Bitcoin ETFs See Heavy Outflows as Ethereum Funds Draw Fresh Inflows
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U.S. crypto ETFs moved in opposite directions on Wednesday as investors continued to tread carefully after last week’s flash crash.
Bitcoin funds saw renewed weakness, recording $104 million in outflows, while Ethereum ETFs attracted nearly $170 million in new inflows – a sign that some traders may be rotating into alternative assets amid lingering volatility.
Data showed Grayscale’s GBTC leading the Bitcoin outflows with $82.9 million, followed by Invesco’s BTCO and BlackRock’s IBIT, which lost $11 million and $10 million, respectively. Meanwhile, BlackRock’s ETHAaccounted for nearly all of the Ethereum inflows, pulling in $164 million, with Bitwise and Fidelity adding modest amounts.
The uneven flows follow Friday’s unprecedented market crash, triggered by Donald Trump’s announcement of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports – a move that rattled global markets. The crypto fallout was severe: Bitcoin plunged оver 10% to nearly $100,000, Ethereum dropped over 20%, and at least $20 billion in positions were liquidated, marking the largest wipeout in crypto’s history.
Though prices have partly stabilized – with Bitcoin hovering near $111,000 and Ethereum around $4,000 – the damage to liquidity and sentiment remains. Analysts at K33 Research note that the market is now in a “healing phase,” with thin liquidity and restrained positioning likely to persist until confidence returns.
Still, some see the turbulence as a potential turning point. Historically, major deleveraging events have often preceded periods of accumulation and recovery once volatility settles.
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