Crypto ETF Outflows Pass $1 Billion in October: Is Wall Street Dumping Bitcoin and Ethereum?
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs just bled over $1 billion in October. Here is who is selling, who is still buying, and what it means for your coins.
The money that pushed Bitcoin to its all-time high is now heading for the exits. US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded $986.3 million in combined net outflows through Thursday, according to Farside Investors, and Friday's numbers pushed the October total over the $1 billion mark. Zoom out to every crypto ETF on the board and the picture gets uglier: $1.29 billion left $Bitcoin, $Ethereum, $Solana, $Zcash and $Hyperliquid funds in a single week.
Why Are Bitcoin ETFs Seeing Outflows Right Now?
Bitcoin ETFs lost $678.9 million between Monday and Friday, a sharp reversal from the $241.1 million they attracted the week before. Wednesday alone saw $484.9 million walk out the door, the biggest single-day outflow since June 25, followed by another $244.1 million on Thursday.
The selling was not evenly spread. Fidelity's FBTC shed $380.3 million and ARK 21Shares' ARKB lost $207.2 million, together accounting for the lion's share of the damage. BlackRock's IBIT, the world's largest Bitcoin fund, finished the week almost flat at a $1.1 million inflow, after a $207.7 million Wednesday withdrawal wiped out two strong days of buying.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs just bled over $1 billion in October. Here is who is selling, who is still buying, and what it means for your coins.
The money that pushed Bitcoin to its all-time high is now heading for the exits. US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded $986.3 million in combined net outflows through Thursday, according to Farside Investors, and Friday's numbers pushed the October total over the $1 billion mark. Zoom out to every crypto ETF on the board and the picture gets uglier: $1.29 billion left $Bitcoin, $Ethereum, $Solana, $Zcash and $Hyperliquid funds in a single week.
Why Are Bitcoin ETFs Seeing Outflows Right Now?
Bitcoin ETFs lost $678.9 million between Monday and Friday, a sharp reversal from the $241.1 million they attracted the week before. Wednesday alone saw $484.9 million walk out the door, the biggest single-day outflow since June 25, followed by another $244.1 million on Thursday.
The selling was not evenly spread. Fidelity's FBTC shed $380.3 million and ARK 21Shares' ARKB lost $207.2 million, together accounting for the lion's share of the damage. BlackRock's IBIT, the world's largest Bitcoin fund, finished the week almost flat at a $1.1 million inflow, after a $207.7 million Wednesday withdrawal wiped out two strong days of buying.
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