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Bitcoin has jumped above $75,000 even though ETFs saw massive outflows yesterday. What’s driving the divergence?

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Bitcoin Jumps To $74,000 But ETFs Bleed $291M: What Is Going On?

Bitcoin $BTC broke above its bear trend channel and surged to $74,000 — while ETFs bled $291 million in a single day.

Fidelity's FBTC alone dumped $229 million, with only BlackRock's IBIT bucking the trend with $34.7 million in inflows.

The divergence is the story: spot price is breaking out technically for the first time since the peak, with the 20 and 50 EMAs finally sloping upward beneath price, but institutional money is pulling back hard.

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FINTECH FOCUS

XRP Has Unique Advantages Over Bitcoin, Ethereum, Trader Argues

XRP doesn't need to dominate global finance to win — it just needs to stay relevant, trader Cryptoinsightuk argues.

The case for XRP over Bitcoin and Ethereum rests on three edges: legal clarity as a confirmed non-security, fast and energy-efficient settlement rails, and Ripple's top-down institutional expansion into custody, payments, and financial services.

The asymmetric upside is real — relatively small capital inflows can move XRP's price significantly…

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