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Bitcoin Breaks Above $80,000: Chip Rotation, Capital Inflows, and Regulatory Breakthrough

The recent movement of Bitcoin has revealed some interesting signals. The price of Bitcoin fluctuated around $82,000 on Wednesday (the 6th), after briefly reaching a three-month high of $81,760. Since the level below $63,000 in early February, Bitcoin has rebounded by about 30%.

Data source: Investing.com, May 7, 2026

Market positioning is being restored

Crypto analyst Murphy pointed out that Bitcoin is filling the market gap since November 2024. The area near $78,000 has become a key support zone—around 423,000 BTC have changed hands here, and the signs of large capital inflows are very clear.

Trading volume has decreased in the $79,000 to $80,000 range, with some funds opting to stay on the sidelines for now. There's still an unfilled gap above $81,000 to $82,000, and the price is expected to consolidate within this range as it waits for sufficient turnover before attempting to move higher.

Interestingly, the concentration of positions between $83,000 and $84,000 is mainly due to Coinbase consolidating wallets, which does not constitute real resistance. Once it stabilizes above $82,000, the true pressure will come from the heavy position zone above $87,000.

Capital inflow pace is accelerating

In terms of capital flows, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded large net inflows consecutively from April 30 to May 4, totaling approximately $1.65 billion.

Institutional funds are flowing back in. This is not sporadic small-scale buying but a continuous, rhythmic allocation behavior.

Source: Farside Investors, April 30, 2026, to May 5, 2026

Substantial breakthrough on the regulatory front

A compromise solution for the CLARITY Act has been reached. The core issue — whether stablecoins can pay returns to holders — has achieved a principled compromise: passive returns are prohibited, but rewards based on on-chain activities such as payments and transfers are allowed.

If the bill is ultimately passed, its significance goes far beyond the legal text itself. It will clarify the classification and regulatory boundaries of digital assets, paving the way for institutional funds to enter. Circle's stock price surged nearly 20% intraday, showing that the market is already voting with money.

Over the past decade, the U.S. crypto market developed in the regulatory gap between the SEC and CFTC. Companies faced legal uncertainty, making it difficult for institutional funds to enter. Once the CLARITY Act is implemented, exchanges, wallets, and payment platforms will gain clear compliance pathways, and investors' decisions will rely more on laws and systems rather than solely on market trends or narratives.

Capital is flowing in, positions are changing hands, and regulation is breaking through barriers. After Bitcoin stabilized above $80,000, the market is now waiting for the next signal.

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Investing involves risks, including the loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Before investing in the China AMC Bitcoin ETF (the "Fund"), investors should refer to the fund prospectus, paying particular attention to the risk factors. You should not rely solely on this material to make investment decisions. Please note:

• The Fund's investment objective is to provide investment results that closely track the performance of Bitcoin (as measured by the CME CF Bitcoin Index (APAC Close Price) ('Index')) before fees and expenses.

• The Fund is passively managed. A decline in the index may lead to a corresponding decline in the value of the Fund. The Fund involves risks such as new product risk, new index risk, tracking error risk, and discount or premium trading risk.

• Since the Fund invests directly only in Bitcoin, it is exposed to concentration risk and risks associated with Bitcoin, such as risks related to the Bitcoin and Bitcoin industry, speculative risk, unforeseen risks, extreme price volatility risk, ownership concentration risk, regulatory risk, fraud, market manipulation and security breach risks, cybersecurity risk, potential risk of Bitcoin network manipulation, fork risk, illegal usage risk, and trading time lag risk.

• The Fund is exposed to risks related to Virtual Asset Trading Platforms ('VATP'), custody risk, and risks associated with differences between the executable price of Bitcoin on the SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform and the index price for cash subscriptions and redemptions.

• Listed and unlisted classes follow different pricing and trading arrangements. Due to differing fees and costs, the net asset value per unit of each class may vary. The trading cut-off times for listed and unlisted classes differ. The trading cut-off times also vary across categories.

