Spectacular inflows into the spot Bitcoin ETF markets have continued for the eighth consecutive day with a total of $429 million flowing in on Tuesday, July 16. Leading the show has been BlackRock Bitcoin ETF IBIT which has now crossed over $18.5 billion in total assets under management since its inception in January.
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF IBIT Hits Key Milestones
On Tuesday, July 16, the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF IBIT witnessed a massive $260 million inflow scooping a total of 4,005 BTC from the open market. Over the past seven trading sessions, IBIT has been the biggest contributor to the total inflows into Bitcoin ETFs. The BlackRock Bitcoin fund alone has contributed to $900 million of inflows during this period.
With this current milestone, BlackRock’s IBIT has completely swallowed all of the $18.6 billion of outflows contributed by Grayscale’s GBTC. As a result, the total Bitcoin ETF AUM across all products hit a record high of $16 billion.
As per data from HODL15Capital, the total Bitcoin ETF inflows for Tuesday stood to be $429 million with the investment funds collectively buying 6,608 BTC from the open market. Apart from BlackRock, Fidelity’s FBTC saw a $61.1 million inflow while Ark Invest’s ARKB saw $29.8 million in inflows. Just within the last three days, the US BTC ETFs recorded over $1 billion in total inflows.
✅ 7/16 U.S. Bitcoin ETF inflows of $429 million (6,608 $BTC)
8th consecutive positive day 🧮👇 Last 3 days > $1 Billion inflows pic.twitter.com/nkauouZ2DT
— HODL15Capital 🇺🇸 (@HODL15Capital) July 17, 2024
Throughout this month of July, the US BTC ETFs have recorded all positive days of inflows, except for just two days of outflows on July 2nd and 3rd.
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ETF Trading Volumes Surge
Strong trading volumes for the spot Bitcoin ETFs show huge confidence among retail as well as institutional investors. For the second consecutive day, BlackRock’s IBIT clocked over $1 billion in trading volume.
On the other hand, Fidelity’s FBTC saw $252.76 million in inflows while Bitwise’s BITO clocked $229 million in trading volumes.
✅ U.S. Bitcoin ETF trading volumes on 7/16 👇$IBIT $1 Billion, $FBTC > $GBTC, $ARKB $97m, $BITB $72m pic.twitter.com/EKqrbtBLIR
— HODL15Capital 🇺🇸 (@HODL15Capital) July 16, 2024
Apart from the US markets, demand for spot Bitcoin ETFs in Australia and Hong Kong remains very high. The Monochrome BTC ETF IBTC has stacked up a total of 85 BTC valued at $7.99 million.
These massive inflows sent the Bitcoin price soaring all the way to $65,800 levels earlier today, thereby compensating for the Mt. Gox FUD.
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