Bitcoin Rises on Equity Bounce Amid $390M ETF Outflows

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Bitcoin rose above $63,000 on Monday, rebounding slightly from last week’s losses amid a 0.8% gain since midnight UTC. The move followed a 0.5% rise in Nasdaq 100 futures. ETF outflows hit $390 million for the week, the largest in six weeks for U.S. spot bitcoin products. Ether ETF flows remained limited, while Solana (SOL) ETF inflows reached their highest since mid-May. Galaxy Research’s Alex Thorn now puts the Clarity Act’s 2026 passage at 10%, with a cloture vote set for Sept. 15.

Bitcoin steadied above $63,000 on Monday, clawing back a fraction of last week's losses with a 0.8% gain since midnight UTC.

Without an obvious catalyst, the largest cryptocurrency appears to be tracking U.S. equities. Nasdaq 100 index futures are up 0.5% to their highest point since July 2.

Any positive reading will need to take into account last week’s net $390 million outflow from spot exchange-traded funds, including the first three-day stretch since the end of July. That was the largest weekly withdrawal from U.S. spot bitcoin products in six weeks.

Ether ETFs flows were limited, and solana (SOL) ETFs bucked the trend with their strongest weekly inflows since mid-May.

The bigger picture is the Clarity Act. Galaxy Research’s head of research, Alex Thorn, cut his odds of the landmark crypto bill becoming law in 2026 to roughly 10% on Aug. 14, joining prediction markets that now put the probability at around 17%. A cloture vote is scheduled for Sept. 15 when the Senate returns from recess, although market observers are expecting another delay.

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