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Bitcoin drops below $60,000 as U.S. spot ETF outflows top $5.4 billion

Bitcoin drops below $60,000 as U.S. spot ETF outflows top $5.4 billion

Coinbase’s John D’Agostino said family offices and sovereign-linked investors were buying near $65,000 even as Bitcoin briefly fell below $60,000 and U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged heavy withdrawals.

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Fact Check
The CoinDesk June 6 article explicitly states U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs saw $1.72 billion in net outflows during the week, with bitcoin and ether suffering the worst weekly drop since the FTX collapse. The June 7 CoinDesk piece reinforces the contrast with February 2025 institutional sentiment. Cryptobriefing's daily breakdowns (IBIT -$213.63M on June 5, 13-day stretch ~$4.4B) corroborate IBIT-led selling, and confirm Ethereum ETFs also posted outflows. All key elements of the claim are validated by multiple independent sources.
Summary

Bitcoin fell from about $73,400 on June 1 to as low as $59,099 in early June, briefly dropping below $60,000 for the first time since October 2024 as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded 13 consecutive trading days of net outflows totaling roughly $5.4 billion to $5.5 billion, including $1.72 billion during the June 1-5 trading week. Analysts cited ETF redemptions, macro pressure, higher-for-longer rates, regulatory uncertainty and Bitcoin’s break below its 200-week moving average as key drivers. Coinbase head of institutional strategy John D’Agostino said family offices, government funds and sovereign-linked investors were using the selloff to accumulate, with some buying closer to $65,000, while cautioning that he was not making a price call. Bitcoin later rebounded above $64,000, triggering about $603 million in 24-hour crypto liquidations, but several analysts said the move looked more like an oversold technical bounce than a confirmed trend reversal, with HEX Trust saying Bitcoin would need to reclaim the $79,000-$80,000 range to signal a true reversal.

Terms & Concepts
  • spot Bitcoin ETF: An exchange-traded fund that holds Bitcoin directly rather than using derivatives.
  • 200-week moving average: A long-term technical trend indicator based on average price over 200 weeks.
  • institutional piping: Industry shorthand for the custody, trading, compliance and market infrastructure large investors need to access an asset.