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BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) posted $3.55 billion in net outflows during June 2026, accounting for roughly 79% of the $4.5 billion total withdrawn from US spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds that month
That monthly total is the largest since the funds launched in January 2024, exceeding the previous record of $3.48 billion set in February 2025 by 29%. The nine-day outflow streak that closed the month included $222.6 million on June 30 alone, per SoSoValue data.
CryptoQuant’s head of research Julio Moreno saidon X that total BTC holdings across US spot Bitcoin ETFs have fallen below 1.25 million BTC, putting them lower than at the same point one year ago. This came even as cumulative net inflows into the funds have risen 4.6% from roughly $49 billion a year ago to just over $51 billion. Total net assets across all US spot Bitcoin ETFs have dropped to approximately $70.9 billion from peaks above $110 billion earlier in the year.
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SpaceX IPO Pulled Capital Out of Crypto
Maxime Seiler, CEO of STS Digital, said the record outflows reflect a “simple lack of fresh capital” after heavy deployment into Bitcoin and ETFs during 2025, combined with a significant rotation into the SpaceX initial public offering. SpaceX’s debut saw more than 555 million shares sold, raising $75 billion and marking the largest single day of net retail buying on record, according to CNN. Several analysts had previously flagged the SpaceX IPO as a potential trigger for capital leaving the digital asset market.
“Fewer new dollars are being allocated to Bitcoin, and the SpaceX IPO in June pulled meaningful capital out of the space entirely, with allocators rotating into the largest listing in history,” Seiler told The Block. He added that with the market clarity bill still unresolved and no near-term catalyst in sight, a supply overhang is being worked back into the market through the ETF wrapper. Paul Howard, senior director at Wincent, said the outflows appear driven by a broader macro rotation, with elevated interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, and a cautious macro environment leading institutions to reduce exposure to higher-volatility assets.
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Analysts Split on What Outflows Signal for Bitcoin
BTC traded at around $58,500 as of late June 2026, a level last seen consistently in September 2024, and is down roughly 20% over the past 30 days. Bitfinex saidin its latest alpha report that Bitcoin could potentially fall toward $40,000 by the fourth quarter of 2026. Jerald David, CEO of Lynq, said ETF outflows reduce onep could make it harder for BTC to sustain upward price momentum in the short term
Not all analysts read the outflows as a sign of weakening long-term conviction. Renna Ba, head of ecosystem at Morph, described the current period as speculative exposure cooling rather than institutions souring on Bitcoin, and said she views it as a stabilizing phase for the broader crypto market. Strategy’s separately announced Bitcoin monetization program, authorized to raise up to $1.25 billion, drew attention this week, though the June ETF outflows alone more than tripled that figure.
Strategy’s Class A common stock (MSTR) rose as much as 12% following the announcement before closing at $86.93 on June 30, down 6.2% on the day Its preferred stock (STRC) closed higher at $84.86 on the same date
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