{"id":129871,"date":"2025-05-23T13:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=129871"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:23:21","slug":"us-bitcoin-etfs-near-record-month-after-1-5b-inflows-in-2-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=129871","title":{"rendered":"US Bitcoin ETFs near record month after $1.5B inflows in 2 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsSpot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States are heading for a record-breaking month, helping push Bitcoin to new all-time highs amid rising institutional demand.<br \/>\nThe US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded more than $1.5 billion in combined inflows over a two-day period, with $608 million on May 21 and $934 million on May 22, according to data from Sosovalue.<br \/>\nA repeat performance of the past two days\u2019 inflows would see monthly inflows surge to $6.68 billion, surpassing the monthly record of $6.49 billion from November 2024.<br \/>\nBitcoin ETF inflows, monthly, all-time chart. Source: SosovalueRelated: German gov\u2019t missed out on $2.3B profit after selling Bitcoin at $57K<br \/>\nETF inflows helped Bitcoin rise to a new all-time high of $112,000 on May 22 before retracing to above $110,700 on May 23, up over 19% in the past week, TradingView data shows.<br \/>\nBTC\/USD, 1-year chart. Source: Cointelegraph\/TradingViewThe \u201crobust\u201d ETF inflows and Bitcoin\u2019s rise to new all-time highs signal growing institutional demand and rising realized profits \u201cwithout increased sell pressure,\u201d Nexo dispatch editor Stella Zlatareva told Cointelegraph.<br \/>\n\u201cInstitutional inflows, corporate balance sheet moves, and macro dislocation converge into a clear message: Bitcoin is no longer the alternative \u2014 it\u2019s becoming the benchmark,\u201d she added.<br \/>\nRecent surges in ETF demand coincided with $1 billion worth of Bitcoin being withdrawn from Coinbase on May 9 \u2014 a move analysts view as a signal of increasing institutional appetite.<br \/>\nRelated: Exponential currency debasement: \u2018You don\u2019t own enough crypto, NFTs\u2019<br \/>\nInstitutional inflows to push Bitcoin to $200,000 in 2025<br \/>\nThe \u201cstructural\u201d inflows from institutions may help Bitcoin surpass the $200,000 \u201cbase case\u201d before the end of 2025, according to Bitwise\u2019s head of European research, Andr\u00e9 Dragosch.<br \/>\n\u201cSo the base case is $200,000, conditional on the US government not stepping in. If they step in, it will move closer toward $500,000,\u201d Dragosch told Cointelegraph, referring to the US government\u2019s proposition to make direct Bitcoin acquisitions through \u201cbudget-neutral\u201d strategies.<br \/>\nBitwise\u2019s \u201cin-house prediction\u201d for 2029 is a $1 million Bitcoin price target, as Bitcoin\u2019s market cap will surpass the market capitalization of gold, as the leading safe-haven asset, Dragosch explained.<br \/>\nTop 10 global assets by market capitalization. Source: CompaniesMarketCapHowever, gold\u2019s $22.3 trillion market capitalization is still over 10 times larger than Bitcoin\u2019s $2.2 trillion, which makes BTC the world\u2019s fifth-largest asset, according to CompaniesMarketCap data.<br \/>\nMagazine: Crypto wanted to overthrow banks, now it\u2019s becoming them in stablecoin fight<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-etfs-record-month-1-5b-inflows-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsSpot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States are heading for a record-breaking month, helping push Bitcoin to new all-time highs amid rising institutional demand. 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