As the positive signals of Bitcoin spot ETF continue to be released, it has not only led to an overall surge in the cryptocurrency market, but also stirred up the long-depressed crypto investment sentiment.

Thanks to the positive signals from BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF application, Bitcoin surged yesterday (24) to a high of $35,280, setting a new high since May last year.

Ethereum also broke through $1,850, setting a new high since August this year, and the overall cryptocurrency market generally rose.

K33 Research: CME Bitcoin futures open interest exceeds 100,000 for the first time

The potentially positive market conditions for Bitcoin also seem to have stirred up the market's long-depressed investment sentiment.

According to Vetle Lunde, senior analyst at cryptocurrency research firm K33 Research, the net increase in Bitcoin futures positions on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) was 4,380 BTC yesterday (24), bringing the total Bitcoin futures positions on the platform to 100,375 BTC, a record high.

Lunde also added that CME’s market share in Bitcoin futures has also risen to 25%, approaching the 29% market share of Binance, the world’s largest exchange.

Bitcoin News: 80% of Bitcoin Addresses Are Now Profitable

What makes investors most happy is that investors who entered the market at the low point of BTC have made good profits recently. According to a tweet from Bitcoin News, 80% of Bitcoin addresses have achieved profits.

Take MicroStrategy, the company that holds the most Bitcoin among US listed companies, for example. After purchasing another 5,445 Bitcoins at an average price of US$27,053 at the end of last month, the company currently holds a total of 158,245 Bitcoins, with a total expenditure of more than US$4.68 billion.

As BTC surges, the total value of Bitcoin currently held by MicroStrategy has exceeded US$5.4 billion, with a floating profit of US$720 million.