Market Musings - Bitcoin Battles ETF Outflows

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BTC Spot ETF Flows — The Institutions Are Coming…Or Are They?

Capital flows from public markets have long been a goal of crypto industry pioneers. With the introduction of the Bitcoin Spot ETFs in January 2024, this goal has finally become a reality. These products have exposed this burgeoning asset class to hundreds of billions — if not trillions — of dollars of potential capital via public markets.

Now that these products are live, market participants have shifted their focus. Instead of the potential demand that these products were theorized to bring into crypto markets, investors can now look at the actual demand.

In the above chart, we can clearly see the relationship between spot ETF demand and BTC price pe