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Outflows highlight continued institutional caution towards bitcoin following the early October decline.
Bitcoin ETFs experience significant outflows totaling billions over five weeks. (zsoravecz/Pixabay)
Key points:
- U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have seen nearly $3.8 billion withdrawn in the last five weeks, representing the longest outflow period since February 2025.
- BlackRock’s IBIT has been at the forefront of these withdrawals, with approximately $2.13 billion in redemptions during the same timeframe.
- These outflows reflect ongoing institutional reluctance regarding bitcoin following the early October drop.
Investors have withdrawn almost $3.8 billion from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds over five consecutive weeks, the longest streak of outflows since February 2025.
In the previous week alone, $316 million was reported to have disappeared, based on data from SoSoValue.
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BlackRock’s IBIT is leading the trend of outflows, having lost $2.13 billion over five consecutive weeks.
This indicates that institutions remain cautious regarding the primary cryptocurrency, continuing the trend of avoidance that began after the early October decline, which highlighted its susceptibility to issues on offshore exchanges like Binance.
Currently, while the length of the outflow trend matches that of February last year, the total amount withdrawn is less, with $3.8 billion compared to $5 billion during that period. The previous outflow streak preceded a market downturn in the following weeks, with bitcoin dropping as low as $75,000 in early April.
At present, bitcoin is trading significantly below that figure, with prices hovering just under $65,000 as of this writing.
Analysts attribute the persistent risk aversion to ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, President Donald Trump’s new global tariff proclamation, and various technical price-chart indicators.
