Bitcoin Chill: ARK’s Flagship Crypto ETF Sees New Year Outflows as Volatility Bites
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The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Ben of Int, ticker ARKB, kicked off 2026 with a sharp bout of investor selling, recording outflows of $76.5 million on January 2, 2026. With the fund’s latest assets under management standing at roughly $3.30 billion, the single-day redemption represented about 2.32% of its asset base—an unusually heavy move that hints at mounting caution around Bitcoin-linked products.
The withdrawal follows a turbulent quarter for the underlying asset, Bitcoin. The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading at $92,677.01, having shed about 26.36% over the past three months. Despite that drawdown, its 1-day technical signal is flashing a neutral stance, rated as Hold, suggesting that short-term momentum is neither strongly bearish nor bullish.
The combination of significant ETF outflows and a steep three-month price decline underscores how sensitive crypto-focused funds remain to swings in sentiment and macro risk appetite. Investors may be locking in earlier gains or rotating into less volatile assets, even as some technical indicators imply that selling pressure could be stabilizing in the near term. For ARKB, the latest redemption wave is material but not yet existential, leaving the ETF still firmly positioned as a major institutional gateway into Bitcoin exposure.
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