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An overlooked key signal: Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been positive for 18 consecutive days
Currently at 0.0336%. Don’t underestimate this number; it indicates that funds in the compliant U.S. market are continuously accumulating.
How to understand this index?
It measures the difference between BTC prices on Coinbase and the global average price. A positive premium means U.S. institutions are willing to pay a premium to buy spot — not retail investors, but large funds, pension funds, and investment funds. They don’t care about a thousandth of a percent premium; they care about acquiring the chips.
18 consecutive days of positivity, a greater significance
This is not a single-day emotional pulse but a systematic allocation action by institutions. No matter how the price fluctuates, buying has never stopped. Similar to the ETF nine consecutive days of net inflow and El Salvador’s continuous accumulation: big funds are locking in positions, and circulating chips are only decreasing.
Why is now more worth paying attention to?
The escalation of the US-Iran conflict, rising geopolitical risks, and increased uncertainty in traditional markets. Institutions actively paying a premium to buy BTC essentially treat it as a safe-haven asset — this is not short-term speculation but genuine capital inflow.
Institutions don’t shout slogans; they vote with real money. This index is their ballot.
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