Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their heaviest weekly outflows since late June, with the 13 US-listed funds recording a net $389.7 million in redemptions during the week of August 10. This reversed the prior week’s $853.5 million inflows—the strongest since April and spurred by a cold-wallet hack that temporarily boosted demand for regulated products. Year-to-date flows stand near –$5.5 billion, leaving aggregate assets under management in the $77–80 billion range. BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC drove most of the withdrawals. Bitcoin traded in a tight $63,000–$64,500 band, moving less than 2 percent on the week and remaining roughly 50 percent below its October 2025 peak near $126,000. Thirty-day implied volatility has fallen to around 37, signaling muted speculative interest. Macro conditions offered little support. The Federal Reserve continues to hold the funds rate at 3.50–3.75 percent. July CPI printed 3.4 percent year-over-year with softer core readings, retail sales fell 0.6 percent, and employment cooled, prompting markets to price only about a 30 percent chance of a September hike. Goldman Sachs has called such a move “very unlikely,” yet the 10-year yield sits near 4.68 percent and the 30-year has reached 5.3 percent—its highest since 2007—raising the opportunity cost of non-yielding assets. Geopolitical tension has added further pressure. Escalating US-Iran friction, stalled peace efforts, and reduced shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have lifted Brent crude above $90 and WTI near $84–85, feeding inflation risks and keeping policy uncertainty elevated. US equities, by contrast, have remained resilient. The S&P 500 closed near 7,745 (up about 13 percent year-to-date) and the Nasdaq around 26,645 (up roughly 14.6 percent), driven largely by AI and semiconductor names. Correlation with Bitcoin has stayed moderate at 0.3–0.5, yet prices have diverged: stocks advanced while Bitcoin stagnated. ETF outflows therefore reflect more than short-term profit-taking. Higher real yields, energy-driven inflation risks, and selective equity strength leave Bitcoin without a clear institutional catalyst, keeping the token range-bound and flows volatile until rates ease or Middle East supply risks subside.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their heaviest weekly outflows since late June, with the 13 US-listed funds recording a net $389.7 million in redemptions during the week of August 10. This reversed the prior week’s $853.5 million inflows—the strongest since April and spurred by a cold-wallet hack that temporarily boosted demand for regulated products. Year-to-date flows stand near –$5.5 billion, leaving aggregate assets under management in the $77–80 billion range. BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC drove most of the withdrawals. Bitcoin traded in a tight $63,000–$64,500 band, moving less than 2 percent on the week and remaining roughly 50 percent below its October 2025 peak near $126,000. Thirty-day implied volatility has fallen to around 37, signaling muted speculative interest. Macro conditions offered little support. The Federal Reserve continues to hold the funds rate at 3.50–3.75 percent. July CPI printed 3.4 percent year-over-year with softer core readings, retail sales fell 0.6 percent, and employment cooled, prompting markets to price only about a 30 percent chance of a September hike. Goldman Sachs has called such a move “very unlikely,” yet the 10-year yield sits near 4.68 percent and the 30-year has reached 5.3 percent—its highest since 2007—raising the opportunity cost of non-yielding assets. Geopolitical tension has added further pressure. Escalating US-Iran friction, stalled peace efforts, and reduced shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have lifted Brent crude above $90 and WTI near $84–85, feeding inflation risks and keeping policy uncertainty elevated. US equities, by contrast, have remained resilient. The S&P 500 closed near 7,745 (up about 13 percent year-to-date) and the Nasdaq around 26,645 (up roughly 14.6 percent), driven largely by AI and semiconductor names. Correlation with Bitcoin has stayed moderate at 0.3–0.5, yet prices have diverged: stocks advanced while Bitcoin stagnated. ETF outflows therefore reflect more than short-term profit-taking. Higher real yields, energy-driven inflation risks, and selective equity strength leave Bitcoin without a clear institutional catalyst, keeping the token range-bound and flows volatile until rates ease or Middle East supply risks subside.

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