{"id":11784,"date":"2026-08-11T22:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=11784"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:58:09","slug":"this-spot-bitcoin-etf-only-logged-six-inflow-days-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=11784","title":{"rendered":"This spot Bitcoin ETF only logged six inflow days ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hashdex will stop trading its DEFI Bitcoin ETF after the Aug. 17 close, giving investors a final window to exit before the fund is liquidated.<\/p>\n<p>According to an SEC filing, investors who remain after trading ends will receive cash from the liquidation of its Bitcoin holdings by Aug. 28. The eventual payout will reflect the fund\u2019s net asset value after Bitcoin price movements, transaction costs, and other closing expenses.<\/p>\n<p>The approaching deadline is already shrinking the fund.<\/p>\n<p>Hashdex data showed DEFI held about $8.7 million in assets and 134.95 BTC on Aug. 11, down from $11.77 million and 180.26 BTC on Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p>More significantly, shares outstanding fell to 120,000 from 160,000 over those three days, a 25% decline that indicates investors were redeeming positions ahead of the shutdown.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin ETF rebound bypasses DEFI<\/h2>\n<p>The contraction comes even as money has returned to US spot Bitcoin ETFs, highlighting how unevenly that demand is distributed.<\/p>\n<p>During the previous week, US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $865.3 million in net inflows between Aug. 3 and Aug. 7, Farside Investors data showed.<\/p>\n<p>BlackRock\u2019s IBIT accounted for $693.5 million, or 80.1%, of the total, leaving roughly $171.8 million for the rest of the market combined.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-553752\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869.png\" alt=\"Hashdex gives DEFI holders until Aug. 17 after fund sheds 25% of shares in three days\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-553752\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869.png\" alt=\"Hashdex gives DEFI holders until Aug. 17 after fund sheds 25% of shares in three days\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-c7eea000-08ad-48df-8807-cb20ed863869-768x1152.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The five-day streak ended Aug. 10, when the group recorded $144.6 million in aggregate outflows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blackrock-ibit-bitcoin-etf-blindfold-outflows-collage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin ETFs just broke a brutal $500M losing streak, but the entire recovery is an illusion propped up by BlackRock\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blackrock-ibit-bitcoin-etf-blindfold-outflows-collage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin ETFs just broke a brutal $500M losing streak, but the entire recovery is an illusion propped up by BlackRock\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin ETFs just broke a brutal $500M losing streak, but the entire recovery is an illusion propped up by BlackRock<\/h3>\n<p>The $32.1 million turn ended four negative sessions, but every listed fund except IBIT was flat or negative.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Jul 31, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Liam &#8216;Akiba&#8217; Wright<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While IBIT\u2019s dominance does not explain Hashdex\u2019s decision to close DEFI, the contrast shows how strong headline Bitcoin ETF flows can coexist with weak demand for individual products.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-6a7ba2ab2fad4\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\">CryptoSlate Daily Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">Daily signals, zero noise.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Market-moving headlines and context delivered every morning in one tight read.<\/p>\n<p> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bolt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 5-minute digest<\/span> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 100k+ readers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free. No spam. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>You\u2019re subscribed. Welcome aboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, that weakness predates the firm&#8217;s liquidation effort.<\/p>\n<p>DEFI converted from its earlier Bitcoin futures strategy to permit direct Bitcoin holdings on March 27, 2024, but did not record its first daily inflow until December that year.<\/p>\n<p>Since the conversion, the fund has registered only six inflow days and three outflow days, reflecting how rarely it attracted fresh capital despite the broader expansion of the spot Bitcoin ETF market.<\/p>\n<p>Its filings show the same difficulty attracting capital. DEFI issued $2.14 million of shares in 2025 but redeemed $4.61 million, resulting in $2.47 million of net capital outflow and leaving about $11.90 million in net assets at year-end, its annual filing showed.<\/p>\n<p>Activity then stalled in early 2026. The fund recorded no creations or redemptions in the first quarter, while management fees fell to $6,453 from $20,385 a year earlier. Its annualized gross expense ratio also declined to 0.25% from 0.56%, according to its quarterly report.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its Bitcoin ETF&#8217;s imminent shutdown, the firm maintains that it is not abandoning the US market and said it continues to manage more than $200 million in products available to US investors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DeFi,ETF,Featured,Market,TradFi,Trading,Bitcoin,BTC,hashdex,regulationBitcoin,BTC,DeFi,ETF,hashdex,regulation#spot #Bitcoin #ETF #logged #inflow #days1786489089<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hashdex will stop trading its DEFI Bitcoin ETF after the Aug. 17 close, giving investors a final window to exit before the fund is liquidated. According to an SEC filing, investors who remain after trading ends will receive cash from the liquidation of its Bitcoin holdings by Aug. 28. 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