Bitcoin Holds Around $106.6K as First U.S. Solana Staking ETF Makes Its Debut

Bitcoin price is relatively stable, trading around $106,600, maintaining a relatively narrow price band for nearly a week. Limited volatility has been witnessed for BTC as its price has fluctuated marginally under 3%, causing the traders to speculate an upcoming directional move.

With Bitcoin price below the critical resistance level of $110,000, macroeconomic events and institutional catalysts are creating an argument in favor of a possible future breakthrough.

Institutional Influx Into Bitcoin as Price Stays Steady

The current events indicate that inflationary pressures in the United States and new import tariffs might turn the attention back to Bitcoin as one of the sources of protecting money against inflation. Analysts also refer to potential liquidity turns on the market based on investor interest in riskier instruments as equity markets perform well. 

Additionally, the expected inclusion of Michael Saylor’s Strategy in the S&P 500 index could contribute to passive capital inflows into Bitcoin-linked stocks. On the corporate, institutional investments in Bitcoin are at all-time high level.

The recent news of a Tokyo-based investment company, Metaplanet, having topped up its reserve with $108 million of Bitcoin makes it the fifth largest publicly-traded BTC treasury company.

The Japanese company currently possesses 13,350 BTC, outweighing the Bitcoin treasury of the BTC mining firm, CleanSpark. Further, Metaplanet’s Bitcoin position returns are reported to be more than 340% on a year-to-date basis as corporations are increasingly open to using BTC as a long-term reserve currency.

Ethereum Price Technicals Amid ETF Boom

In the meantime, Ethereum has demonstrated a bull-like technical activity, as charts suggest that a larger rally in ETH price would follow. A structured trading pattern commonly referred to as the “Power of 3” has emerged between the $2,100 and $2,200 range, signaling institutional behavior in liquidity zones.

Source: TradingView

At press time, the Ethereum price stood at $2,456, which is in line with the distribution stage of the theory. Some market analysts are looking forward to the future upward movements beyond the $5,000 level. Further, the Ethereum market has had robust institutional inflows. In the last week, spot Ether ETFs posted net inflows of over 106,000 ETH, and that is the 8th consecutive week of positive flows. 

However, huge amounts of ETH have recently been transferred from staking contracts to exchanges, with transactions totaling over $230 million. These movements may indicate potential selling pressure that could test support levels around $1,600.

Solana ETF With Staking To Go Live

Meanwhile, the first U.S.-based Solana staking fund has been introduced. The REX-Osprey SOL + Staking ETF allows investors to get Solana exposure along with staking rewards. Under a C-corporation structure, the ETF avoids the normal regulatory delays by providing a faster market entry.

Solana price rose by 7% in the aftermath of the ETF launch, hitting a peak of $161. However, despite the momentum, there are concerns about long-term adoption. Solana Investment products are under-funded in comparison to the solid institutional interest in Ethereum. Further, Solana will see $585 million unlocked from staking in the coming weeks, which may impact price stability.