Crypto markets racked up strong gains on Thursday morning as broader risk appetite returned, lifting major assets and sector indexes alike.
The total market rose 3.7 percent driven by a sharp rebound in blue-chip tokens and renewed investor inflows into spot exchange-traded funds.
Bitcoin surged nearly 5 percent to break above $91,000, its strongest showing in weeks, after days of muted trading.
The move reflected a combination of improving sentiment, renewed liquidity from institutional desks, and broader momentum across risk assets.
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Ethereum also reclaimed a key psychological threshold, rising more than 4 percent to trade above $3,000 for the first time in nearly a week. The twin rallies helped restore optimism across the market following last week’s sell-off.
Sector-wide gains were equally pronounced. The Real-World Asset (RWA) index climbed 4 percent, led by standout performances from Pendle, Sky and Ondo. Layer-2 tokens posted some of the biggest moves of the day, with Merlin Chain soaring more than 130 percent amid frenzied trading.
CeFi, DeFi and meme coins recorded modest but positive upticks, while Dash spiked 17 percent following its spot listing on OKX.
The upbeat trading session coincided with fresh inflows into digital asset ETFs. Ethereum spot ETFs notched $60.82 million in net inflows on November 26, extending their streak to four days, while Bitcoin ETFs added $21.12 million. XRP funds also saw strong demand with $21.81 million in inflows, though Solana ETFs bucked the trend, registering an $8.1 million outflow.
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