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Bitcoin climbed above $79,000 on Friday, extending its gains for a fourth straight day as large holders increased their exposure and institutional money returned to the market. BTC rose more than 6% to reach its highest level since May, with analysts pointing to a mix of improving liquidity, regulatory optimism and renewed demand from larger investors. Simon-Peter Massabni, head of business development at XS.com, told Cryptoprowl that entities holding more than 10,000 BTC added over 30,000 Bitcoin in a single day and more than 55,000 BTC over the past month, with their combined holdings now surpassing 300,000 BTC, the highest since November 2024. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded more than $1.6 billion in net inflows so far this week, putting them on track for their strongest weekly performance since October, according to SoSoValue data. Bitcoin futures open interest climbed above $54 billion, nearly $10 billion higher than its late-June low, according to CoinGlass, while Massabni noted the largest wave of short position liquidations in cryptocurrency history exceeded $2.7 billion last Wednesday, followed by over $1.6 billion in liquidations between yesterday and today. Cloud, an analyst at HTX Research, identified $76,000 as a key level, with a sustained breakout potentially opening the way toward $80,000, while $72,000 is the first major support and $66,600 remains the broader bullish structure's key floor.
