Bitcoin Chill Hits Franklin’s EZBC as Investors Pull Back on Volatility
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The Franklin Bitcoin ETF, EZBC, recorded outflows of $5,050,800 on January 02, 2026, as investors stepped back from the recent turbulence in the crypto market. The redemption represents roughly 1.01% of the fund’s $500,029,200 in assets under management (AUM), a meaningful but not destabilizing shift that suggests selective de-risking rather than a wholesale exit.
The move comes against a challenging backdrop for its underlying asset, Bitcoin. The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading at $91,424.21, having shed about 27.18% over the past three months. Despite that drawdown, the short-term technical picture remains indecisive, with a one-day signal of Hold, reflecting a market caught between dip-buyers and ongoing profit-taking.
For ETF investors, the latest outflow underscores how quickly sentiment can pivot when Bitcoin’s momentum breaks, even as overall AUM levels remain substantial. While the decline in BTC over the quarter has clearly weighed on risk appetite, the modest scale of redemptions relative to total assets hints that many investors are still treating EZBC as a longer-term vehicle for crypto exposure rather than a purely tactical trading tool.
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