• Units of the listed class are traded at the prevailing market price on the secondary market, while units of the unlisted class are sold through intermediaries based on the end-of-day net asset value on the trading day. Investors in the unlisted class can redeem their units at net asset value, whereas investors in the listed class on the secondary market can only sell at the current market price and may have to exit the Fund at a significant discount. Investors in the unlisted class may be at an advantage or disadvantage compared to investors in the listed class.

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• The Fund’s investment objective is to provide investment results that closely track the performance of Ether (as measured by the CME CF Ether Index (APAC Close Price) ('Index')) before fees and expenses.

• Since this fund invests directly in Ethereum, it involves concentration risk and risks associated with Ethereum, such as Ethereum and Ethereum industry risks, speculative risks, unforeseen risks, extreme price volatility risks, ownership concentration risks, regulatory risks, fraud, market manipulation and security breach risks, cybersecurity risks, fork risks, illegal usage risks, risks related to Ethereum staking, and transaction timing risks.

• This fund involves risks related to virtual asset trading platforms (“VATP”), custody risks, and risks associated with the difference between the executable price of Ethereum on the SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform and the index price used for cash subscription and redemption.

• Listed and unlisted classes follow different pricing and trading arrangements. Due to differences in fees and costs, the net asset value per unit of each class may vary. The trading cut-off times for listed and unlisted classes are also different.

• Units of the listed class are traded at the current market price on the secondary market, while units of the unlisted class are sold through intermediaries based on the end-of-day net asset value. Investors in the unlisted class can redeem their units at net asset value, whereas investors in the listed class on the secondary market can only sell at the prevailing market price and may have to exit the fund at a significant discount. Investors in the unlisted class may be at an advantage or disadvantage compared to investors in the listed class.

• This fund involves multiple counter risks.

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Investment involves risks, including the loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Before investing in the China AMC Solana ETF ("this fund"), investors should refer to the fund prospectus, particularly the risk factors section. You should not rely solely on this material to make investment decisions. Please note:

• The investment objective of this fund is to provide investment results that closely track the performance of SOL (measured by the performance of the CME CF Solana-USD Index (Asia Pacific Close) ("Index")) before deduction of fees and expenses.

• This fund is passively managed. A decline in the index may result in a corresponding decrease in the value of this fund. This fund involves new product risks, new index risks, tracking error risks, and risks of trading at a discount or premium.

• Since this fund invests directly in SOL, it involves concentration risk and risks associated with Solana and SOL, such as SOL and Solana industry risks, speculative risks, unforeseen risks, risks due to Solana’s limited history, hybrid PoH and PoS mechanism risks, inflation risks, extreme price volatility risks, ownership concentration risks, regulatory risks, fraud, market manipulation and security breach risks, cybersecurity risks, network disruption risks, fork risks, illegal usage risks, and transaction timing risks.

• This fund involves risks related to virtual asset trading platforms (“VATP”), custody risks, and risks associated with the difference between the executable price of SOL on the SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform and the index price used for cash subscription and redemption.

• Listed and unlisted classes follow different pricing and trading arrangements. Due to varying fees and costs, the net asset value per unit may differ across classes. The trading cutoff times for listed and unlisted classes also vary. The cutoff times for each class may differ.

• Units of the listed class are traded at the current market price on the secondary market, while units of the unlisted class are sold through intermediaries based on the end-of-day net asset value on the trading day. Investors in the unlisted class can redeem their units at net asset value, whereas investors in the listed class on the secondary market can only sell at the prevailing market price and may have to exit the fund at a significant discount. Investors in the unlisted class may have advantages or disadvantages compared to investors in the listed class.

• This fund involves multi-counter risks.

Please note that the above list of risks is not exhaustive; for details, please refer to the fund's prospectus.

Data source:

• The Block Beats, Bitcoin Chip Structure Analysis, May 5, 2026, https://www.theblockbeats.info/flash/344369

• Farside Investors, Bitcoin spot ETF flow data, May 1–4, 2026, https://farside.co.uk/btc/

• Juheng.com, Analysis of the Implementation of the Compromise Proposal for the CLARITY Act, May 5, 2026, https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6443085

[1] Data source: China AMC (HK), Bloomberg, as of May 7, 2026.

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