
April 18th, 2025
With spot Bitcoin ETF purchases slowing down considerably, and even dipping into negative territory on some days, macroeconomic catalysts have gained increased significance recently.
GBTC’s high management fees at 1.5% continue to hurt Grayscale as revenue of the firm remained flat in Q1 amid high redemptions from Bitcoin ETF.
Earlier this week, GBTC recorded daily net inflow after a very long time of constantly seeing outflows.
Despite Grayscale GBTC holding the largest BTC reserves, the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF IBIT remains the top choice of institutions.
The daily trading volume of the US spot Bitcoin ETFs has significantly declined since March.
The recent influx of $63 million offers a glimmer of hope for the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. This positive trend coincides with a broader upswing in the cryptocurrency market.
The total April net outflows of $343.5 million has successfully broken the three months of consecutive inflow streak for the spot Bitcoin ETFs.
Despite these recent outflows, the accumulated total net inflows for the US-listed spot BTC ETF products stand at nearly $60 billion.
BNY Mellon filed form 13F-HR on April 25 with the US SEC and disclosed that it holds shares of GBTC and IBIT.
The much-anticipated Bitcoin halving event on April 20 was expected to trigger a price surge but failed to deliver the anticipated impact. Instead, Bitcoin saw a subsequent 15% drop.
In an attempt to reverse its fortunes, Grayscale revealed its plan to launch an innovative low-cost version of its GBTC fund named “Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust” with just 0.15% fees.
While the Runes launch initially led to a surge in fees, it remains uncertain whether this represents a long-term, sustainable source of revenue for miners.
Despite recent outflows from Bitcoin ETFs, analyst Eric Balchunas says it’s only 1% of total inflows and calls it “minuscule” in the bigger picture.
With Bitcoin’s recent price surge, it can be inferred that Schiff’s post questioning the leading cryptocurrency’s safe haven status may have been premature.
The recent sight of ETF outflow aligns with Bitcoin’s downward trajectory. The cryptocurrency lost 13% of its worth over the past week.