Bitcoin ETFs Lose Another $166M as Five-Week Withdrawals Near $4B
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In brief Spot Bitcoin ETFs outflows marked their third straight day of redemptions on February 19. Total outflows over the past five weeks were just under $4B, following weekly outflows since mid-January. Experts remain split on whether the move marks a “controlled reset,” or whether selling pressure would persist. Bitcoin ETFs logged another day of outflows Thursday, extending a five-week losing streak that has now erased nearly $4 billion from the products. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $165.76 million in net outflows on February 19, marking the third consecutive day of redemptions, according to SoSoValue data. The latest withdrawals bring the five-week total to just under $4 billion, following weekly outflows of $403.9 million, $359.9 million, $318.1 million, $1.49 billion, and $1.33 billion since mid-January. The sustained outflows test whether institutional appetite for Bitcoin exposure is cooling or simply resetting after a strong 2025, with experts divided on whether the bleeding reflects structural weakness or a controlled deleveraging. Bitcoin has bucked the bearish trend, edging up 1.4% over the past 24 hours to around $67,800, according to CoinGecko data, lifting the total crypto market cap by 1.6% to $2.4 trillion. Major altcoins, including Hyperliquid, Avalanche and Sui, have notched gains of around 4% in the same period, even as ETF flows remain in negative territory. The rebound has improved sentiment, with users on prediction market Myriad, owned by Decrypt’s parent company, assigning a 44% chance of Bitcoin rallying to $84,000—up 8% on the day. Retreat or recalibration? For Brickken analyst Enmanuel Cardozo, the ETF outflows tell a story of recalibration rather than retreat. “After a strong 2025, it’s natural to see leveraged funds and short-term allocators reduce exposure, especially in the current macro environment, which is still uncertain and thus volatile,” Cardozo told Decrypt. “This does not resemble institutional capitulation,” he…
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