The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has experienced a significant decline in outflows, reaching a new record low of nearly 90% compared to the previous day. This coincided with a rebound in Bitcoin (BTC) following the release of new United States inflation data, which caused market volatility.
On April 10, GBTC saw outflows of $17.5 million, a significant decrease from the $154.9 million outflows recorded on April 9, according to data from Farside.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s price has risen by 2.08% in the past 24 hours, currently reaching $70,474, according to CoinMarketCap data. However, it briefly dropped to a low of $67,482 after the release of the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March, which showed a 3.5% year-on-year increase. This raised concerns that the Federal Reserve might delay interest rate cuts.
Bitcoin’s price has fluctuated between $65,600 and $72,668 over the past 7 days, according to CoinMarketCap.
Some cryptocurrency experts are hopeful that this could mark the beginning of a slowdown in GBTC outflows, which have amounted to $16 billion since GBTC was converted to a spot Bitcoin ETF in January. Apollo Thomas Fahrer, CEO of the crypto-focused reviews portal Apollo, asked his 41,500 followers on April 11 if the selling pressure on GBTC was over. Fahrer also noted that the outflows on April 10 were equivalent to approximately 250 Bitcoin, representing a nearly 95% decrease compared to the start of the week.
Just a few days ago, on April 8, Grayscale witnessed outflows equivalent to 4,288 Bitcoin, totaling $303 million.
The previous record low for GBTC outflows was on Feb. 26 when $22.4 million was withdrawn. The average daily outflows for GBTC over the past four months is $257.8 million.
In terms of inflows, the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) recorded $76.3 million, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw $33.3 million, Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) saw $24.3 million, and ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) experienced inflows of $7.3 million.
In recent news, the bankrupt crypto lending firm Genesis sold approximately 36 million GBTC shares to acquire 32,041 Bitcoin.
According to the magazine, China is expected to intensify the Bitcoin bull run, with predictions that it will reach $1 million by 2028, according to a figure known as Bitcoin Man, who is in the X Hall of Flame.