Total crypto market cap briefly crossed $3 trillion Tuesday — a 13% gain in four sessions — as Bitcoin reached $86,000 and Dogecoin surged 15%. US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled nearly $1B Monday, their largest single day since October 2025, finally delivering the spot confirmation the short-liquidation-driven rally had been missing. AMD briefly touched $1 trillion in market value as the AI chip trade reversed last week's losses. BNB's market cap crossed $104.95B, surpassing BNY Mellon at $104.41B to rank 249th globally. Iran signaled it could reopen Hormuz within seven days, sending WTI below $90. Memecoin leverage is the warning sign: perpetual futures OI hit its highest since October 2025.
Bitcoin ETFs Take Nearly $1 Billion, the Most Since October, as Price Nears $86,00US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly $1B Monday — their largest single-day inflow since October 2025, when Bitcoin last traded near its record high. The flow answers the main objection to the rally: the move from $75,000 had leaned on ~$300M in short liquidations in a single hour, not spot buying. One $1B day is not a trend — Nexo's Ilya Kalchev's word was "sustained" — and the next sessions will show whether it's a start or a spike. Part of the bid may be mechanical: IBIT call options that expired last week forced dealers to buy the fund's shares, and issuing new ETF shares requires buying Bitcoin. Bitcoin has now cleared the May high at $82,820 and the $80,000-$82,000 supply band; it sits at the upper edge of the $83,000-$86,000 long-term holder breakeven zone. The 100-week moving average near $89,000 is the next resistance.0