Bitcoin ETFs post $470M outflows as Fed cuts rates, Trump talks trade

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shed $470 million on Wednesday as the price of Bitcoin briefly fell to $108,000 before recovering, according to data from Farside Investors. 

Fidelity’s FBTC led the exodus with $164 million, followed by ARK Invest’s ARKB, which saw a pullback of $143 million. BlackRock’s IBIT rounded out the top three with $88 million in outflows.

Grayscale’s GBTC also recoded $65 million in outflows, while Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF BITB saw a relatively minor loss of $6 million.

The drawdown has come after a few days of steady gains, with $149 million coming in on Monday and over $202 million on Tuesday.

The outflows have also reduced cumulative net inflows to $61 billion, and total assets under management have declined to $149 billion, representing 6.75% of Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization, according to crypto investment research platform SoSoValue.

Bitcoin price feels pressure after rate cut

The price of Bitcoin has been drifting between $108,201 and $113,567 for the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. 

It fell despite the US Federal Reserve decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, but it appears to have gained after a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where they discussed trade tensions between the two countries. 

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ETFs still hold a bulk of Bitcoin 

In the past, analysts have told Cointelegraph that flows into ETFs are linked to the token’s price, with a rally in early October stemming from large inflows into the investment vehicles.

Despite the outflows, ETFs still hold more than 1.5 million Bitcoin worth $169 billion, representing 7.3% of the total supply, according to Bitbo.