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Crypto ETFs Lose $253 Million as Bitcoin and Ether Outflows…

U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds recorded approximately $252.7 million in combined net outflows on Tuesday, June 30, extending a late-month redemption streak that has weighed on institutional sentiment toward digital assets.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $222.6 million on the day, with outflows concentrated in the two largest funds. BlackRock’s IBIT recorded $212.4 million in redemptions, while Fidelity’s FBTC lost $10.2 million. Other Bitcoin funds, including Bitwise’s BITB, ARK 21Shares’ ARKB, Invesco’s BTCO, Franklin Templeton’s EZBC, Valkyrie’s BRRR, VanEck’s HODL, WisdomTree’s BTCW, MSBT, Grayscale’s GBTC and Grayscale’s BTC, were flat.

Ether ETFs also remained negative, posting $27.6 million in net outflows. The entire decline came from BlackRock’s ETHA, while ETHB, Fidelity’s FETH, Bitwise’s ETHW, TETH, ETHV, QETH, EZET, Grayscale’s ETHE and Grayscale’s ETH recorded no net flow on the day. Solana ETFs added to the weakness with $2.5 million in net outflows, entirely from Bitwise’s BSOL. VSOL, FSOL, TSOL, SOEZ and GSOL were unchanged.

The June 30 data followed another negative session on June 29, when Bitcoin ETFs lost $231.0 million, Ether ETFs shed $29.9 million and Solana ETFs attracted $5.5 million. Over the final two trading days of June, spot crypto ETFs lost about $508.1 million on a combined basis.

Bitcoin ETFs Remain the Main Source of Pressure

Bitcoin ETFs continued to dominate the flow picture. Since June 23, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have posted six consecutive negative trading sessions, losing about $2.17 billion over that period. That streak includes $113.8 million on June 23, $469.0 million on June 24, $691.7 million on June 25, $444.5 million on June 26, $231.0 million on June 29 and $222.6 million on June 30.

The concentration of June 30 redemptions in IBIT and FBTC is important because those funds have been the strongest symbols of institutional Bitcoin demand. BlackRock and Fidelity products have historically attracted a large share of net inflows, giving them outsized influence over market interpretation. When redemptions come from those funds, investors tend to view the move as a broader reduction in institutional risk appetite rather than isolated product rotation.

The outflows also come as Bitcoin has struggled near key psychological levels following its break below $60,000. ETF selling can reinforce spot-market weakness because authorized participants and market makers must manage exposure around creations and redemptions.

Solana Fails to Offset Broader Weakness

Solana’s $2.5 million outflow was small compared with Bitcoin’s redemption total, but it marked a reversal after modest positive demand earlier in the week. BSOL had added $4.6 million on June 29, while FSOL added $0.9 million. The June 30 outflow shows that even higher-beta crypto ETF exposure has not fully escaped the broader risk-off tone.

Ether’s weakness also remains a concern. ETH funds have posted repeated outflows through late June despite Ethereum’s central role in stablecoins, tokenization and decentralized finance. The absence of inflows across most issuers suggests investors are not yet rotating back into Ether exposure in size.

The market impact is clear: regulated crypto products are no longer providing the steady institutional support that earlier helped define the ETF narrative. Instead, late-June flows show investors using ETFs to reduce exposure across Bitcoin, Ether and, to a lesser extent, Solana.

The next test will be whether July begins with stabilization or another wave of redemptions. If outflows slow, markets may treat the late-June decline as a sharp but temporary repositioning. If redemptions continue, ETF flows could remain a structural headwind for crypto prices and public-market sentiment.

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