95% of Bitcoin ETF Investors Still Holding Strong Despite 25% BTC Price Drop
Highlights
- Bloomberg data highlights strong investor confidence in Bitcoin ETF among investors.
- BTC price faces selling pressure due to macroeconomic factors like the Trump tariff war and cooling inflation.
- While ETF inflows decline, long-term Bitcoin holders are capitalizing on the market dip.
Despite the strong 25 BTC price correction since the start of 2025, a large majority of investors into US spot Bitcoin ETFs have been holding with diamond hands. Data from Bloomberg shows that a massive 95% of investors still continue to hold the ETFs without any major concerns.
Bitcoin ETF Holders Have Diamond Hands
Bloomberg’s ETF strategist James Seyffart recently shared some key details stating that the BTC ETF inflows have declined slightly to $35 billion, a bit down from the peak of $40 billion. This represents over 95% of investor cash holding firm, even as the BTC price faced a sharp 25% downturn. Big institutional players like Goldman Sachs also have more than $1.5 billion exposure to Bitcoin ETFs.
Currently, the US Bitcoin ETFs manage a total of $115 billion in assets under management, with the data underscoring the resilience of investors and big players who have invested in this product.
Interestingly, since mid-February, there have been massive outflows in BTC ETFs, with nearly $5 billion outflows from the peak. As per the data from Farside Investors, the total outflows on March 13 were $135 million, with only the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) seeing net inflows of $45.7 million.
BTC Price Selling Pressure Continues
Amid the macro uncertainty and the Trump tariff war, Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have come under severe selling pressure. Following the US CPI data release on Wednesday and cooling inflation, the BTC price made a brief surge above the crucial resistance of $84,000, however, failed to hold above the crucial levels.
As of press time, Bitcoin is trading 1.56% down at $81,953 levels, with daily trading volume dropping by 22% under $30 billion. The Coinglass data shows that the 24-hour liquidations have shot up to $75 million, of which $52 million is in long liquidations.
Ki Young Ju, CEO of on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, has commented on the current state of Bitcoin demand, noting that it appears “stuck” at present. Despite the sluggish activity, Ju emphasized that it is “too early to call it a bear market”.
Long Term Bitcoin Holders Are Buying
Despite the strong Bitcoin ETF outflows, on-chain data shows that long term Bitcoin holders have continued to add more. Prominent crypto analyst Ali Martinez has reported a surge in Bitcoin accumulation by long-term holders. According to Martinez, these investors have added over 131,000 BTC to their wallets in the past month alone.
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