
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $75.7 million last week, confirming a second straight week of inflows after eight weeks of outflows. Two fund managers see a floor forming.
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds pulled in $75.7 million last week, the second consecutive week of net deposits after an eight-week stretch of outflows. The prior week saw $197.4 million in inflows.
The reversal follows a brutal stretch. Investors drained $424.7 million from the 13 funds on a single Monday late last month after renewed military conflict between the US and Iran. The two-week recovery, combined with flows into Ether ETFs, suggests sentiment may be turning, according to Richard Galvin, executive chairman at crypto investment firm DACM.
“I think it is a sign of bottoming,” Galvin said. “Given their size and breadth, the ETFs have become a good read on general sentiment to Bitcoin and the sector. So an about-face after eight straight weeks, now confirmed across a fortnight, is positive.”
Bitcoin has moved back above its 200-week moving average, a level around $63,300 that traders watch as a line between bearish and bullish conditions. The token has traded mostly between $60,000 and $65,000 for weeks, pinned by broader macro uncertainty. It briefly rose above $65,000 in Asian trading Tuesday even after fresh US strikes on Iran.
The war carries inflation risk. The prospect that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates could be holding back a full return of institutional capital, said Damien Loh, chief investment officer at Ericsenz Capital. Passage of the Clarity Act, a US market-structure bill, before Congress’s August recess could provide a catalyst for Bitcoin to move higher, he added.
Bitcoin’s recent price action indicates “strong support, despite a downturn in risk assets and with hostilities renewed in the Middle East,” Loh said. “The US-Iran conflict matters in so much as it increases interest rates, which affect all risk assets.”
Bitcoin is down roughly 10% since the start of June, when Strategy Inc. disclosed that it had sold a small portion of its holdings for the first time since 2022. Founder Michael Saylor had positioned the company as a Bitcoin accumulator, vowing to continuously buy the cryptocurrency with proceeds from equity sales and never sell it.
With Bitcoin sitting around half its October high of $126,000, it became harder for Strategy to meet its dividend obligations. Saylor signaled a greater willingness to sell when necessary. The company disclosed on July 6 that it sold another $216 million of Bitcoin, significantly higher than the previous $2.5 million sale.
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