US spot bitcoin ETFs log $174 million in net outflows as bitcoin price struggles

Quick Take

  • The spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. recorded a daily net outflow of $174.45 million on Monday.
  • Bitcoin price is trading near the low of $61,000 amid news of potential upcoming selloff pressure from Mt. Gox.

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a total daily net outflow of $174.45 million on Monday, marking their seventh consecutive day of negative flows.

Grayscale’s GBTC led the pack of outflows with $90 million, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC, which saw $35 million worth of outflows yesterday, according to data from SosoValue. 

Franklin Templeton’s EZBC reported net outflows of $20.8 million, its first net outflow since May 2. Several other funds saw net outflows on Monday — VanEck’s HODL saw $10 million outflows; Bitwise’ BITB saw $8 million; Ark Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB fund had $7 million outflows. Invesco and Galaxy Digital’s BTCO also reported outflows of $2 million.

BlackRock’s IBIT, the largest spot bitcoin ETF in terms of net asset value, recorded zero flows on Monday, along with funds from Valkyrie, WisdomTree and Hashdex. No funds reported net inflows.

Bitcoin fell

The outflows came amid bitcoin hitting its lowest point in nearly six weeks, where it briefly dipped under the $60,000 mark on Monday. It is changing hands at at $61,191 at publication time, down 2.36% in the past 24 hours, according to The Block’s bitcoin price page.

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Bitcoin’s price decline followed a major announcement from Mt. Gox, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange that declared bankruptcy in 2014 after suffering multiple hacks. Mt. Gox announced Monday that it plans to distribute $9 billion worth of bitcoin and bitcoin cash repayments to creditors from July. 

Analysts told The Block on Monday that the Mt. Gox announcement is a “classic ‘sell the news’ scenario,” causing concerns among investors of an influx of supply that is likely to be liquidated upon receiving.


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Danny Park is an East Asia reporter at The Block writing on topics including Web3 developments and crypto regulations in the region. He was formerly a reporter at Forkast.News, where he actively covered the downfall of Terra-Luna and FTX. Based in Seoul, Danny has previously produced written and video content for media companies in Korea, Hong Kong and China. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism and Business Marketing from the University of Hong Kong.

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