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Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, emphasized the strong linkage between Bitcoin's market movements and the performance of Bitcoin ETFs. This correlation is evident as shifts in Bitcoin's price significantly influence ETF inflows and outflows, reflecting the volatile nature of the cryptocurrency market.
Bitcoin's Volatility Mirrors in ETF Performance as Market Faces Unsteady Flows
With a little skew in Bitcoin ETF trading, Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, stated that the performance of exchange-traded funds is directly proportional to the performance of the asset. This means that since BTC prices have been dictating the performance of Bitcoin ETFs, any price change will directly impact ETF inflows and outflows.
According to Nate Geraci (via CoinGape), Bitcoin ETF products are still in the early stages of acceptance. As acceptance increases, so will trade volume. He notes that flows in any ETF, including the Bitcoin ETF, are not always straight lines. There will also be days of outflows.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States continue to underperform; on the week's final trading day, there was a net outflow of $83.6 million. The $82.4 million withdrawal from Grayscale GBTC, which was somewhat less than the previous two days’ outflow, shows that are dicey about the growth of the exchange-traded funds.
This is mostly due to monthly options expiration, rising PCE inflation, and Bitcoin's recent underperformance. The DTCC's update on collateral values for specific securities, particularly ETFs holding BTC or other cryptocurrencies, also shook the financial world.
Market Turbulence Continues as Bitcoin ETFs See Mixed Flows, ARKB Bucks Trend
Outflows have again dominated interest in the ETF market, notwithstanding earlier this week's recovery, which saw net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs. Farside Investors and Bloomberg reported a cumulative net outflow of $83.6 million from spot BTC ETFs on April 27. Volumes and purchase activity in the 11 listed ETFs were significantly lower, resulting in another disappointing day.
The only Bitcoin ETF that saw inflows was Ark 21Shares (ARKB). Despite expectations of ARK fund acquisitions, it liquidated all of its assets in the ProShares BTC Strategy ETF (BITO) and got only $5.4 million in inflows. The share price fell 1.84% but rose 0.61% after market hours.
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