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<p style="text-align: justify">You can also read this news on BH NEWS: <a href="https://en.bitcoinhaber.net/investment-shift-outflows-from-gold-etfs-influx-to-bitcoin-etfs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Investment Shift: Outflows from Gold ETFs, Influx to Bitcoin ETFs</a><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Since the inception of new <a href="https://en.bitcoinhaber.net/anticipation-builds-as-sec-decision-on-spot-bitcoin-etfs-looms" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> ETFs on January 11, traditional gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have witnessed a significant decline in investments, while Bitcoin ETFs are gaining traction among investors. This trend emerged immediately after the approval and availability of Bitcoin ETFs, leading to speculation about a potential shift in investor preference.</p>
<h2 id="gold-etfs-experience-declining-interest">Gold ETFs Experience Declining Interest</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">The two largest gold ETFs, SPDR Gold Shares and iShares Gold Trust, have seen notable capital withdrawals amounting to billions of dollars. This marks a stark contrast to the previous year’s positive inflows and raises questions about the evolving dynamics of the investment market. Eleven out of fourteen gold ETFs tracked have reported outflows since the start of the year.</p>
<h2 id="spot-bitcoin-etfs-attract-billions">Spot Bitcoin ETFs Attract Billions</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">Simultaneously, the newly launched spot Bitcoin ETFs, namely BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC, have attracted nearly $10 billion in investments, overshadowing the outflows from Grayscale’s GBTC. Collectively, these spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen approximately $5 billion in net inflows, indicating a surge in investor interest.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Despite the clear popularity of Bitcoin ETFs, industry analysts, such as Bloomberg Intelligence’s Eric Balchunas, remain cautious, emphasizing that the movement of funds does not necessarily indicate a direct transfer of investment from gold to Bitcoin. Bitcoin, often paralleled with gold as an inflation hedge and a safe-haven asset, has now become more accessible to investors outside the crypto sphere with the advent of Bitcoin ETFs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">This notable shift suggests a changing landscape in investment preferences, as the ease of investing in Bitcoin via ETFs might be altering the traditional dominance of gold as the preferred asset for financial security.</p>
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Investment Shift: Outflows from Gold ETFs, Influx to Bitcoin ETFs

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