Chip stocks saved crypto this time, not the other way around.

Bitcoin jumped to $66,100 on July 21, a one-month top, as Asia chip names led risk back. Samsung, Taiwan Semi and Nikkei rose 3-4% after last week rout tied to Moonshot AI Kimi K3 model shock. Ether did even better at $1,922, up 3% on day and 8% on week. XRP added 3% to $1.13, Solana $78, BNB $574.
Flow is the real driver. US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged over $600 million in five straight green days, best run since mid-July and a clean flip from eight-week drain of $9.4B. Long holders also bought. Glassnode shows whale wallets adding for two months while mid-size sellers faded. So bid looks solid, not fast leverage.
Macro tail helps. Brent pulled back to $88.5 as Iran talk of 10-day halt eased war fear, after hitting $91. Oil down takes heat off Fed. But late July Fed meet is still key risk. K33 data shows CME BTC futures open interest at low since 2023 and spot volume only 62% of yearly mean, so this is still summer lull rally. Keep risk tight: $64k holds as base, $68k is roof test for this week. Break with volume opens $72k call spread that desks eye for month end.
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