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BTC Maintains $65K as GBTC Outflows Hit Highest Level Ever
Outflows of GBTC tend to add pricing pressure to bitcoin because of increased selling
By Sam Reynolds
Updated Mar 19, 2024, 4:53 a.m. Published Mar 19, 2024, 4:51 a.m.
- Bitcoin remains above $65,000 despite highest-ever GBTC outflows.
- GBTC outflows are occurring due to high fees and ETF competition.
Bitcoin is down 4% and trading above $65,000 as the selling of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares hit its highest level ever.
According to data compiled by BitMEX research, outflow from GBTC hit $643 million on March 18.
Bitcoin ETF Flow - 18 March 2024
— BitMEX Research (@BitMEXResearch) March 18, 2024
GBTC Outflow $643m
Data from investment firm Farside shows that there's a net outflow from bitcoin ETFs in general to the tune of $154 million. The iShares bitcoin ETF (IBIT) saw the most inflow of $451.5 million, while the remaining products had inflow of approximately $36.7 million.
Since the launch of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) earlier this year, there have been significant outflows from GBTC – which recently converted into an ETF – because of its higher fees. This selling puts pressure on the price of bitcoin.
A recent note from CryptoQuant says that selling pressure is also coming from short term holders of bitcoin taking profit on recent gains.
Over the last week bitcoin is down 8.5%, according to CoinDesk Indicies data, but remains up 27% over the past 30 days.
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