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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<a href="https://farside.co.uk/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> shows</a> 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 negative flow was on May 1, and the outflow amounted to $36.9 million. Since then, the fund has either witnessed inflows or zero flows.
<h2 id="ibit-sees-first-daily-outflow-since-may">IBIT Sees First Daily Outflow Since May</h2>
BlackRock’s IBIT has been the <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/blackrocks-ibit-takes-back-the-lead-as-spot-bitcoin-etfs-continue-their-inflow-streak/" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">leading</a> Bitcoin ETF since May when it <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/blackrocks-ibit-outpaces-grayscales-gbtc-in-just-96-trading-days/" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">surpassed</a> the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) after 96 trading days following its launch. At the time, IBIT became the largest spot Bitcoin ETF, with assets under management (AUM) hovering above $19.7 billion and 288,671 bitcoin (BTC) in its holdings.
Currently, IBIT holds 357,740 BTC, and its AUM is $17.24 billion, primarily because BTC is worth 13% less than it was at the time.
By the end of May, BTC was worth around $68,000; however, according to CoinMarketCap data at the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency was changing hands at $59,200, down slightly in the past 24 hours.
<h2 id="etfs-on-3-day-outflow-streak">ETFs on 3-Day Outflow Streak</h2>
The outflow from IBIT and plunge in bitcoin’s value comes as the United States spot Bitcoin ETF market witnesses a three-day outflow streak. The investment products recorded $127.1 million in outflows on August 27, $105.3 million in negative flows on August 28, and investors withdrew another $71.8 million on August 29.
The outflows have been so heavy that only Ark Invest’s ARKB has seen inflows in the past three days, and that was on August 29, a figure totaling $5.3 million. Other funds, including Fidelity’s FBTC, Bitwise’s BITB, and Invesco Galaxy’s BTCO, have either recorded outflows or no action.
Grayscale’s GBTC continued its outflow streak, with investors withdrawing $22.7 million. The fund has seen negative flows totaling $49 million in the past three days.
Despite the negative flows over the past few days, the total net assets of the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market account for 4.62% of bitcoin’s market cap, per <a href="https://sosovalue.xyz/assets/etf/us-btc-spot" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a> from SosoValue. The funds have seen a cumulative net inflow of $17.78 billion since launch and have a total AuM of $50 billion.
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BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Sees First Day of Outflows in Nearly 4 Months

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