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Al Bawaba
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Al Bawaba
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Bitcoin surges over USD$120,000 for the first time
Bitcoin has surged past USD$120,000 for the first time, marking yet another record in what's shaping up to be a monumental rise. Strong ETF inflows and a solid macro backdrop have helped drive market momentum and that momentum keeps driving new all-time highs. The pace of gains in recent weeks reflects not just growing demand, but the growing maturity of bitcoin as an asset class, according to Josh Gilbert, Market Analyst at eToro. What we're seeing now is sustained interest, supported by structural inflows, rather than short-term speculation. That matches the most crucial shift, which is who's buying. Institutional adoption is growing, and this is the first real bull market where institutional participation is front and traded companies are now adopting bitcoin as part of their treasury strategy, with some making multi-billion-dollar allocations. At the same time, retirement funds and sovereign wealth funds are starting to gain exposure through ETFs, adding to the wave of demand chasing a fixed banks keep running expansive monetary policies and global money supply keeps rising. In that environment, an asset with fixed, decentralised supply cements itself as an alternative store of retail adoption is still only getting started. Bitcoin as an asset in an investment portfolio is still in its infancy, and that in itself creates a huge opportunity for bitcoin and crypto to flourish over the next decade. This is just the beginning of widespread adoption, seamless integration with traditional finance, and robust regulatory frameworks. As performance continues, trust builds and adoption grows bitcoin is fast becoming a 'must have' in an investment portfolio with its strong risk-adjusted returns. Looking ahead, continued institutional allocation feels inevitable, especially with an improving regulatory environment and that will serve as a tailwind for bitcoin through the rest of 2025.
