Bitcoin’s Biggest Crowd Pulls Back: Nearly $318 Million Walks Out of iShares’ Flagship Crypto Trust
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IShares Bitcoin Trust Registered’s flagship ETF, IBIT, recorded a sharp reversal in sentiment on January 30, 2026, as investors withdrew $317.8 million in a single day. The outflow, while amounting to just under 0.49% of the fund’s latest reported assets under management of $64.9 billion, signals a notable cooling in demand after months of heavy institutional interest in spot bitcoin exposures.
The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading at $78,975.06, down roughly 23.7% over the past three months. That drawdown has eroded a portion of the gains from bitcoin’s prior rally and is increasingly testing the resolve of short-term holders. The 1-day technical picture is aligned with the recent weakness, flashing a cautious Sell signal, which may have reinforced the latest bout of profit-taking and risk reduction in IBIT.
While the single-day outflow represents less than half a percent of IBIT’s vast asset base, its size in absolute terms underscores how sensitive ETF flows have become to bitcoin’s price momentum and shifting risk appetite. If weakness in BTC persists, more redemptions could follow as traders recalibrate exposure to the asset class; conversely, a stabilization or rebound in spot prices could quickly see flows swing back into positive territory, given the fund’s entrenched role as a primary vehicle for institutional and retail bitcoin access.
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