Bitcoin Tops $111K, on Brink of Breaking Record High; Ether's 6% Jump Leads Major Cryptos
The price of BTC has seemingly been capped at $110,000 for several weeks, with gains quickly reversing each time it approached that level.
- Bitcoin surged to $111,400, nearing its May record of $112,000 amid a broader crypto rally.
- Ethereum's ETH surged 6% to $2,760, marking its highest level in almost a month.
- The recent quiet buildup amid declining volatility could foreshadow the next leg higher, Bytetree's Charlie Morris noted.
Bitcoin broke out of its recent very tight trading range during U.S. Wednesday afternoon hours, threatening to topple its May record of $112,000.
The largest crypto briefly notched a new record in U.S. dollar terms on some exchanges including Binance, Coinbase and Bitstamp, before retreating towards $111,000. However, price data aggregators including CoinDesk, CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap show that BTC remained just below its May 22 peak.
The move came amid a broader crypto rally that also saw Ethereum's ether surge 6% to $2,760, its highest level in a month. Bitcoin itself was ahead 2.4% at $111,400 at press time.
During today's swift move higher, some $425 million in leveraged short positions were liquidated across all crypto derivatives, CoinGlass data shows.
For BTC, the area around the $110,000 level has been a significant barrier over the past several weeks with investors taking profits and shorts piling each time the price neared that level.
Checking crypto-related stocks, Strategy (MSTR) is higher by 4.4% and at $414, only a few dollars shy of its highest level of 2025 (though still well below its record high of $543 set late last year). Coinbase (COIN) is ahead 5%. Bitcoin miners MARA Holdings (MARA) and Riot Platforms (RIOT) are up roughly 6%.
Still, market watchers noted that the slow, quiet buildup could be a bullish setup.
"Crypto feels so quiet, [while] bitcoin is ready to move," wrote Charlie Morris, chief investment officer at ByteTree, in a report.
Morris pointed out that bitcoin’s volatility has steadily declined, a pattern that historically preceded large upward moves.
"The setup for the next one is looking good," he said. "As I keep on saying, the quiet bulls are the best."
Joel Kruger, market strategist at LMAX Group, pointed to ether’s strength above key technical support levels and growing demand from long-only institutions betting on its future role in settlement infrastructure and asset tokenization.
That view was echoed by digital asset manager Bitwise's analysts, who named ETH as one of the "cleanest" token plays to bet on the red-hot tokenization trend, The Block reported.
UPDATE (July 9, 2025, 20:30 UTC): Adds more details throughout the story.
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