US Spot Crypto ETFs See $173M Outflow as Bitcoin and Ethereum Lead Selling

Institutional positioning remains defensive, with Bitcoin and Ethereum driving another significant day of net outflows.

Total U.S. spot crypto ETFs recorded approximately -$173.43 million in net outflows.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs: Heavy Net Selling

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of -1,980 BTC, worth roughly -$133.27 million.

Breakdown by issuer:

• BlackRock sold 1,250 BTC (≈ -$84.19M)
• Fidelity sold 728 BTC (≈ -$49.07M)
• Grayscale bought 400 BTC (≈ +$27.52M)

Despite Grayscale’s buying, aggregate flows remained decisively negative.

Notably, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs sold the equivalent of roughly four days of mined Bitcoin supply in a single session, highlighting the scale of distribution pressure.

Ethereum Spot ETFs: Continued Outflows

Ethereum spot ETFs recorded -21,000 ETH in net outflows, totaling approximately -$41.83 million.

Issuer activity included:

• BlackRock sold 15,020 ETH (≈ -$29.93M)
• Fidelity sold 4,119 ETH (≈ -$8.23M)
• Invesco sold 1,860 ETH (≈ -$3.67M)
• Grayscale bought 5,658 ETH (≈ +$11.32M)

While Grayscale absorbed some supply, the broader flow structure remains negative, reinforcing weak short-term institutional demand.

Altcoin ETF Flows: Selective Inflows

In contrast to Bitcoin and Ethereum, several altcoin ETFs saw modest inflows:

• Solana (SOL): +29,530 SOL (≈ +$2.40M)
• Chainlink (LINK): +62,140 LINK (≈ +$531.96K)
• Hedera (HBAR): +9.56M HBAR (≈ +$949.12K)

Meanwhile, DOGE, LTC, and AVAX recorded zero net flows.

Although these inflows are relatively small compared to Bitcoin and Ethereum outflows, they indicate selective capital rotation rather than uniform risk-off behavior.

Market Interpretation

The flow divergence suggests that:

• Institutional appetite for large-cap exposure remains weak.
• Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to act as liquidity sources during volatility.
• Smaller allocations are being directed toward selective altcoin exposure.

With total net flows negative and Bitcoin ETF selling equivalent to multiple days of mining supply, ETF positioning remains a structural headwind in the near term.

Whether this represents temporary de-risking or the start of a deeper institutional unwind will depend on whether inflows stabilize in the coming sessions.

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