Bitcoin ETFs skilled a internet influx of $38.4 million on Feb. 1, marking the fifth consecutive day of such inflows.
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Belief ETF (GBTC) additionally noticed a big internet outflow of $182 million. In distinction, the collective internet influx for the remaining 9 ETFs within the sector, excluding Grayscale, amounted to $220 million. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief (IBIT) outperformed Grayscale Investments’ GBTC in buying and selling quantity. This occasion marks a primary for BlackRock because the introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs within the U.S. on Jan. 11.
Throughout the first three weeks following the launch of those buying and selling merchandise, Grayscale’s GBTC had been the frontrunner in buying and selling volumes. GBTC accounted for almost half of the buying and selling exercise of the ten available ETFs, with roughly $14.4 billion of the entire $29.3 billion traded.
On Feb. 1st, nevertheless, IBIT by BlackRock witnessed buying and selling volumes of $302 million, surpassing the $292 million recorded by GBTC. This shift comes amid Grayscale’s challenges with internet outflows, lowering its Bitcoin holdings by 5,086 BTC, equal to about $218 million.
Regardless of Grayscale’s internet outflows, the sector has seen sturdy funding exercise. BlackRock’s IBIT and Constancy’s Sensible Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) have attracted important internet inflows, amounting to roughly $2.8 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, since their introductions to the market.