Bitcoin Leads August Gains with 23% Rise Amid US-Iran Tensions
Bitcoin held steady between $77,580 and $78,800 in August despite U.S.-Iran tensions boosting oil prices nearly 2%. Despite this geopolitical uncertainty, Bitcoin outperformed gold and Nasdaq with a 23% gain. Large investors bought $3 billion in BTC last week, while Bitcoin ETFs saw a sharp $201.9M outflow on August 28 after nine days of inflows.
BlackRock's Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs attracted $1.58B in the past week. Market watchers anticipate possible Bitcoin pullback before another rally, amid a hawkish Fed outlook and upcoming economic data releases.