Bitcoin ETFs Surge Past $1B in Inflows as Market Optimism Grows

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which debuted this past January, logged more than $1 billion of inflows on Thursday, according to Decrypt, as the price of the world's leading cryptocurrency continued to approach $100,000.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged more than $1 billion in inflows on Thursday as the price of the world’s leading cryptocurrency continued to approach $100,000, according to Decrypt.

BlackRock pulled in the largest inflows, at more than $608 million, followed by Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund with $301 million, and the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF with $68 million, Farside Investors data showed.

In comparison, the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF brought in just $17.2 million, while Franklin Bitcoin ETF lagged behind with $5.7 million.

The numbers, however, do not compare to the record ETF inflows in the days following Donald Trump’s re-election, according to SosoValue data. For example, on November 7, Blackrock’s bitcoin ETF drew record-shattering inflows of $1.12 billion.

Bitcoin is already shattering records and ascending new heights since Trump's re-election, with most analysts projecting bitcoin will top $100,000 later this month. Even prominent bitcoin skeptic and financial analyst Jim Cramer has gone all in on the bitcoin, telling audiences that it is now a "winner." This has provoked alarm in some quarters, as some investors speculate that doing the opposite of Cramer's financial advice might yield more optimal results, out of fear of the potential ramifications of the "inverse Cramer" effect.

Bitcoin ETFs saw a surge in inflows on Thursday, with a total of $1.01 billion flowing into the funds, according to data from Farside Investors, as reported by Blockworks.

The BlackRock iShares bitcoin ETF led the pack with $608.8 million in inflows, followed by the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund with $301.1 million and the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF with $68.1 million.

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF and Franklin Bitcoin ETF also saw inflows, to the tune of $17.2 million and $5.7 million, respectively.

These figures come as bitcoin continues to rally, approaching the $100,000 mark. The world’s leading cryptocurrency has been on a tear since Gary Gensler took over at the SEC, with XRP also surging to three-year highs on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Ethereum-to-bitcoin ratio has also plummeted to a three-year low as BTC approaches $100,000.

On Friday, bitcoin ETFs reached a new milestone, surpassing $100 billion in assets under management, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. This puts bitcoin ETFs on track to become one of the largest holders of the world's leading crypto by market capitalization, Balchunas said, potentially surpassing the estimated 600,000 to 1.1 million bitcoin held by Satoshi Nakamoto.

In other news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also approved options trading for bitcoin ETFs in October, paving the way for world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, to launch options trading for its bitcoin ETF earlier this month.