- Buy Crypto
- Markets
Futures- Spot
- Copy Trade
- Earn
- More
ETFs Are Absorbing More Bitcoin Than Miners Can Produce
By: cointribuneen|2025/05/05 18:30:02
0
Share
Institutional demand for bitcoin is exploding. Last week, US ETFs accumulated 18,644 BTC. In comparison, miners only extracted 3,150. An unprecedented gap is disrupting the traditional balance. US Bitcoin ETFs vs Miners: An Unprecedented Imbalance The rush for spot ETFs on bitcoin has reached new heights. From April 28 to May 2, the exchange-traded funds bought nearly six times more BTC than mining production. According to HODL15Capital , these vehicles acquired 18,644 coins. Meanwhile, miners only extracted 3,150. Daily production hovers around 450 BTC . Thus, institutions have absorbed the equivalent of more than 40 days of mining. This phenomenon marks a major shift. It shows that investor appetite in the spot market now exceeds the capacity to create new coins. Capital flows confirm this imbalance. Farside Investors reports approximately $1.8 billion inflows over the last five trading days. Only a net outflow was recorded on April 30. Since April 16, outflows have been almost nonexistent. The enthusiasm of professional investors is evident. This acceleration coincides with a surge in the bitcoin price. In early May, BTC rose 4% to reach $97,700. However, the price soon fell back to around $94,000. With supply remaining limited, each new demand moves prices. Tension therefore rises between demand and production. Implications and Market Outlook BlackRock’s dominance is becoming clearer. Its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) raised nearly $2.5 billion in five days. Even better: IBIT has seen 17 consecutive days without capital outflows. This record illustrates asset managers’ confidence. For Nate Geraci , president of the ETF Store, this category of ETFs has already crossed $110 billion in assets under management. And despite significant hurdles. Many wealth management platforms still prohibit access to Bitcoin ETPs. Financial advisors struggle to recommend them. Imagine the outlook if these barriers fall. Bitcoin ETFs could trigger a new wave of massive inflows. Volume and liquidity would multiply. Consequently, pressure on miners would intensify. And bitcoin’s spot premium could soar even higher. Faced with this wild race, bitcoin stands at a historic crossroads. The equation between limited supply and record institutional demand will define its short-term trajectory. Nothing will be the same again. Within 100 days, it is possible that it climbs to $135,000 .
You may also like
Dune Stablecoin Research: The Flow and Demand of a $300 Billion Market
In the dataset, transfers are no longer simply labeled as pure "transaction volume," but are classified as different on-chain activities. This is the difference between "just knowing that $100 trillion has been transferred" and "understanding why it was transferred."
Stripe Annual Letter: New cognitive density is extremely high, especially the 5-level model of "AI + Payments"
Every trend here is affecting everyone's future survival.
Sam Altman's Twenty-Four Hours: The Pentagon said "no" twice, but only one was serious
In Silicon Valley, Altman's sub-12-hour move has a name. It's not called backstabbing, it's called timing.
The US-Iran Conflict Spreads to the Crypto Space: What to Expect in the Market on Monday
The most important industry in the crypto world, only 300 kilometers away from the missile's impact point
Lily Liu, the chair of the Solana Foundation, shouted "Don't waste time on crypto," is the crypto industry really dead?
The interest of the younger generation is shifting from cryptocurrency to the field of artificial intelligence, which coincides with the current phenomenon in the cryptocurrency industry.
The little deer live by the water and grass
Mining companies have never been the most devout believers in Bitcoin. Under the pressures of halving compressing profits, financial reports showing revenue growth without profit increase, and coin prices falling below mining costs, the industry is collectively de-risking.
The world belongs to Chinese people who speak English
The world is vast, and only playing half of it is truly a loss.
Why Stop at 126K? Michael Saylor Breaks Down BTC Stagnation and Retail Absence Truth
Bitcoin is digital capital, and I will spend a thousand hours explaining it to you. Eventually, you will understand, but you will still have to endure a 45% crash.
Virtuals Protocol's inaugural Titan project: ROBO aims to give a wallet to a robot
This is a key step in Virtuals expanding the Agent Economy into the Embodied AI and Robotics field.
Stablecoin Latest Report: Actual Distribution and Circulation Much More Notable Than Supply
The Truth about Stablecoin Circulation Speed, Concentration, and Structure After Doubling the Supply
Paradigm's New Arithmetic: When Crypto Can't Hold 12.7 Billion, AI Becomes the Answer
It took Paradigm three years to emerge from the ruins of FTX.
Wintermute Founder: In the Lost Cryptocurrency Market, What Can We Still Do?
This is more like a manifesto, discussing "the very reason we are here."
$1.3 Billion Debt: BitDeer Faces Tough Battle
Wu Jihan is waiting for AI's money to catch up with the speed of debt.
Anthropic's IPO Gamble: At the Most Unlikely Moment, It Chose to Say No
In the AI Era, what is the most valuable thing?
Paradigm's Math Problem: $12.7 Billion, Too Big for a Single Crypto Fund
Emerging from the ruins of FTX, Paradigm took three years
Ethereum Unveils Scaling Roadmap, What's Different This Time?
Short-term improvements to execution efficiency through the Gas mechanism optimization and block validation parallelization, and long-term scalability through ZK-EVM and blobs data architecture.
Anthropic Ban Wave, OpenAI $100 Billion Funding Controversy: What Is the Overseas Crypto Community Talking About Today?
What Have Foreigners Been Most Interested in Over the Last 24 Hours?
Morning News | OpenAI receives $110 billion investment; Solana launches Solana Payments; M0, MoonPay, and PayPal jointly launch PYUSDx
Overview of Important Market Events on February 27
Dune Stablecoin Research: The Flow and Demand of a $300 Billion Market
In the dataset, transfers are no longer simply labeled as pure "transaction volume," but are classified as different on-chain activities. This is the difference between "just knowing that $100 trillion has been transferred" and "understanding why it was transferred."
Stripe Annual Letter: New cognitive density is extremely high, especially the 5-level model of "AI + Payments"
Every trend here is affecting everyone's future survival.
Sam Altman's Twenty-Four Hours: The Pentagon said "no" twice, but only one was serious
In Silicon Valley, Altman's sub-12-hour move has a name. It's not called backstabbing, it's called timing.
The US-Iran Conflict Spreads to the Crypto Space: What to Expect in the Market on Monday
The most important industry in the crypto world, only 300 kilometers away from the missile's impact point
Lily Liu, the chair of the Solana Foundation, shouted "Don't waste time on crypto," is the crypto industry really dead?
The interest of the younger generation is shifting from cryptocurrency to the field of artificial intelligence, which coincides with the current phenomenon in the cryptocurrency industry.
The little deer live by the water and grass
Mining companies have never been the most devout believers in Bitcoin. Under the pressures of halving compressing profits, financial reports showing revenue growth without profit increase, and coin prices falling below mining costs, the industry is collectively de-risking.
App