Morning Edition · Saturday, July 25, 2026Published at 1:44 AM EDT · New York
Bitcoin ETF Buying Streak Ends With $225 Million in Outflows, Led Almost Entirely by BlackRock
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust accounted for about 90 percent of the July 23 redemptions, even as Morgan Stanley's newer fund kept taking in fresh cash toward $400 million in assets.
United States spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $225 million in net outflows on July 23, ending a seven-session run of inflows. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust drove nearly the entire reversal, posting a $202 million net…
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