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US spot Bitcoin ETFs record 7th day of outflows, $333M

Published 25 May 2026

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their seventh consecutive day of net outflows on Tuesday, with investors withdrawing $333.7 million from the products. This marks the longest negative streak for the funds since December 2025, bringing the total outflows over the past seven trading sessions to approximately $1.88 billion.

The outflows on Tuesday were led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, which saw $192.4 million exit. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund and Grayscale’s GBTC also posted significant withdrawals of $57.7 million and $41.3 million, respectively. The sustained selling pressure has pushed year-to-date net inflows for the funds down significantly, with some data indicating a total of roughly $2.3 billion has left the products over the past two weeks.

Analysts attributed the trend to a combination of macroeconomic uncertainty and portfolio rebalancing. They noted that shifting expectations around Federal Reserve policy and inflation have prompted investors to reduce exposure to risk assets like Bitcoin. Some capital may also be rotating into other sectors, such as artificial intelligence-related equities, which have seen recent rallies. The...

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