The inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs have finally turned out to be positive after two strong weeks of outflows of over $1.2 billion. This development happened with the Bitcoin price gaining the lost ground and surging over 4.40% all the way to $57,100 as of press time. Bitcoin has rebounded firmly following the weekend crash to $54,000 showing a shift in the market sentiment. Amid the recent market criticism for the ETFs, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has come out in defense stating that investment advisers continue to have an interest in them.
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Resume Amid Shift In Market Sentiment
As per the Farside Investors data, the total inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday stood at $28.6 million, with Fidelity’s FBTC seeing $28.6 million in inflows and Bitwise’s BITB recording $22.0 billion in inflows. On the other hand, Grayscale’s GBTC recorded $22.8 million in outflows, while BlackRock’s IBIT saw $9.1 million in outflows.
Yesterday’s inflows provide huge relief after a sea of outflows in the last two weeks. Some in the crypto industry also started saying that the BTC ETFs have started losing ground amid the drop in the Bitcoin market sentiment.
Top industry players have come out in support of Bitcoin ETFs. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas stated that he continues to be bullish on the BTC ETFs adding that the $1.2 billion outflows are small in comparison to the $46 billion AUM of the ETFs. He said that this is part of the game and the outflows are not sizeable to the extent to warrant a major concern.
Bitwise CIO Disputes Claims of Dropping Adoption Rates
Jim Bianco of Bianco Research shared his opinion last week that Bitcoin ETFs are losing ground among investment wealth advisers and that their adoption is very “small”, thereby downplaying the investment product. Refuting this, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan added that Bitcoin ETFs are seeing faster adoption rates among investment advisors than any other new ETFs in history.
Taking BlackRock’s IBIT as an example, Hougan stated that this ETF has attracted $1.45 billion in net flows from investment advisors. This makes it the second fastest-growing ETF launched this year, excluding other Bitcoin ETFs. Hougan also compared this to the KLMT ETF, which was seeded with $2 billion from a single investor but has seen little investment advisor participation.
Thus, the Bitwise CIO emphasized that while investment managers may represent a smaller fraction of overall Bitcoin ETF buyers, their adoption of these products has been unprecedented.
Jim is wrong here: Investment advisors are adopting bitcoin ETFs faster than any new ETF in history.
Let’s look at his own data, focused on IBIT, the BlackRock ETF.
Per his table, IBIT has attracted $1.45 billion in net flows from investment advisors. He calls this “small”… https://t.co/0Sis9lIWDp
— Matt Hougan (@Matt_Hougan) September 9, 2024
As said, the resurgence in the Bitcoin price has been a major catalyst to the inflows. As of press time, the Bitcoin price is trading 4.4% up at $57,107.12 with a market cap of $1.130 trillion.
Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a FinTech enthusiast with a keen understanding of financial markets. His interest in economics and finance has led him to focus on emerging Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets. He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills.
Disclaimer: The presented content may include the personal opinion of the author and is subject to market condition. Do your market research before investing in cryptocurrencies. The author or the publication does not hold any responsibility for your personal financial loss.
✓ Share: