Hawkish Fed Stand Led to $620 Million Outflows from Bitcoin Last Week

With the Fed turning more hawkish towards the future rate cuts, the BTC price saw selling pressure amid strong outflows from the spot Bitcoin ETFs last week.
By Bhushan Akolkar
Crypto Funds

Highlights

  • CoinShares' latest report highlights a total outflow of $600 million from digital asset investment products last week.
  • Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw substantial outflows, with Grayscale's GBTC ETF recording the largest at $274.3 million.
  • Bitcoin led global investment product outflows with $621 million, amidst a bearish market sentiment.

The latest report from CoinShares shows that the digital asset investment products experienced outflows totaling $600 million during the last week. This was the outcome of the more hawkish-than-expected FOMC meeting.

Bitcoin ETF Outflow Skyrocketed Last Week

Outflows from the US spot Bitcoin ETFs contributed the most to a majority of the outflows last week. Grayscale’s GBTC ETF saw the largest outflows, with $274.3 million leaving the higher-fee fund. This was followed by Ark Invest’s ARKB and Fidelity’s FBTC, which experienced net outflows of $149.7 million and $146.3 million, respectively.

On the other hand, BlackRock’s IBIT was the only spot Bitcoin ETF registered net inflows last week, recording inflows of $41.6 million last week. As a result, the total net inflows in spot Bitcoin ETFs since inception dropped to $15.1 billion.

Before the last week, the spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded 19 consecutive days of heavy inflows bringing in more than $4 billion during this period. However, this streak of inflows ended last Monday, when the ETFs recorded $64.9 million in net outflows. In the three days in and around the FOMC meeting, the spot Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows to the tune of $200 million per day.

BTC Led the Total Outflows From Global Investment Products

Outflows totaling $621 million were exclusively directed towards Bitcoin, reflecting prevailing bearish sentiment. Additionally, there were inflows of $1.8 million into short Bitcoin positions. As a result, the Bitcoin price ended 7% negative during the last week.

“These outflows and recent price sell-off saw total assets under management (AuM) fall from above US$100bn to US$94bn over the week,” wrote James Butterfill in his CoinShares report.

Also, the trading volumes for the last week dropped to US$11bn, in comparison to the average $22 billion of weekly trading volume this year. However, this is still well above the $2 billion a week registered last year.

In terms of regional trends, the majority of outflows amounting to $565 million were observed in the US. However, negative sentiment was not limited to the US alone, as Canada, Switzerland, and Sweden also experienced outflows of $15 million, $24 million, and $15 million, respectively. In contrast, Germany saw inflows of $17 million, marking an exception to the overall trend of outflows.

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Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a seasoned crypto writer with over eight years of experience spanning more than 10,000 contributions across multiple platforms like CoinGape, CoinSpeaker, Bitcoinist, Crypto News Flash, and others. Being a Fintech enthusiast, he loves reporting across Crypto, Blockchain, DeFi, Global Macros with a keen understanding in financial markets. 

He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills. Bhushan has a bachelors degree in electronics engineering, however, his interest in finance and economics drives him to crypto and blockchain.
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