Massive Outflows Hit US Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Grayscale's GBTC Leads the Decline

On Monday, the landscape for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) took a notable downturn, with total outflows reaching $168.44 million. This decline starkly contrasts with the performance of their Ethereum counterparts. The primary culprits behind this significant drop were three funds, notably Grayscale’s GBTC, which led the pack in outflows.

3 Leading Bitcoin ETFs Experience Major Outflows

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) recorded a staggering $69.12 million outflow, pushing its total net divestments since January 11, 2024, to $19.13 billion. GBTC wasn't alone in facing these losses; Ark Invest’s ARKB shed $69 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC saw a decrease of $58.04 million, as reported by sosovalue.xyz and coinglass.com metrics.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have recorded two straight days of outflows according to coinglass.com metrics.

Despite these setbacks, three other funds managed to post gains. Grayscale’s Mini Bitcoin Trust, also known as BTC, increased by $21.81 million. Additionally, Vaneck’s HODL added $3 million, and Bitwise’s BITB absorbed $2.9 million.

In contrast, Blackrock’s IBIT, along with BRRR, BTCO, EZBC, BTCW, and DEFI, remained stable with no changes. Collectively, these twelve funds have amassed $17.34 billion in cumulative net inflows since their inception in January.

The recently launched BTC or Mini Bitcoin Trust has rapidly gained traction, amassing $240.81 million in positive inflows since its launch. IBIT leads all funds with cumulative inflows of $20.10 billion to date. Conversely, the Hashdex DEFI spot BTC ETF has recorded the smallest inflows, totaling just $2.1 million so far.

Monday's trading activity was robust, with a total volume of $5.24 billion. As of August 6, 2024, these twelve spot BTC ETFs collectively hold $48.43 billion in BTC reserves, which represents approximately 4.51% of bitcoin’s total market capitalization.

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