BlackRock and Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin ETFs have entered the top 10 ETFs with the highest inflows in January, amassing around $4.8 billion. The iShares Bitcoin Trust by BlackRock secured eighth place with an impressive $2.6 billion in net flows, closely followed by the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin ETF, which captured tenth place with $2.2 billion, according to a Feb. 3 report from Morningstar research analyst Lan Anh Tran. This influx contrasts sharply with the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which experienced the second-highest outflows among ETFs, losing an estimated $5.7 billion. Nate…
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Why Is Bitcoin Price Not Going Up Despite The ETFs? Expert
In a recent analysis, Fred Krueger, the former founder and chairman of Traffic Marketplace, offered a nuanced explanation for the seemingly paradoxical situation where the Bitcoin price has fallen despite the influx of over $5 billion in new assets through Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) by BlackRock and Fidelity. Since January 11, the first trading day of the ten spot ETFs, the Bitcoin price has currently plunged by 13% (over 21% at times). Why Is Bitcoin Price Not Going Up? Krueger’s insights, shared via X (formerly Twitter), delve into the complex dynamics…
BlackRock and ProShares’ Bitcoin ETFs Surpassed GBTC’s Daily Volumes
Grayscale has led trading volumes among all bitcoin ETFs since their listing in early January. Most of these volumes have contributed to selling pressure in the past few weeks as GBTC investors took profits and shifted to other providers, some banks have previously stated. Original
Analyst Sees Spot Ethereum ETFs Fueling Bull Run
A crypto analyst, Eric, believes Ethereum (ETH) could spike to $20,000 in the upcoming bull run. The analyst said the potential launch of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States will propel this upswing. Ethereum To $20,000 Possible In a post on X, Eric cited Ethereum’s historical tendency to mirror Bitcoin (BTC), albeit with a one-cycle lag. In the previous bull market, the analyst noted that Bitcoin surged 22-fold from $3,100 to $69,000. Therefore, if Ethereum follows a similar trajectory, reaching $20,000 would be a realistic possibility. Ethereum price…
Bitcoin ETFs surge with $247m inflow as BTC nears $44k again
Spot Bitcoin ETFs witnessed a net inflow of $247 million for the first time a week. This divergence in fund flows was particularly evident among the other nine ETFs, excluding Grayscale, which collectively saw a net inflow of $467 million. Data from SoSo Value shows that BlackRock’s ETF IBIT recorded a single-day net inflow of $299 million, constituting 64% of the total net inflows this week. Bitcoin ETF net inflow | Source: SoSo Value However, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) reported a substantial net outflow of $220 million in a contrasting…
How the Launch of Spot ETFs Could Dampen Bitcoin’s Volatility
The approval of a wave of bitcoin exchange-traded funds will lead to a more mature market structure, say Vivek Chauhan and David Lawant, of FalconX. Original
Bitcoin ETFs Experience Day 12 Reversal, GBTC Selling Slows, Fidelity And Blackrock Garner $400 Million
Bitcoin has witnessed a positive turn of events as it reclaimed the $43,000 mark on Tuesday, thanks to a significant reduction in selling pressure from asset manager Grayscale. The reversal in Bitcoin ETFs during day 12 of trading has seen more inflows than outflows. Fidelity and Blackrock recorded a combined $400 million across their Bitcoin ETFs under the ticker names FBTC and IBIT, respectively. Bitcoin ETFs Record Third-Largest Money Day According to market expert James Mullarney, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has experienced a noticeable reduction in selling pressure, as reflected…
Ethereum ETFs Approval Date Set For May 23, Forecasts Suggest ETH Could Reach $4,000
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to follow a similar approach to approving spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for spot Ethereum ETFs, with the expectation that approval will be granted on the initial final deadline of May 23, as per Standard Chartered Bank analysis. Ethereum ETFs Face Delays, Approval Remains Likely According to a report by The Block, Geoffrey Kendrick, head of forex and digital asset research at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that they expect pending applications for spot Ethereum ETFs to be approved on May 23,…
Why launch of new ETFs may not affect bitcoin as they did gold
It’s possible that the new exchange-traded funds may benefit bitcoin as an asset class, but in the near term, it’s more likely the cryptocurrency rediscovers its high correlations with equities, according to Citi. The launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. has been widely anticipated for months, with many investors thinking they could revolutionize investing in the asset the way the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) did for gold in 2004. Bernstein recently said bitcoin could rocket to $200,000 by the end of next year with bitcoin ETFs. Only time…
Bitcoin ETFs (BTC) See Net Inflows for First Time in a Week
Even taking into account slowing but still sizable net outflows at the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), the ETF issuers as a whole added more than 4,200 bitcoin to their holdings worth roughly $183 million yesterday. Last week, daily flows were continuously negative on a daily basis, with roughly 20,000 bitcoin leaving the funds from Jan. 23 to Jan 26. The last previous net inflow day was Jan. 22, when the spot funds as a group added just over 1,200 bitcoin. Original