Bitcoin Holds Above $83K, but Weak Demand Clouds Recovery

what happened

Stocktwits reports that Bitcoin began the week above $83,000, although the move has yet to show lasting strength. Analyst Benjamin Cowen said “bulls” are “in control” at this level, while Glassnode and CryptoQuant highlighted subdued trading volumes and slower inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits remained in the “bearish” zone, with “low” discussion levels over the past day.

CryptoQuant said the advance lacks the buying pressure normally associated with a durable rebound. U.S. trading sessions have turned into periods of net selling, and although spot buyers have returned and on-chain activity has improved, the increase is still being driven mainly by existing investors rather than new money. Bitcoin was trading at $83,580, up 0.7% over 24 hours.

Tokenized equities offered a stronger area of growth, reaching a record market value of almost $3.87 billion, according to Token Terminal data. BNB Chain led with $1.24 billion, followed by Ethereum at $842 million and Solana at $742 million; together, the three networks represented almost 73% of the market. Ondo Finance was the largest issuer at $992.3 million, ahead of Binance bStocks at $920.4 million and xStocks at $968 million. The category grew 22% in a month. BNB rose 0.6%, Ethereum and Solana gained more than 2%, and ONDO climbed over 5%; sentiment was “bullish” for BNB, “extremely bearish” for Ethereum, and “bearish” for Solana and ONDO.

why it matters

The report points to a recovery that still lacks confirmation from trading volumes, ETF flows and U.S. buying demand. At the same time, tokenized equities are expanding rapidly, giving crypto-market participants another segment to monitor as retail sentiment remains mixed.

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