US spot Bitcoin ETFs see $200 million in net outflows ahead of FOMC meeting

The U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced net outflows of $200 million on Tuesday — continuing the outflows from Monday that ended their record streak of net inflows.

Grayscale’s GBTC witnessed the largest amount of net outflows, totaling $121 million on Tuesday, followed by Ark Invest’s ARKB with $56 million in net outflows, according to SoSoValue data. Bitwise’s BITB reported $12 million in outflows, while Fidelity and VanEck experienced single-digit net outflows.

Outflows prevailed among U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs as other funds, including BlackRock’s IBIT, recorded zero flows on Tuesday.

The 11 spot bitcoin ETFs concluded their 19-day consecutive run of net inflows on Monday, with outflows totaling $64.93 million. As of Tuesday, the funds have accumulated a total net inflow of $15.42 billion since their inception in January.

Markets are now anticipating key economic indicators from the U.S. later on Wednesday — the Federal Open Market Committee meeting results and the Consumer Price Index data.

The latest CPI, a crucial inflation indicator, is expected to show a 0.1% increase from April, suggesting a broader disinflationary trend, according to a CNBC report .

The Federal Reserve’s rate-setting meeting is anticipated to yield no surprises, with CME Group forecasting a 99.4% probability that the Fed will maintain the current interest rate of 5.25% to 5.50%, rather than implementing a rate cut. However, a Reuters poll of economists indicated that the Fed is likely to reduce rates twice this year, beginning in September.

Bitcoin trades at $67,500, down from from last week’s peak of nearly $72,000, according to The Block’s bitcoin price page .