It has been almost three months since the launch of the exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of the second-largest cryptocurrency, and CryptoQuant decided to observe the differences between their inflows compared to the data from the BTC ETFs’ initial days. The numbers don’t lie, and they clearly rule in favor of BTC. ETF Battle Between...Read More
After being on a highly impressive streak of net inflows, the landscape around the 11 US spot Bitcoin ETFs changed in the past week, perhaps due to the geopolitical tension in the Middle East. The Ethereum-based funds are also in the red on a weekly scale, while the two underlying assets’ prices crashed to local...Read More
US investors showed increased demand for the spot Bitcoin ETFs during the entire trading week, with more than $1 billion entering the 11 such US-based funds. Interestingly, the interest for their spot Ethereum counterparts has also picked up, as they registered their second-best week since going live in July. Over $1B in Bitcoin ETFs in...Read More
The United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is seeing a new wave of trading alternatives, including the availability of options. This latest move could attract liquidity and longer-term investors to the Bitcoin ecosystem, but it has a downside. According to a CryptoQuant report, the availability of options for spot Bitcoin ETFs could increase...Read More
On Sept. 26, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju reported that America is regaining dominance in terms of BTC holdings. Its ratio compared to other countries is rising, “driven by spot ETF demand,” he added. According to the US reserve ratio chart he provided, holdings have been increasing for the past year but have yet to return...Read More
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management, has reported a shift in crypto adoption among the country’s top financial advisors. Reflecting on his speech at the Barron’s Advisor 100 Summit last Friday, Hougan noted that 70% of the attending financial advisors now personally hold cryptocurrency, a noteworthy increase from just two years ago...Read More
It was a big week for financial markets and the global economy as the central bank of the world’s strongest economy pivoted from its monetary policy and reduced the key interest rates by 0.5%. As such, it’s worth reviewing how local investors behaved when it comes down to their interactions with spot Bitcoin and Ethereum...Read More
Bitcoin’s price continues to show high levels of correlations with the landscape around the spot ETFs. This was further proven by the price actions on Monday evening. BTC jumped to over $58,000 for the first time in five days as the ETFs broke a two-week-long streak. Over the weekend, CryptoPotato reported the negative streak the...Read More
The approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January was one of the biggest moves in crypto this year, with funds generating a surge in demand for BTC. However, eight months after their launch, interest in those products appears to be waning. In a recent post on X, Jim Bianco, the CEO of Bianco Research, stated...Read More
According to data from CoinShares, crypto investment products are experiencing a notable shift in investors’ sentiment. During the past trading week, they recorded staggering net outflows of $726 million, the highest outflow seen since March 2024. Bitcoin (BTC) saw the most outflow for the week, totaling $643 million, while short-bitcoin witnessed minor inflows of $3.9...Read More
The negative streak in terms of flows for the spot Bitcoin ETFs continued in the past week and has now become the longest since those products were greenlighted in mid-January. At the same time, the Ethereum counterparts still see little activity, with investors’ demand and interest obviously missing. Bitcoin ETFs’ Negative Streak CryptoPotato reported last...Read More
It’s no secret anymore that the 2024 bull run has been quite different than previous ones, at least in terms of when the all-time high came and how BTC has moved post-halving. The past week or so has not been kind to the asset as it dumped to a monthly low of $55,300. Are the...Read More
The landscape around the spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US has changed dramatically since a few weeks ago when investors showed significant demand. Current data shows six consecutive days of consistent outflows, with September 3 being the worst in terms of flows since May 1. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Deep in Red US investors’ behavior regarding...Read More
BTC’s price is down by nearly 10% on a weekly scale and this is perhaps no surprise given the substantial outflows seen from the spot Bitcoin ETFs in the States. ETH is in an even worse state weekly, while the spot Ethereum ETFs continue to struggle to capture investors’ interest. Bitcoin ETFs on a Negative...Read More
The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), issued by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, just recorded its first day of outflow in almost four months. Data from Farside Investors shows that IBIT investors withdrew $13.5 million from the fund on Thursday, August 29. The last time the BlackRock spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) recorded a...Read More
Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw an aggregate inflow of $202.6 million on Monday, Aug. 26, according to preliminary data from Farside Investors. This marks the second-largest day of inflows for the month and the eighth consecutive day in green for the investment products. Additionally, 12 of the past 14 trading days have seen...Read More
Alphabet Inc’s Google department is making great strides with its AI chatbot, Gemini. Among Large Language Model AIs (LLMs), it competes with the likes of ChatGPT, Meta AI, and X’s Grok. As such, CryptoPotato decided to inquire about what cryptocurrency could be the next to have an exchange-traded fund in the States to track its...Read More
Bitcoin ETFs have been on an impressive streak lately, and the last trading week saw more than $500 million allocated to the largest US-based products. However, Ethereum ETFs are in the opposite corner, with minor trading volumes and withdrawals. Bitcoin ETFs on a Roll The spot Bitcoin ETFs had a rough start of the month...Read More
According to data from Soso value, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust contributed the bulk of the total amount with $14.2 million in net inflows. It is closely followed by Fidelity’s FBTC and Bitwise’s BITB, with $10.7 million and $10 million in inflows, respectively. BlackRock’s IBIT, which is the largest spot Bitcoin ETF by net assets, recorded...Read More
In a post on X on Aug. 21, Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said that Bitcoin ETFs are being adopted by institutional investors “faster than any other ETF in history.” He noted that spot Bitcoin ETFs “are the fastest-growing ETFs of all-time,” having amassed $17.5 billion in net flows since launching in January. Hougan...Read More
Bitwise reports that U.S.-based institutional investors continue to demonstrate strong support for Bitcoin through spot ETFs, with around 66% either maintaining or increasing their holdings. This trend comes amidst market volatility and declining prices during Q2. Surge in Institutional Filings Bitwise’s chief investment officer, Matt Hougan, highlighted this trend in an August 15 post on...Read More
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has announced increasing its holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 447,651 shares. The latest addition brings its total to over 2.89 million as of June 30, according to a recent SEC filing. SWIB Expands Bitcoin Exposure SWIB, an independent agency handling assets for Wisconsin’s retirement and...Read More
The total holdings of the new U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs launched in January have reached 909,700 BTC. In a post on X on Aug. 13, Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas compared the figures of each fund with the BTC holdings of corporations and even the founder of the asset Satoshi Nakamoto. “Didn’t realize US...Read More
Another week went by, which began with massive volatility, and the spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs were once again in the spotlight. Here’s the data regarding the inflows and outflows for the past five days, according to Farside. Bitcoin ETFs in the Red Last week ended on a highly negative point as the spot Bitcoin...Read More
Capula Investment Management LLP, one of Europe’s largest hedge funds, informed that it holds $464 million in shares of spot Bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock and Fidelity. Capula’s disclosure contributes to institutional investors’ rising interest in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Capula’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Shares A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August...Read More
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States surpassed $5 billion in daily trading volume on August 5. This marks the first time since mid-April that such a high volume has been reached. BlackRock’s IBIT Leads with Nearly $3 Billion According to DefiLlama data, BlackRock’s IBIT ETF was a major contributor to this...Read More
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs had a positive day of inflows following a massive market crash that sent the asset tumbling 23% in less than 24 hours. On August 5, the aggregate inflow for the nine newly launched spot ETH ETFs was $49 million, its second-highest inflow day since the funds started trading. Additionally, it is...Read More
The second week of trading for the spot Ethereum ETFs saw again more withdrawals than inflows, perhaps driven by the uncertainty in the US economy. The spot Bitcoin ETFs also closed the business week on the wrong foot, with nearly $240 million leaving the financial vehicles. Data from FarSide shows that Fidelity’s FBTC was the...Read More
Bitcoin continues to grab the world’s attention and increase its adoption levels, especially through the exchange-traded funds tracking its performance. In the latest major news on the ETF frontline, Morgan Stanley reportedly informed its financial advisors that they will be able to offer two Bitcoin ETFs to wealthy clients. Recall that the US Securities and...Read More
The crypto investment management company has launched a new product called the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust, which has the ticker $BTC. The new offering, endorsed as a spin-off of Grayscale’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) GBTC, has a competitive, “ultra-low” fee of 0.15%. Grayscale’s New Spin-Off Fund Months ago, Grayscale filed for the Mini Trust fund...Read More
