Analyst: Bitcoin ETF Funds Still Seeing Outflows But Outflow Rate Has "Significantly Slowed Down," Selling Pressure Is Exhausting
As of June 11, the U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETF has registered a net outflow of $2.1 billion so far this June, nearly matching the full-month outflow of $2.4 billion seen in May. This past Wednesday alone brought a net withdrawal of $214 million, signaling the outflow trend remains persistent.
Since May 10, total net assets of the U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETF have tumbled from $109 billion to $77 billion—a roughly $33 billion drop. Over that same window, Bitcoin’s (BTC) price slid from its May 10 peak of $81,443 to a low of $59,353, a roughly 27% decline.
Adam Haeems, Head of Asset Management at Tesseract Group, noted that while the ETF still faces consistent outflows, the pace of withdrawals has “slowed markedly,” with selling pressure appearing exhausted rather than growing. He attributes the outflows to three core drivers: leveraged funds redeeming spot ETFs to unwind futures arbitrage positions, capital shifting away from the highest-fee funds in U.S. spot products, and money rotating into
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Bitget has added 90 stock spot trading pairs, including Morgan Stanley, Nike, Pfizer, etc.
June 11. An official announcement from Bitget confirms the platform has launched 90 stock spot trading products, including rTokens for major names like Morgan Stanley (rMS), Nike (rNKE), Pfizer (rPFE), ExxonMobil (rXOM), and Occidental Petroleum (rOXY). The new offerings cover sectors spanning energy, healthcare, financial services, and technology and communications.
Per reports, these rTokens—formatted as an "r-" prefix plus the stock’s ticker symbol (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia)—are issued by Reality, a licensed real-world asset (RWA) protocol under Bitget. They are directly linked to global liquidity pools such as the Nasdaq and NYSE through a partnership with Alpaca, a regulated broker. Key features of the rTokens include: a 1:1 reserve of the underlying stock held by a licensed custodian; stock dividends paid out as tokens at a 1:1 ratio; support for corporate actions like stock splits; and eligibility to serve as collateral for cross-margin trading and U-based contracts. This functio
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The European Central Bank Becomes First Major Central Bank to Hike Rates Since Inflation Surge
June 11: The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years, becoming the first major developed-world central bank to act on inflation spurred by tensions related to the Iran war. The central bank lifted its benchmark main rate from 2% to 2.25%—a move widely expected by markets—while highlighting headwinds facing major economies from the prolonged closure of the Hormuz Strait, which has pushed energy prices sharply higher. Investors broadly anticipate the ECB will hike rates at least once more this year.
This policy shift also makes the ECB the first major central bank to tighten monetary policy directly in response to surging energy costs, which have pushed eurozone inflation above 3%. Turning to other key central banks: The Federal Reserve is projected to keep interest rates unchanged next week, with Chair Jerome Powell caught between Trump’s calls for low rates and mounting inflation pressure. The Bank of England is also expected to hold
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The European Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to Curb Inflation, with the Federal Reserve Expected to Follow Suit
June 11 — According to foreign media reports, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, a move that could signal the Federal Reserve and other central banks will follow suit to combat ongoing inflationary pressures. The ECB hasn’t hiked rates since September 2023, but the Eurozone’s May inflation rate jumped to 3.2% amid the war in Iran, forcing the central bank to act on rising price pressures.
Citigroup analyst Arnaud Mares noted the real focus of this week’s meeting was how ECB communications would reveal future policy directions. He anticipates the ECB will raise rates again at its July policy meeting. The ECB’s rate decision may offer insight into the U.S. market’s trajectory, with markets pricing in a 66% probability the Federal Reserve will implement at least one rate hike before the end of this year. (FXStreet)
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In the United States, initial jobless claims for the week ending on June 6th totaled 229,000, compared to the expected 219,000.
June 11: U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ended June 6 came in at 229,000, above the 219,000 consensus forecast and up from the prior week’s 225,000. (FXStreet)
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