 trillion, representing more than 59% of the $2.52 trillion crypto market. Weekly stats show BTC is up 4.4%, with a 30-day increase of 21.6%.

Year-to-date, BTC has climbed 79% against the dollar and surged 115% over the past 12 months. Across the entire crypto sector, a hefty $296.595 billion has traded, with BTC alone making up $137.85 billion of this volume. The top currencies paired with bitcoin today are USDT, USD, FDUSD, USDC, KRW, and EUR. The U.S. dollar takes over 20% of BTC trades, while the Korean won contributes 4.53%. Today, BTC trades for a discount in South Korea, as Upbit reports the price is around $73,763 compared to the global average of $75,297.

In the crypto derivatives arena, $611.14 million in liquidations occurred within the past 24 hours, with BTC short positions accounting for $242.11 million of those losses. Altogether, the market saw $427.29 million in shorts wiped out, affecting 142,600 traders, according to coinglass.com. The largest hit came with a $74.98 million loss on a BTC/USDT trade on Binance. Bitcoin futures open interest currently stands at $45.40 billion, with CME Group leading the field.

As bitcoin’s momentum picks up, its dominance highlights healthy demand with the power to shape broader crypto trends. High volumes and growing open interest have investors on alert for possible shifts in liquidity and price swings. This steady activity could signal rising confidence in BTC, potentially reshaping expectations across the crypto Market. Per spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) data from sosovalue. XYZ, the 12 ETFs saw $6.04 billion in volume settled.

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