{"id":44081,"date":"2026-05-23T16:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44081"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:45:48","slug":"bitcoin-etfs-suffer-biggest-outflows-since-january-as-may-turns-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44081","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Biggest Outflows Since January as May Turns Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonday saw the highest daily inflows, with almost $650 million leaving the funds.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price calamity is not isolated, as, aside from all other macro and on-chain reasons, the exchange-traded funds tracking the asset\u2019s performance experienced their worst weekly outflows since late January.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, data from SoSoValue shows that May has turned red following two consecutive weeks of massive outflows.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"over-1-25b-pulled-out\">Over $1.25B Pulled Out<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/best-bitcoin-etf\/\">spot Bitcoin ETFs<\/a> were on a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-vs-eth-vs-xrp-etfs-which-pulled-the-most-money-last-week\/\">highly impressive streak<\/a> that began during the week that ended on April 2. The following six weeks were deep in the green. Moreover, 10 out of the 11 weeks at the time saw more net inflows than outflows.<\/p>\n<p>However, this impressive trend <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-and-ethereum-etfs-see-heavy-outflows-as-prices-hit-brick-wall\/\">broke<\/a> during the week that ended on May 15, when investors pulled out $1 billion from the funds. The landscape worsened in the past five trading days, as the net outflows skyrocketed to $1.26 billion: the most since the end of January. Consequently, the cumulative net inflows dropped to just over $57 billion, out of the local peak at $59.34 billion marked just a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Monday was the most painful day in terms of net outflows, with nearly $650 million in withdrawals. Tuesday followed suit with $331 million, another $70 million on Wednesday, $101 million on Thursday, and $105 million on Friday. Somewhat surprisingly, BlackRock\u2019s IBIT bled out the most: $445 million on Monday, $325 million on Tuesday, $61.5 million on Wednesday, $104 million on Thursday, and $69 million on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>As such, the total inflows for May have turned red, currently showing a $1 billion reduction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1437927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1437927\" style=\"width: 1789px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-23-190954.png\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1437927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bitcoin ETF Flows. Source: SoSoValue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"not-just-the-etfs\">Not Just the ETFs<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price has also turned red for the month. After <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-ended-april-with-biggest-monthly-gains-in-a-year-whats-next\/\">closing<\/a> April with a notable 11.87% surge, May began on a positive note, and the cryptocurrency quickly spiked to a multi-month high of almost $83,000. Although it was rejected there, it managed to maintain the $80,000 level for several weeks before it broke down last weekend.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"you-may-also-like\" class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<p>It has been unable to reclaim that level since then. Moreover, it plunged on Friday and earlier today to a monthly low of $74,200. Aside from the ETFs bleeding out, other reasons for BTC\u2019s calamity could <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/5-reasons-bitcoin-dumped-to-75k-and-why-more-pain-may-follow\/\">include<\/a> war-related uncertainty and the possibility of new attacks, as well as other investors disposing of their assets.<\/p>\n<p>As such, current data from CoinGlass shows that bitcoin is now over 1% in the red for May as it struggles below $75,500.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1437928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1437928\" style=\"width: 1297px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-23-191351.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1437928 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=9999\" alt=\"Bitcoin Monthly Returns. Source: CoinGlass\" width=\"1297\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=1297 1297w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=300,h=187 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=1024,h=639 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=768,h=479 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=90,h=56 90w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=144,h=90 144w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=1200,h=748 1200w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=1000,h=624 1000w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=900,h=561 900w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=800,h=499 800w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=700,h=437 700w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=600,h=374 600w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=500,h=312 500w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=400,h=249 400w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=200,h=125 200w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/6480f9e2-44d0-47e5-e5de-c16369e75400\/w=100,h=62 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1437928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bitcoin Monthly Returns. Source: CoinGlass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-etfs-suffer-biggest-outflows-since-january-as-may-turns-red\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Monday saw the highest daily inflows, with almost $650 million leaving the funds. 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