Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States experienced their second consecutive outflow day on Aug. 28, while spot Ethereum ETFs broke their nine-day outflow streak.
According to recent data, the 12 spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $105.19 million. Leading the outflows was ARK 21Shares ARKB for the second consecutive day, with $59.3 million leaving the fund. The previous day had an even larger outflow of $102 million.
Fidelityβs FBTC reported net outflows of $10.4 million, while VanEckβs HODL saw $10.1 million in outflows. Bitwiseβs BITB and Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust also witnessed negative flows of $8.7 million and $8.8 million, respectively.
Grayscaleβs GBTC saw the smallest outflows of $8 million on the dayβits lowest withdrawal since mid-July. However, its total outflows to date have amassed to $19.75 billion.
Grayscale has seen more than 60% of its Bitcoin holdings in the GBTC reduced since the fund was converted into an ETF. Once the largest Bitcoin ETF, the fund has now been overtaken by BlackRockβs IBIT, which became the top fund just five months after its launch. IBIT continues to dominate the Bitcoin ETF market, holding about 357,736 BTC, worth approximately $22.2 billion.
The remaining six BTC ETFs remained neutral on the day, marking the second consecutive day without inflows for Bitcoin ETFs.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up 0.3% over the past day, trading at $59,640.
Spot Ether ETFs Break 9-Day Outflow Streak
Meanwhile, the nine-spot Ethereum ETFs collectively saw inflows of $5.84 million on Aug. 28, a flip following nine consecutive days of outflows. BlackRockβs ETHA and Fidelityβs FETH were the only funds to report inflows of $8.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively. These inflows were offset by Grayscaleβs ETHE, which logged outflows of $3.8 million, bringing its total outflows since its launch date to $2.55 billion.
These investment vehicles have also seen their daily trading volume rise to $151.5 million on Aug. 28, an increase over the previous day. The spot Ether ETFs have experienced a cumulative net outflow of $475.48 million to date. At the time of publication, Ethereum was also up 3.5%, exchanging hands at $2,544.
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