Bitcoin corrected to $76,901 as investors stepped back ahead of a pivotal week anchored by the Federal Reserve's rate decision and a heavy slate of US economic data. The pullback ended a nine-day streak of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows, with $313M in net outflows reported on the session. Ethereum slipped 1.43% to $2,285, dragging total crypto market cap to $2.67T while BTC dominance held at 57.8%. The Fear & Greed Index dropped to 33 (Fear), and the Altcoin Index sat at 36/100, both signalling a defensive shift in positioning.
Why it matters
The streak break is the headline. Nine consecutive sessions of net ETF inflows had functioned as a structural bid underneath spot, and a single $313M outflow day is enough to interrupt that cadence heading into a Fed meeting — historically the kind of setup where allocators de-risk into the event rather than add on the way in. Bitcoin dominance holding above 57% with the Altcoin Index under 40 confirms the rotation is staying inside BTC, not flowing out the risk curve into alts.
Market impact
Strategy added 3,273 BTC at an average $77,906, bringing its treasury to 818,334 BTC — continued accumulation even as price softened, which keeps a long-term bid on the tape regardless of near-term flow. The small-cap leaderboard (Bitway +50.7%, Eitherway +23%, Orca +22.8%) shows pockets of speculative appetite surviving the broader risk-off tone, but the headline read is clear: macro-event week, ETF flow turned, and the bid thinned.
Frequently asked questions
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How much BTC does Strategy (MicroStrategy) hold now?
Strategy bought 3,273 BTC at an average price of $77,906, bringing its total holdings to 818,334 BTC — continuing accumulation even as price softened.
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