U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record $1.2 Billion Weekly Outflow Amid Market Downturn
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SoSoValue reports that the biggest outflow was in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, which lost $268.6 million. Bitcoin has lost 6% so far this month, against the pattern of 10 out of the last twelve Octobers, when the cryptocurrency saw increases. U.S spot Bitcoin Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) lost almost $1.2 billion last week. As a whole, the eleven US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $366.6 million on Friday, capping off a losing week for the asset and institutional investment products linked to Bitcoin. SoSoValue reports that the biggest outflow was in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, which lost $268.6 million. Minor outflows occurred in the Valkyrie ETF, Grayscale’s GBTC outflowed $25 million, and Fidelity’s fund dropped $67.2 million. Friday saw no flows at all for the others. Despite a little positive inflow on Tuesday, Bitcoin ETFs had another negative day, leading to a weekly outflow of $1.22 billion. The underlying asset fell almost $10,000 during a fall that began on Monday and ended on Friday, plunging to a four-month low of little below $104,000. This coincided with the ETF exodus. All Eyes on Uptober The world’s biggest asset management, BlackRock, which oversees over $13 trillion in assets, predicts that its Bitcoin ETF will see unprecedented growth. According to a BlackRock spokesman who spoke on CNBC, the firm anticipates massive investment flows into its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The company’s excitement is a sign that more investors see Bitcoin’s promise in the future. According to analysts, this might lead to massive institutional investment in Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency sector as a whole, perhaps amounting to trillions of dollars. According to CoinGlass, Bitcoin has lost 6% so far this month, against the pattern of 10 out of the last twelve Octobers, when the cryptocurrency saw increases. Uptober gains have often occurred in the second half of the…
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