Forget ETF flows, Bitcoin’s real threat is a hidden $39,900 liquidation wall
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $999 million over seven straight days of inflows from July 14 to July 22, according to data from Farside Investors. Four straight outflow days followed, pulling about $526 million back out through July 28.
Across the broader window from May 29 to July 28, daily totals imply roughly $4.46 billion in net outflows. Cumulative net inflows since launch still stood near $51.4 billion as of July 29.
Swings like these are why traders default to ETF flows as their read on institutional conviction: heavy outflows read as lost interest, inflows read as renewed demand.
That framework now captures only one part of the market, since institutions can reach Bitcoin through spot ETFs, options-income products, Bitcoin-backed lending and structured credit.
Capital leaving one wrapper can just as easily move to another corner of the same market.
A wider menu of Bitcoin risk
BlackRock's IBIT, still the benchmark spot product, had roughly $60.3 billion in cumulative net inflows as of July 28 and a 30-day median bid-ask spread of 0.03%.
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