CoinEx News: BTC rose above $81,000 on May 5 as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF demand accelerated. SoSoValue data show spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $532 million in net inflows on May 4, after $630 million on May 1, taking the latest two trading days to about $1.16 billion; IBIT and FBTC led both sessions.

Derivatives data added a squeeze layer to the move: CoinGlass showed $365.19 million in crypto liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $223 million in shorts. BTC-linked liquidations totaled about $174.6 million, with short liquidations at roughly $130 million.