Bitcoin Spot ETF Holiday Mass Exit: Over $1.1 Billion Net Outflow for Six Consecutive Days

ForkMonger · 2025-12-28T19:50:10+00:00

【BlockBeats】During Christmas week, US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced a massive outflow of funds. Data shows a total net outflow of approximately $782 million, with the most intense outflow occurring on Friday—$276 million in a single day.Specifically, major investors' actions: BlackRock's IBIT saw a single-day outflow of nearly $193 million, Fidelity's FBTC followed with an outflow of about $74 million, and Grayscale's GBTC also continued to redeem—albeit at a smaller but steady rate. This collective withdrawal directly impacted the entire sector—total assets of Bitcoin spot ETFs dropped from over $120 billion in early December to $113.5 billion.But here’s an interesting detail: despite this wave of fund outflows, Bitcoin’s price surprisingly remained steady around $87,000. What does this indicate? It’s likely not market panic selling; rather, it resembles the routine end-of-year asset rebalancing operations, combined with

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2025-12-28 19:50:10

【BlockBeats】During the Christmas week, US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced a massive outflow of funds. Data shows a total net outflow of approximately $782 million, with Friday’s single-day outflow being the most severe—$276 million.

Specifically, the actions of major players: BlackRock’s IBIT saw a single-day outflow of nearly $193 million, Fidelity’s FBTC followed with an outflow of about $74 million, and Grayscale’s GBTC also continued to redeem—steadily, though with smaller magnitude. This collective withdrawal directly impacted the entire sector—total assets of Bitcoin spot ETFs dropped from over $120 billion in early December to $113.5 billion.

But here’s an interesting detail: despite this wave of fund outflows, Bitcoin’s price surprisingly remained steady around $87,000. What does this indicate? It’s likely not panic selling in the market, but rather routine year-end rebalancing operations, coupled with the typically low liquidity during the holidays.

What’s more noteworthy is that this is the sixth consecutive trading day of net outflows for spot Bitcoin ETFs, with a total exceeding $1.1 billion, marking the longest outflow cycle since this fall. However, industry insiders also remind that holiday-related fund fluctuations are quite normal. Once trading resumes in January, institutional funds are likely to re-enter, and then the fund flow of ETFs will become more interesting to watch.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 2025-12-31 18:05

Wait a minute, Blackstone and others are collectively fleeing, can BTC still hold at 87,000? What does this indicate... It might really be the usual end-of-year profit-taking strategy, retail investors are still sleepwalking.

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CryptoHistoryClass

· 2025-12-30 21:58

ah, checking the historical playbook here... institutional rebalancing right before year-end? we've literally seen this exact same pattern in 2017, 2021... price holds steady while flows dump. classic wealth management move, nothing revolutionary tbh. the real question is what happens when january rolls around lol

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ruggedSoBadLMAO

· 2025-12-28 20:19

The déjà vu of big players fleeing at the end of the year, but BTC is holding steady... The real retail investors aren't scared.

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DeFiVeteran

· 2025-12-28 20:11

Experienced traders know that there's no need to panic about this end-of-year retreat; it's just rebalancing assets. Don't be scared by the numbers.

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DeFiGrayling

· 2025-12-28 19:57

The year is ending, and major institutions are starting to harvest profits. I see through this move.

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MemeKingNFT

· 2025-12-28 19:53

Year-end big investors cut losses, retail investors are still dreaming of 87,000? This is a typical case of "disorder and chaos," as institutions have already been building a bottom.

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