1322 ET - The jump in bitcoin, going as high as nearly $69,000, comes as traders speculate over whether the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes will signal the likelihood of no rate hikes near-term. For bitcoin, the accelerating inflows from institutional investors is giving traders some confidence. "Institutional demand is beginning to recover after several sessions of weakness, which could help improve broader short-term market sentiment," says Julian Pineda of StoneX. Over the previous two days, bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows totaling nearly $487M. That's a stark reversal from much of the spring and summer, when investors were seen largely pulling money out in favor of more lucrative opportunities like AI stocks. Bitcoin is up 5.9% to $68,374.