🚨 Crypto’s Darkest Hour? 🤔

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Oh, the humanity! Bitcoin ETFs suffered a bloodbath on Friday, hemorrhaging a whopping $65 million with nary an inflow to staunch the wound. The usual suspects led the exodus: Grayscale’s GBTC ($25.21 million), Ark 21shares’ ARKB ($21.82 million), and Bitwise’s BITB ($17.85 million). One can almost hear the sound of investors scrambling for the lifeboats… 🚣‍♂️

The Bitcoin ETF Blues: A Tale of Woe, While Ether ETFs Stumble Upon a Glimmer of Hope

On Friday, April 4, the investing masses apparently decided that bitcoin ETFs were about as appealing as a wet weekend in the countryside. With a grand total of $0 in inflows, outflows piled up to $64.88 million. And yet, in a bizarre twist, trading activity went into overdrive, with bitcoin ETFs racking up a respectable $4.43 billion in volume – nearly double the previous day’s lackluster showing. Go figure, old chap! 🤷‍♂️

As the dust settled, total net assets slumped to $94.45 billion, a far cry from their recent lofty heights. One can’t help but wonder: is this the beginning of the end, or merely a minor blip on the radar of cryptocurrency’s perpetual rollercoaster? 🎠

Meanwhile, in a shocking turn of events (or not, depending on one’s level of jadedness), ether ETFs managed to eke out a minor victory. Franklin Templeton’s EZET chipped in with a $2.06 million inflow – the sole bright spot in an otherwise dismal day. This modest sum, while hardly cause for unbridled jubilation, did break the weeklong outflow streak that had been plaguing ether ETFs. The rest of the funds, in a display of thrilling inertia, remained resolutely flat. 🙄

Ether ETF trading volume climbed to a dizzying $371.79 million, with net assets experiencing a slight, yet undoubtedly thrilling, uptick to $6.16 billion. Try to contain your excitement, dear reader… 😴

As the investing world teeters on the brink of utter confusion, the question on everyone’s lips (or not, depending on the level of interest) is: was Friday’s debacle a mere blip on the radar, or the harbinger of a more profound shift in sentiment? Only time (and next week’s macro events) will tell. Stay tuned, folks! 📺

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2025-04-06 08:57