US spot Bitcoin ETFs see $200 million in net outflows ahead of FOMC meeting
Quick Take
- The U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs logged net outflows of $200 million yesterday.
- Markets expect two major economic events from the U.S. on Wednesday — the FOMC meeting and May’s consumer price data announcement.
The U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced net outflows of $200 million on Tuesday — continuing the outflows from Monday that ended their record streak of net inflows.
Grayscale’s GBTC witnessed the largest amount of net outflows, totaling $121 million on Tuesday, followed by Ark Invest’s ARKB with $56 million in net outflows, according to SoSoValue data. Bitwise’s BITB reported $12 million in outflows, while Fidelity and VanEck experienced single-digit net outflows.
Outflows prevailed among U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs as other funds, including BlackRock’s IBIT, recorded zero flows on Tuesday.
The 11 spot bitcoin ETFs concluded their 19-day consecutive run of net inflows on Monday, with outflows totaling $64.93 million. As of Tuesday, the funds have accumulated a total net inflow of $15.42 billion since their inception in January.
Markets are now anticipating key economic indicators from the U.S. later on Wednesday — the Federal Open Market Committee meeting results and the Consumer Price Index data.
The latest CPI, a crucial inflation indicator, is expected to show a 0.1% increase from April, suggesting a broader disinflationary trend, according to a CNBC report.
The Federal Reserve’s rate-setting meeting is anticipated to yield no surprises, with CME Group forecasting a 99.4% probability that the Fed will maintain the current interest rate of 5.25% to 5.50%, rather than implementing a rate cut. However, a Reuters poll of economists indicated that the Fed is likely to reduce rates twice this year, beginning in September.
Bitcoin trades at $67,500, down from from last week’s peak of nearly $72,000, according to The Block’s bitcoin price page.
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