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Boomer investors quietly added about $500m to spot Bitcoin ETFs even as a $1.7b outflow streak, negative 2025 flows, and macro jitters keep Bitcoin pinned near $78k. Summary Baby boomers funneled roughly half a billion dollars into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in a single session, briefly snapping a multi-day outflow run.​ Despite the boomer bid, CoinShares data show about $1.7b in recent crypto product outflows, flipping 2025 flows negative as ETFs trade below many holders’ cost basis. Bitcoin hovers around $78,000 while Ethereum trades in the low-$3,000s and Solana near $104 as ETFs, macro risk sentiment, and thinning liquidity drive choppy price action. Baby boomers quietly tried to catch the knife in Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs this week, stepping in for roughly half a billion in fresh buying even as year‑to‑date flows remain slightly negative and prices grind lower. The move underscores a maturing investor base that is treating Bitcoin less like a speculative toy and more like a long‑duration macro asset — even in what one analyst bluntly calls “the bad time.” The Boomers stepped up yesterday bought half a bil of bitcoin ETFs. That said, YTD net flows still negative slightly. To quote Goodfellas “This is the bad time.” That said, if you traveled back in time only 3yrs and told a coiner that btc would be $78k and ETFs would have $100b… pic.twitter.com/ZBrAoRdJRb — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) February 3, 2026 Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, summed up the tension in a post on X: “The Boomers stepped up yesterday bought half a bil of bitcoin ETFs. That said, YTD net flows still negative slightly.” He reached for Goodfellas to frame sentiment: “To quote Goodfellas ‘This is the bad time.’” Yet he also reminded veterans how far the market has come: “If you traveled back in time…

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Filed under: News - @ February 3, 2026 5:21 pm