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On April 28, Bitcoin's short-term speculative capital, or "hot capital," reached $39.1 billion, according to data from Glassnode. This is the highest value since Feb. 10 and marks a sharp 92% increase from $20.7 billion just one week earlier, on April 21.
The hot capital metric includes $BTC moved in the last 24 hours and between one day to one week, and often used as an indicator of speculative interest and short-term holder activity. The sudden rise suggests that crypto market participants have become more active and are likely looking for quick profits in the current price environment.
This growth follows a low point of $17.5 billion on March 23, which was the lowest level since December 2024. Over the past five weeks, the metric added more than $21.5 billion, pointing to a clear shift in market behavior - from holding to trading.
#Bitcoin's Hot Capital (sum of coins moved in the last 24h + 1d–1w) reached $39.1B on 28 Apr - its highest since 10 Feb. This metric captures short-term holder activity and is a proxy for speculative capital entering the market: https://t.co/gxCGzWzEHW pic.twitter.com/hephgPEzTx
— glassnode (@glassnode) April 29, 2025
In previous months, the Bitcoin ($BTC) market was quieter, with long-term holders dominating and price action staying relatively stable. Now, the big jump in short-term realized cap shows that speculative interest is back, and it is bringing more movement and higher volatility.
Such a rise in hot capital is not unusual before a strong rally for Bitcoin, but it can also signal the beginning of short-term corrections. So, if momentum weakens or traders begin to take profits quickly, a fast reversal can happen really quickly.
As the market is no longer in passive mode, the main question now is whether this renewed energy will be enough to support a substantial uptrend, or if it will fade as quickly as it came.