Bitcoin ETFs Add $2.7B in ‘Uptober’ Despite Tariff Fears

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued their sturdy “Uptober” efficiency with $2.71 billion in weekly inflows, marking one other sturdy week for institutional demand.

In accordance with data from SoSoValue, complete belongings underneath administration for Bitcoin ETFs climbed to $158.96 billion as of Friday, representing practically 7% of Bitcoin’s complete market capitalization.

“Capital retains flowing into BTC as allocators double down on the digital gold conviction commerce. Liquidity is constructing now because the market momentum takes form,” Vincent Liu, chief funding officer at quantitative buying and selling agency Kronos Analysis, informed Cointelegraph.

The most effective day of the week for spot Bitcoin ETFs got here on Monday, when funds recorded an enormous $1.21 billion in internet inflows, the second-largest single-day influx since these merchandise had been first launched. The funds additionally noticed sturdy inflows of $875.61 million on Tuesday.

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Bitcoin ETFs see $4.5 million outflow

On Friday, Bitcoin ETFs noticed a $4.5 million internet outflow amid market jitters after President Donald Trump confirmed he would impose a 100% tariff on imports from China. 

BlackRock’s IBIT led the market with $74.2 million in each day inflows and $65.26 billion in cumulative totals. Nevertheless, Constancy’s FBTC and Grayscale’s GBTC recorded outflows of $10.18 million and $19.21 million, respectively.

“Trump’s tariff risk seems extra like a negotiation tactic than a coverage pivot, basic stress play,” Liu stated. “Markets could flinch brief time period, however sensible cash is aware of the sport: macro noise, conviction unchanged,” he added.

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Over the previous two months, 31 crypto ETF functions have been submitted to the US Securities and Trade Fee (SEC), 21 of them in simply the primary eight days of October.