Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Face High Outflows as 2025 Kicks Off

• U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs hold $109.4 billion in BTC or 5.7% of its market cap.
• Ethereum ETFs saw high outflows, signaling slowing institutional interest.
• BlackRock and Grayscale funds saw the highest outflows, on Jan. 2.

U.S. spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) started 2025 with high outflows, reflecting a slowing investor sentiment amid market high fluctuations.

Bitcoin ETFs

According to SoSoValue data , Bitcoin ETFs experienced total net outflows of $242.3 million, on Jan. 2. It still has $109.4 billion in assets under management.

BlackRock’s IBIT ETF saw a strong 4.4% increase in market price, despite experiencing $332.6 million in net outflows. This movement, along with its significant asset base of $36.92 billion, highlights continued investor interest in Bitcoin despite the outflows.

Similarly, the Grayscale GBTC ETF posted a 4.3% price rise, even though it faced $23.1 million in outflows.

On the other hand, Fidelity’s FBTC ETF showed an inflow of $36.2 million, while Ark’s ARKB ETF recorded an inflow of $16.5 million.

Bitwise’s BITB ETF experienced a 4.2% increase in market price, with a $48.3 million inflow, indicating that despite minor premium/discount fluctuations, the market is reacting positively to the broader trends.

Ethereum ETFs

As per SoSoValue, Ethereum ETFs posted $77.5 million in total net outflows, on Jan. 2, thus ending a positive strike of inflows .