{"id":14642,"date":"2026-10-19T09:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14642"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:09:03","slug":"bitcoin-etfs-lose-nearly-us1-billion-in-two-weeks-as-inflation-fears-persist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14642","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin ETFs Lose Nearly US$1 Billion in Two Weeks as Inflation Fears Persist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_cffa49c7b0d5da0a467b7b1c82cad55b\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$907.4 million in net outflows over two weeks, although weekly withdrawals slowed from US$679 million to US$228.4 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BlackRock\u2019s IBIT and Fidelity\u2019s FBTC led Friday\u2019s US$82.4 million in net outflows, extending the funds\u2019 recent weakness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher-than-expected US inflation of 3.7% raised concerns about persistent price pressures and the outlook for interest rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan remains bullish on Bitcoin\u2019s long-term prospects despite macroeconomic risks, while BTC recovered to around US$82,619.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen large net outflows over the past two weeks. With six days of net outflows and four days of net inflows, a total of US$907.4 million (AU$1.3 billion) has exited the funds. On Friday, US$82.4 million (AU$118.2 million) in net outflows closed the week in the red.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That marks a slowdown from the previous week, when US$679 million (AU$973.6 million) left the funds, compared with last week\u2019s US$228.4 million (AU$327.5 million). BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounted for US$71.8 million (AU$103 million) of Friday\u2019s withdrawals, while Fidelity\u2019s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) recorded another US$10.6 million (AU$15.2 million) in net outflows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, Wednesday saw US$261.4 million (AU$374.8 million) in net outflows, the same day US inflation figures were released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The print came in hotter than expected and showed a 3.7% price rise year-on-year, up from 3.4% in August. The worry now is that, amid the ongoing energy crisis and the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, inflation could remain elevated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also: Strategy Faces Potential MSCI Index Exclusion Under New Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-where-to-from-here\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to From Here?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the recent outflows, Bitwise\u2019s chief investment officer, Matt Hougan, remains optimistic about Bitcoin\u2019s long-term prospects, saying \u201cevery path ultimately ends with bitcoin higher\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the AI bubble bursts or delivers \u201csuperabundance\u201d, Hougan still thinks the outcome will be good for Bitcoin. He also sees opportunities for Bitcoin whether the Fed hikes rates or inflation remains elevated, though he admits BTC may not go up in a straight line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also acknowledges threats from quantum computing, a government-orchestrated crackdown on BTC or even governments returning to \u201csound management of their currencies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hougan believes the probabilities here are low, which is why he\u2019s long-term bullish on the OG coin.<\/p>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_d33b6c0d6c5e62407d1a8bd0a6f13380\" class=\"blockquote-container variant-personal\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<p>But for long-term investors, the big macro questions matter less than most people think. That\u2019s because, of all the different paths the economy can take, virtually all of them still lead to bitcoin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blockquote-attribution\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2025\/03\/27142257\/Matt-Hougan-Bitwise-CIO.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2025\/03\/27142257\/Matt-Hougan-Bitwise-CIO.jpg\" class=\"author-image\" data-eio=\"l\"\/>        Matt Hougan, Bitwise\u2019s chief investment officer    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Bitcoin has struggled to recover from last week\u2019s sell-off and has not found its bearings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, BTC slipped as low as US$80,116 (AU$114,865), as data from CoinGecko shows. It managed to hit a high of US$82,156 (AU$117,790) during late trading on Sunday Australian time, before retreating close to the US$80K (AU$115K) mark and rallying back to US$82,619 (AU$118,461) at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: AI Agents Have Made 138 Million Crypto Payments, Chainalysis Finds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bitcoin,ETF#Bitcoin #ETFs #Lose #US1 #Billion #Weeks #Inflation #Fears #Persist1792400943<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$907.4 million in net outflows over two weeks, although weekly withdrawals slowed from US$679 million to US$228.4 million. BlackRock\u2019s IBIT and Fidelity\u2019s FBTC led Friday\u2019s US$82.4 million in net outflows, extending the funds\u2019 recent weakness. Higher-than-expected US inflation of 3.7% raised concerns about persistent price pressures and the outlook for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[277,91,643,1679,94,1929,3360,2662,1049],"class_list":["post-14642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bitcoin","tag-billion","tag-bitcoin","tag-etfs","tag-fears","tag-inflation","tag-lose","tag-persist","tag-us1","tag-weeks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin ETFs Lose Nearly US$1 Billion in Two Weeks as Inflation Fears Persist - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14642\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin ETFs Lose Nearly US$1 Billion in Two Weeks as Inflation Fears Persist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$907.4 million in net outflows over two weeks, although weekly withdrawals slowed from US$679 million to US$228.4 million. 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