Spot BTC exchange-traded funds shed more than $733 million on Wednesday, their heaviest single-day exit since late January, as Bitcoin (BTC) slid under $73,000.
Key Points:
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $733.4 million on Wednesday, the largest daily outflow since Jan. 29.
- BlackRock's IBIT posted $527.8 million in redemptions, its second-biggest day on record.
- Bitcoin fell roughly 3.6% over 24 hours, with Ethereum, XRP and Solana all dropping.
Bitcoin Drops Below $73K
The largest cryptocurrency traded near $72,800 early Thursday, down about 3.6% over 24 hours.
Ether (ETH) fell 4.8% to around $1,974. XRP (XRP) lost 3.5%, and Solana (SOL) declined 3.6%.
The 11 U.S. spot funds together bled $733.4 million, extending a streak that has pulled more than $2 billion from the products over two weeks.
BlackRock's IBIT accounted for $527.8 million of that, missing its January record by roughly $500,000. Grayscale's GBTC and funds from Fidelity, Bitwise and Ark also posted negative flows. Only Morgan Stanley's MSBT drew money in.
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Analysts Eye $70K Support
Nick Ruck, director at LVRG Research, tied the slide to profit-taking after recent highs, rising Treasury yields and macro caution around geopolitical headlines.
Dominick John, an analyst at Zeus Research, said capital is rotating into traditional equities while heavy derivatives liquidations deepened the drop once key levels broke.
He added that broader uncertainty kept traders defensive and limited dip-buying. John also linked Wednesday's IBIT exit partly to a $1.29 billion dark-pool block trade the prior day.
Peter Chung, head of research at Presto Research, called Bitcoin's behavior since mid-May peculiar, noting it has underperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Ruck flagged the $70,000 zone as the level traders are now watching.
ETF Flows Turn Negative
The reversal marks a sharp change for a product class that spent months acting as a steady source of demand. May saw spot funds shift from accumulation to distribution.
The pressure built alongside macro strain, with the 30-year Treasury yield touching 5.197% in May, its highest since 2007. Earlier this year, IBIT logged $888 million in inflows across the first three trading days of 2026, underscoring how quickly sentiment soured before the current outflow run took hold.
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