Bitcoin Rebounds Above $103K as Liquidity Conditions Improve and Dollar Weakens
November 9, 2025 — Bitcoin (BTC) climbed back above $103,000 on Sunday, leading a rebound in digital assets as easing U.S. liquidity conditions and a pause in the dollar’s rally boosted market sentiment.
After weeks of declines from record highs, bitcoin’s recovery has provided relief to a broader crypto market that includes ether (ETH $3,524), XRP ($2.52), and solana (SOL $165.68). The shift comes as financial stress indicators in U.S. funding markets begin to normalize, signaling renewed risk appetite among investors.
A key factor behind the turnaround is the spread between the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and the Effective Federal Funds Rate (EFFR) — a widely watched measure of dollar liquidity. The spread had widened to its highest level since 2019 late last month, tightening financial conditions and weighing on crypto. As liquidity tightened, bitcoin briefly slipped below the $100,000 threshold.
Over the past week, however, the SOFR-EFFR spread has narrowed sharply from 0.35 to 0.05, indicating improved liquidity and reduced funding stress. Historically, this type of contraction has favored risk assets like bitcoin and equities.
Further supporting that view, borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s Standing Repo Facility (SRF) — a key liquidity backstop — has fallen to zero after peaking at a record $50 billion earlier this month, according to ING. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index (DXY) has stalled near 100.25, suggesting the greenback’s recent strength is fading.
A softer dollar often coincides with stronger crypto performance, as investors turn to bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and currency debasement. As of writing, BTC traded at $103,090, up 1.6% in 24 hours, while ETH, XRP, SOL, and BNB gained between 1.5% and 2.5%, per CoinDesk data.
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Analysts caution that sustained momentum will depend on inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs, which have seen $2.8 billion in outflows over the past month. A breakout in the DXY above 100.25 could also pressure bitcoin’s near-term outlook.
