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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs post $1.55 billion outflows as HYPE and XRP funds gain

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs post $1.55 billion outflows as HYPE and XRP funds gain

Since May 14, investors have pulled money from U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs while HYPE and XRP-linked funds attracted inflows, signaling a short-term rotation within crypto investment products.

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Fact Check
The CoinPost article directly corroborates all three figures: $1.55B BTC ETF outflows since May 14, ~$72M HYPE inflows, and ~$22M XRP inflows, citing Farside Investors data and The Block. Odaily provides independent confirmation of the HYPE figure ($72.38M weekly net inflow) sourced from SoSoValue. Both sources support the rotation narrative from BTC to altcoin ETFs.
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Summary

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.55 billion in net outflows across six trading days since May 14, while Ether funds also saw roughly $215 million in outflows during the May 18 to May 22 trading week. Over the same period, HYPE spot ETFs attracted about $72 million in their first week and XRP spot ETFs added $22 million, indicating a reallocation within crypto exchange-traded products rather than a broad exit from digital assets. During the May 18 to May 22 U.S. trading week, HYPE funds logged $72.38 million in net inflows, led by Bitwise’s BHYP with $35.96 million and 21Shares’ THYP with $32.07 million. Total net assets for the HYPE category reached $89.20 million and cumulative historical net inflows rose to $74.91 million.

Terms & Concepts
  • Spot ETF: An exchange-traded fund that holds or tracks the current market price of the underlying asset directly rather than using futures contracts, giving investors market-price exposure through traditional stock exchanges.
  • Net outflows: The total value of investor withdrawals exceeding new deposits over a given period, often used to measure investor sentiment toward a fund or asset class.
  • Capital rotation: The movement of investor funds from one asset class or product category into another based on changing market preferences or positioning.