BlackRock Bitcoin ETF outflows hit $1.66B over seven trading sessions

United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds continued their downward trend at the start of the week, with the largest fund managed by BlackRock marking its seventh consecutive session of negative flows. Data compiled by Farside Investors showed that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust shed $213 million on Monday, lifting the total withdrawal streak since October 30 to $1.66 billion.

Across the broader market, US spot Bitcoin funds dropped by a net $201 million. These figures accounted for modest support from the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ETF, which attracted $22 million in inflows to partially cushion the overall decline. Meanwhile, aggregate losses for these funds reached approximately $1.5 billion over the preceding six trading sessions.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF outflows reached $1.66 billion during a seven-session withdrawal streak.

Year-to-date net withdrawals for the asset class moved to $1.1 billion, contrasting sharply with the roughly $25 billion in net inflows recorded by early November in both 2024 and 2025. This persistent weakness unfolded even after Coinbase implemented its newly effective US national trust bank charter, which allows the platform to safeguard digital assets for institutional clients under federal regulatory oversight.

Market observers noted a disconnect between traditional equities and digital assets. Kevin Boeve, a business development executive at Palladium Network, pointed out that stock markets climbed while cryptocurrency values declined, noting that major structural updates failed to stimulate positive price action in the digital asset sector as they might have previously. Boeve cautioned that such divergence could signal potential broader market adjustments ahead.

Broader Market Indicators and Ether Outflows

Monday’s negative flows moderated compared to the $412 million recorded on the previous Friday. Concurrently, broader sentiment metrics showed slight improvements, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index rising to 32 from 29 on Monday and 26 a week prior, although the indicator remained anchored firmly in "Fear" territory according to Alternative.me.

At the time of publication, Bitcoin changed hands at approximately $74,594. The token registered a 2.8 percent decline over a seven-day window, despite a modest recovery across the preceding 24-hour period, according to tracking data from CoinGecko. In the adjacent digital asset sector, US spot Ether funds experienced accelerated withdrawals of roughly $185 million on Monday, marking their highest single-day outflows since October 6.

Why it matters

The ongoing withdrawal streak highlights shifting institutional momentum for digital assets in the United States, dampening year-to-date performance compared to previous years. For global market participants and regional investors, these trends demonstrate how macroeconomic sentiment and capital flows in major US spot exchange-traded funds can directly influence broader cryptocurrency valuations.