{"id":97229,"date":"2026-05-19T16:47:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97229"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:50:25","slug":"bitcoin-etfs-experience-largest-daily-outflow-since-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-etfs-experience-largest-daily-outflow-since-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin ETFs Experience Largest Daily Outflow Since January"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 18, the net outflow from American spot bitcoin ETFs<\/a> reached $648.6 million, marking the worst daily result since late January.<\/p>\n

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Source: SoSoValue<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The primary pressure was on BlackRock’s IBIT ($448 million), followed by 21Shares’ ARKB ($109 million) and Fidelity’s FBTC ($63 million).<\/p>\n

Other funds showed minor changes.<\/p>\n

Investors withdrew $86 million from Ethereum instruments. The smaller outflow is likely due to reduced institutional interest in the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.<\/p>\n

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Source: SoSoValue<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Outflows from crypto products have continued since last week. Between May 11 and 15, bitcoin ETFs lost $1 billion, while ETH ETFs saw outflows of $255 million.<\/p>\n

Despite a series of sell-offs, the sector’s overall result since the launch of the funds remains positive. As of the time of writing, the total net inflow into bitcoin funds since launch has reached $57.6 billion.<\/p>\n

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Source: SoSoValue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Asset management companies control about 6.25% of the digital gold’s issuance, with a total value exceeding $100 billion.<\/p>\n

Ethereum funds have slightly more modest results, with a net inflow of $11.75 billion and $12.2 billion in assets under management (~4.77% of supply).<\/p>\n

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Source: SoSoValue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Market Conditions<\/h2>\n

Outflows from institutional structures occur amid a correction in bitcoin prices. Over the past week, the coin has lost nearly 5%.<\/p>\n

Currently, the leading cryptocurrency is trading around $76,800.<\/p>\n

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Hourly chart BTC\/USDT on Binance. Source: TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most top-10 altcoins by market capitalization are also in the “red zone.”<\/p>\n

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Source: CoinMarketCap<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ethereum has fallen to $2,100 (-7% over seven days), BNB is trading at $640 (-3%), and SOL at $84 (-11%).<\/p>\n

The cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index<\/a> has once again entered the “extreme fear” zone, dropping to 25 points.<\/p>\n

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Source: Alternative.me<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An analyst under the pseudonym Darkforst noted the disappearance of realized profits among bitcoin investors. The weekly average is now around $1.7 billion, similar to levels seen at the end of the 2022 bear market.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcc9 Realized profits across the market have been almost completely wiped out.<\/p>\n

With BTC trading around $80,000, very few investors seem able to realize meaningful profits, or at least not on a significant scale.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca5 Weekly averaged realized profit is now sitting around $1.7B,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kS4t93Gexc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Darkfost (@Darkfost_Coc) May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n