Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg cleared the air over some perspectives building around spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) flows lately. Some have also labeled it as “it’s so over”. This speculation emerged in the market due to BTC’s price decline over the last several days.

Bitcoin ETFs are here to stay

Balchunas stated that it is totally normal for an ETF category to cool off after a breathtaking pace like this. This needs to be seen with Bitcoin price down by 12% in the past 5 days. He added that it is a microscopic view. 

He mentioned that the ten BTC ETFs’ net flows stood at $223 million over the past five days. This figure is just 1% of the ten ETF’s net inflows recorded since launch and 0.4% of their assets. However, the net numbers are still Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) driven. This is because the new nine investment products have seen an inflow of $330 million over the past 5 days. It comes with iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) extending its inflow streak to 67 days. He claims that this is a minor miracle.

Bitcoin on Thursday resumed its winning streak after a struggling period of correction. BTC price jumped by more than 2% in just an hour, while it is up by around 4% over the last 24 hours. This surge has helped the biggest crypto wipe out some of the decline it faced in the last 30 days. 

BTC is trading at an average price of $63,868, at the press time. Its 24 hour trading volume is up by 17% to stand at $43.55 billion. It is holding a market cap of $1.25 billion.

This surge has brought a fresh wave of positivity in the global crypto market. The total crypto market cap is up by almost 3% over the last day to stand at $2.31 trillion.

GBTC to dominate?

It is important to note that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is steadily gaining ground on Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC). With a current market share of 32.6%, IBIT is nearing GBTC’s market share of 36.8%. However, IBIT’s current holdings stand at $16.8 billion, just $2.2 billion shy of GBTC’s $19 billion holdings.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin accumulation has slowed since its record day on March 13, with $866 million worth of net inflows. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s Bitcoin selling has also decelerated since March 19, when it saw $607 million worth of outflows.

Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg cleared the air over some perspectives building around spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) flows lately. Some have also labeled it as “it’s so over”. This speculation emerged in the market due to BTC’s price decline over the last several days. Bitcoin ETFs are here to stay Balchunas stated […]  Read MoreNews, Bitcoin, Crypto, ETF 

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