Bitcoin breaks $65,500 as 1.3M BTC support opens path to $84,569

Bitcoin's on-chain structure has shifted: the largest hidden support level in history now underpins a technical path toward $84,569.

Bitcoin rose 2.1% to $65,933 on July 23, recovering a 13% decline from early July as on-chain data revealed a 1.3 million BTC support level — the largest in history.

The URPD (UTXO Realized Price Distribution) metric recorded sweeping absorption of supply at the $65,000-$65,500 zone, forming a support cluster of 1.3 million coins, according to Glassnode data.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to six consecutive sessions, attracting $203.1 million on Tuesday and nearly $930 million over the run, SoSoValue data shows. The renewed accumulation coincided with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index improving from "Extreme Fear" to "Fear." Bitcoin's perpetual futures funding rate held at a neutral 8% annualized, flat from a week earlier, while the 30-day options delta skew narrowed to 13% from 19% — still signaling hedging demand but at reduced levels, per Laevitas.

The formation of a 1.3 million BTC support zone creates a technical runway from $65,500 toward the next major resistance at $70,920, according to analyst Ali Martinez. A decisive break above that level would open the path toward $84,569 — a price target derived from the URPD structure's implied upside. Failure to hold $65,000, however, would expose the $60,000 region and strengthen the case for a later cycle bottom, as Grayscale Research recently cautioned.

The bullish on-chain setup comes as Bitcoin shows signs of decoupling from traditional markets. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index dropped below 28,800 on July 19 for the first time in five weeks, Bitcoin held above $64,000 and pushed higher through the weekend. Strategy, the corporate Bitcoin holder formerly known as MicroStrategy, raised $263 million in cash through a stock sale, easing concerns about potential sell pressure from its $1.76 billion annual dividend obligation. The company's cash reserves now stand at $3.22 billion, according to its latest filing.

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