Bitcoin ETFs See Another $277 Million Outflow with Long-Term Holders Selling

Key Notes BlackRock Bitcoin ETF alone saw $210 million of outflows on Dec. 16, signaling sustained institutional selling pressure. On-chain data shows one of the largest sell-offs by Bitcoin long-term holders in the past five years. Investors are bracing for heightened volatility ahead of key macro events, including US CPI data and a BoJ rate hike. Amid the strong Bitcoin BTC $86 451 24h volatility: 0.2% Market cap: $1.73 T Vol. 24h: $43.63 B price correction, spot Bitcoin ETF outflows have surged simultaneously, clocking another $277 million on Dec. 16.…

Solana ETFs Buck The Trend With 7-Day Positive Inflow Streak

Solana (SOL) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a seven-day inflow streak, despite SOL’s downward price performance and a broader downturn in the crypto market. Tuesday marked the highest day of inflows during the seven-day streak, with about $16.6 million in capital flowing into SOL ETFs, according to data from investment management company Farside Investors. This brings the total net inflow into SOL ETFs to $674 million at the time of this writing, data from Farside shows. SOL ETF inflows. Source: Farside Investors SOL ETFs debuted in the US in July, with…

Third Fed Rate Cut Lights Fire Under Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto FOMO

Key Notes The US Fed cut its interest rates by 25 bps. The decision was unusually split, with three policymakers dissenting. US spot BTC ETFs added about $223.5m in net inflows the same day. The US Federal Reserve announced its third-consecutive rate cut for 2025 on Wednesday, Dec. 10, triggering inflows into spot Bitcoin BTC $90 170 24h volatility: 2.7% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $58.45 B products. The Fed cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points, 0.25%, with a new target range of 3.5% to 3.75%,…

SOL Breakout Point: Whale Makes Major Transfer as ETFs Hit $655M Milestone

Key Notes SOL climbed 4% on December 10 with a sharp rise in trading volume. Whale wallet withdraws 200,001 SOL from Binance. Solana ETFs added $16.6 million in inflow on December 9, reaching $655 million in total inflow. Solana SOL $137.5 24h volatility: 3.6% Market cap: $77.27 B Vol. 24h: $6.90 B has recorded a 4% rally on Dec. 10 with a 35% rise in its daily trading volume. However, analysts believe that it could just be the start of a bigger breakout as whale activity rises. On-chain data shows…

Bitcoin Leaves Exchanges as ETFs Absorb Supply and Holders Stay Bullish

There are at least 400,000 fewer Bitcoin on exchanges compared to the same time last year, in a positive sign for the market, according to the market intelligence platform Santiment.  Over 403,000 Bitcoin (BTC) have moved off exchanges since Dec. 7, 2024, representing roughly 2% of the total supply, Santiment said in an X post on Monday, citing data from its sanbase dashboard. Users often move their Bitcoin away from exchanges into cold storage wallets, which, in theory, makes it harder to sell and could signal long-term plans to hold…