Bitcoin realized cap posts biggest weekly jump since start of bear market

Bitcoin's realized market cap is showing its strongest weekly expansion since the bear market began, pointing to fresh support from capital inflows. Huoxing Finance reported that on Aug. 30, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said Bitcoin's weekly realized market cap kept climbing, rising by more than $4.6 billion over the past week. He argued the move suggests inflows have helped underpin the current rally, with price action echoing parts of the previous bear-market cycle. Darkfost cautioned that realized-cap growth does not perfectly capture new money entering the market. Some investors who bought at higher levels may have realized losses and effectively reset cost bases, creating new UTXOs at lower realized prices. Even so, BTC's simultaneous price increase indicates demand is still outweighing selling pressure. He added that the signal remains limited in scale. The 30-day average change in realized market cap stands at just 0.4%, which he said is not enough to confirm a durable shift in the broader market trend. More data will be needed to validate any sustained transition.