Despite a sluggish start in October for spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, there are now positive signals emerging in the market.
Reports from Farside Investors reveal significant inflows into BTC ETFs on the 7th of October, totaling $235.2 million, marking two back-to-back days of favorable capital movement.
Domination by Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF
At the forefront of this surge is Fidelity’s FBTC ETF, which attracted the highest inflows, gathering $103.7 million.
Furthermore, BlackRock’s IBIT, the largest spot Bitcoin ETF in terms of assets, witnessed a robust $97.9 million influx, recovering from no activity on the 4th of October.
As projected, Bitwise’s BITB saw an increase of $13.1 million, while Ark and 21Shares’ ARKB drew $12.6 million, VanEck’s HODL received $5.4 million, and Invesco’s BTCO captured $2.5 million.
Nevertheless, Grayscale’s GBTC and six other ETFs encountered no new flows on the 7th of October.
The collective trading volume across all 12 ETFs reached $1.22 billion, reflecting a steady rise from $1.19 billion on the 4th of October and $1.13 billion on the 3rd of October.
Predictions by Balchunas Proven Correct
Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst, had foreshadowed the success of IBIT and FBTC as two outstanding BTC ETFs of the decade.
He highlighted their impressive growth to ‘stud level’ status, each accumulating over $10 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM).
Balchunas stressed,
Downward Trend in Bitcoin’s Price
In a surprising turn of events, while Bitcoin ETFs are garnering increased interest from investors, the price of BTC is displaying some bearish momentum.
Presently hovering around $62,497 following a 0.48% decline in the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency remains below its recent peak of $66,000.
These developments coincide with a significant legal ruling, as the U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal regarding the ownership of 69,370 Bitcoin originally seized from the Silk Road dark web marketplace.
Analysis of Ethereum ETF
Unlike BTC ETFs, U.S. spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs observed a halt in activity on the 7th of October after recording $7.39 million inflows on the 4th October and $3.2 million outflows on the 3rd of October.
During this quiet period, trading volume across nine ETH ETFs decreased to $118.43 million from $148.01 million on the 4th of October.
Meanwhile, in terms of price, Ethereum experienced a 1.35% drop, being traded at $2,436, indicating the changing dynamics in the crypto sector.