Crypto ETF Flows Cool

Spot bitcoin funds recorded $163.5 million in outflows on March 18, while ether funds saw $55.7 million leave that day. (theblock.co) The $163.5 million withdrawal ended a seven‑session streak of net inflows for spot bitcoin products, and the ether cohort posted its first net negative flow since March 9. (theblock.co) BlackRock’s IBIT recorded its first net outflow in eight days with $33.9 million redeemed after taking in more than $900 million over the prior seven sessions, including $169.3 million on March 17. (theblock.co) Fidelity’s FBTC led bitcoin redemptions with $103.8 million — its second‑largest single‑day exit this month — while Grayscale’s GBTC saw $18.8 million and Bitwise’s BITB had $7 million leave. (theblock.co) On the ether side Fidelity’s FETH accounted for $37.1 million of the outflows, Grayscale’s ETHE lost $8.9 million and Bitwise’s ETHW saw $4.7 million exit; VanEck’s ETHV recorded $4.8 million outflows and BlackRock’s ETHA posted $1.3 million outflow versus a $1.1 million inflow into its ETHB staking ETF. (theblock.co) Those fund redemptions coincided with intraday weakness — bitcoin slipped below $70,000 to about $69,699 and ether traded near $2,159, each down roughly 4–4.5% over the prior 24 hours. (theblock.co)