Overview
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged ten consecutive trading days of net outflows totaling about $2.97 billion between May 15 and May 29, a streak that forced issuers to liquidate roughly 19,021 BTC in one week.
- BlackRock’s IBIT led the redemptions with about $966 million pulled during the week and a single‑day withdrawal near $448 million, concentrating selling pressure from the largest ETF provider.
- Bitcoin is trading around $73,000 and is testing the critical $72,000–$74,000 support band, with technical analysts warning a sustained break would likely open the February–March demand area near $63,000–$66,000.
- On‑chain and derivatives signals show elevated selling: CryptoQuant reported deep negative net taker flows (around −$948 million), Coinbase traded at a discount to offshore venues, realized cap has fallen by roughly $40.8 billion, and reported transfers moved about 7,048 BTC linked to BlackRock and about 411 BTC from Strategy‑affiliated wallets into Coinbase Prime.
- Rising Treasury yields and Iran‑linked oil and shipping risks are reducing appetite for non‑yielding assets even as U.S. stocks rally on AI earnings, and analysts are split between a short relief bounce if $72K holds and a longer corrective phase if ETF outflows and exchange custody flows persist.