Spot BTC ETFs see positive inflows for the first time in 3 days, ETH ETFs net outflows

08/08/2024 15:13
Spot BTC ETFs see positive inflows for the first time in 3 days, ETH ETFs net outflows

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. saw net positive flows for the first time in three days, while their Ethereum counterparts experienced net outflows

Spot BTC ETFs see positive inflows for the first time in 3 days, ETH ETFs net outflows

Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds in the U.S. saw net positive flows for the first time in three days, while their Ethereum counterparts experienced net outflows.

Spot Btcon ETFs log inflows of $45.1m

Data from Farside Investors indicated that the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs had net inflows of $45.1 million on Aug. 7, reversing the previous three-day trend of outflows that amounted to $554.4 million.

BlackRock’s IBIT led the inflows with $52.5 million. WisdomTree’s BTCW followed with $10.5 million, marking its largest net inflow to date. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust added $9.7 million, and Bitwise’s BITB recorded $3 million in net inflows.

Grayscale’s converted GBTC fund was the only Bitcoin ETF to experience net outflows on Aug. 7, with $30.6 million withdrawn. Since its launch, the fund has seen approximately $19.2 million in outflows. The other spot Bitcoin ETFs remained neutral.

According to SoSoValue data, the total daily trading volume for these Bitcoin ETFs was $1.79 billion on Aug. 7, lower than the $2.2 billion recorded the day before.

Since January, spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated a total net inflow of $17.23 billion.

The 9 spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs flipped to net outflows on Aug. 7, losing $23.68 million following two consecutive days of inflows.

Data from Farside Investors indicate the outflows were led by Grayscale’s ETHE fund with $31.9 million exiting the fund. Since its launch, the ETHE fund has registered $2.23 billion in net outflows.

Among other offerings, Fidelity’s FETH saw $4.7 million in net inflows. Bitwise’s ETHW and Franklin Templeton’s EZET reported net inflows of $1.7 million and $1.8 million respectively. The rest of the funds saw no flows.

Despite the inflows over the past 2 days $387.7 million has left the funds since their listing, offset by Grayscale’s ETHE.

The inflows into spot Bitcoin ETF coincide with a broader recovery in the cryptocurrency market as it continues to recover from the bloodbath on Aug. 5, fuelled by concerns over a potential US recession, Federal Reserve policies, and instability in Japanese markets.

As of now, Bitcoin (BTC) is up 1% over the past 24 hours, trading at $57,379. Ethereum (ETH) has dropped 42.9% in the same period and is currently priced at $2,426.

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