Bitcoin adds $4.6B as onchain liquidity rebounds

Bitcoin’s realized capitalization increased by more than $4.6 billion during the week ending Aug. 30, according to CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost. The increase accompanied BTC’s sharp recovery from around $63,000 earlier in August to above $80,000. Summary Bitcoin’s realized capitalization increased by more than $4.6 billion during the latest seven-day measurement period. The 30-day average growth rate remained only 0.4%, leaving the developing liquidity shift unconfirmed overall. Bitcoin traded near $78,024 after retreating from its three-month high above $81,200 earlier this week. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $2.57 billion across seven consecutive positive sessions through August 25. Realized capitalization can also rise when loss-taking investors move coins into lower-cost newly created UTXOs. Darkfost described the increase as the strongest short-term realized-cap movement since the current bear market began. However, the analyst warned that the 30-day average growth rate remained just 0.4%, meaning the data does not yet confirm a sustained liquidity expansion. The weekly realized cap continues to rise, signaling that capital has entered the market, supporting this BTC up...