Fidelity’s FBTC lead $71.73m Bitcoin ETF outflows, Ether ETFs also slide

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States experienced their third consecutive day of net outflows, while spot Ethereum ETFs also saw a return to negative flows. According to data from SoSoValue, the 12 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $71.73 million in net outflows on Aug. 29, marking the third consecutive day of outflows. FIdelity’s FBTC led the lot, logging $31.1 million in outflows on the day — its highest recorded outflows since Aug. 6. Grayscale’s GBTC continued its outflow streak, with $22.7 million leaving the fund, pushing its total…

Disillusioned crypto investors are struggling behind bitcoin’s ETF success

Crypto investors are having a mild existential crisis as demand for the young asset class dries up in the midst of a bull market. In the past month, search interest in crypto has been muted, network activity has been subdued and futures funding rates briefly went negative. Ether ETFs, which began trading a little over a month ago, have seen net outflows. Even bitcoin ETFs – which helped prices catapult to new highs in March – have logged net outflows. “The ETFs have been a smashing success, [ Donald] Trump…

BlackRock Lists Ethereum ETF on the Brazilian Stock Exchange

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MicroStrategy ETF accumulates $127m in assets, $100m daily volume

The newly launched MicroStrategy leveraged ETF, trading under the ticker $MSTX, is rapidly gaining traction on Wall Street. The MSTX ETF has amassed $127 million in assets within just six days of its debut, said Eric Balchunas, senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg.  The ETF, which seeks to deliver 175% of MicroStrategy’s daily stock return, has been trading at over $100 million in volume per day, showing strong investor interest in MicroStrategy and Bitcoin (BTC). On August 23, the ETF surged by 20% after a volatile week that included a 10%…

Here’s why Ethereum ETF inflows are lagging behind Bitcoin

Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, had seven consecutive days of outflows shedding over $5.7 million in assets on Friday, Aug. 23, bringing the cumulative figure to $464 million, data by SoSoValue shows. Cumulative net assets locked in these Ethereum (ETH) ETFs stand at about $7.65 billion. The Grayscale Ethereum Trust has $5 billion followed by the Grayscale Mini Ethereum Trust with $1.01 billion. It is followed by ETFs from Blackrock, Fidelity, Bitwise, and VanEck. Institutional investors reluctance In a note to Bloomberg, crypto analyst Noelle Acheson noted that many…

Bulls Must Hold $2,500, Spot ETF To Catalyze Demand

Ethereum, similar to most altcoins, is under significant selling pressure, struggling to shake off the weakness of early August. Even though there were flashes of strength after the climactic sell-off on August 5, prices are still below $2,800. The only positive for now, at least looking at the daily chart, is the impressive bulls’ resilience. Despite the wave of lower lows, buyers have soaked in the deluge of selling pressure, holding prices above the $2,500 mark. The bearish formation, nonetheless, remains, but one analyst thinks the rejection of lower prices…