Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $243M Amid Market Pullback — Is the Rally Over?

Group 1 - Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a significant outflow of $243.24 million on January 6, raising questions about the sustainability of the recent rally [1] - Cumulative net inflows across all U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs since launch reached $57.54 billion, with total assets held amounting to $120.85 billion, representing approximately 6.54% of Bitcoin's total market capitalization [2] - Trading activity remained robust, with $4.33 billion in value exchanged across the funds on the day, indicating repositioning rather than a mass exit [2] Group 2 - BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded a daily net inflow of $228.66 million, holding $72.15 billion in net assets and cumulative inflows of $62.98 billion, making it the largest Bitcoin ETF [3] - The overall outflow was primarily driven by redemptions from other funds, with Fidelity's FBTC experiencing the largest outflow of $312.24 million, while Grayscale's GBTC saw $83.07 million exit [4] - Grayscale's newer low-fee BTC product also faced a $32.73 million outflow, while other funds like ARK 21Shares' ARKB and VanEck's HODL recorded smaller redemptions [5] Group 3 - Despite the outflow on January 6, Bitcoin ETFs had a strong start to the year, with net inflows of $697.25 million on January 5 and $471.14 million on January 2 [6] - Weekly flows remained positive, with $454.01 million added by the week ending January 6, and January has already logged $925.15 million in net inflows, reversing December's $1.09 billion outflow [6]