BTC Slides to $112k as ETF Outflows and Gold Rally Re-Price Risk

Key Takeaways

• ETF redemptions accelerated with ETH spot ETFs seeing a $429 million exit (3rd day of outflows) while BTC spot ETFs also registered a $327 million outflow yesterday.
• Price momentum faded after the strong Monday one. BTC dropped 2.2% to $112,455; ETH 2.1% to $4,050; BNB down 7% to $1,215; SOL flat at $198.
• Market structure: Open interest turned down sharply (≈ −77k BTC and −1.67 million ETH), indicating low return of leveraged traders.
• Macro pressure: Gold hit a new ATH of $4,130 and S&P 500 +1.5% with China vowing to “fight trade war to the end.”
• VC & product demand: Fundraising surged to a record $3.48 billion in one week, as venture appetite returns even as spot sentiment cools.