Ah, the ever-elusive Bitcoin! Upon the 28th of January, it greeted us with surprising cheer, as if waking from a long winter’s nap. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. returned to the warm embrace of inflows, totalling a respectable $18.44 million, while our star cryptocurrency donned the $102k cloak, preparing for the grand FOMC meeting. How delightful!
According to the esteemed SoSoValue, the twelve Bitcoin ETFs, much like bedraggled townsfolk, rallied back with a hint of hope. This resurgence, however, followed a rather grim outflow of $457.48 million the day prior, as investors suddenly recalled the haunting specter of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek, causing panic akin to a cat spotting a cucumber. Tech stocks and crypto alike were sent tumbling, as if caught in a raucous dance gone awry.
Leaping forward, we find that BlackRock’s IBIT was the belle of the ball, charming investors to the tune of $30.14 million. With total net inflows nearing $40 billion, one might wonder if the funds are hosting lavish soirées in their opulent vaults, while their net assets reached a staggering $58.76 billion. Quite the financial fête!
However, let’s not overlook ARK and 21Shares’ ARKB, which unfortunately recorded a rather gloomy outflow of $11.7 million. One must wonder if they were left off the guest list! The other Bitcoin ETFs practically stood still, as if frozen in an awkward social moment, recording a rather timid zero in flows.
The trading volume for our twelve Bitcoin companions stood at $2.49 billion on that fateful day, a mere shadow of the previous day’s roaring $4.8 billion. It seems the market had decided to take a leisurely stroll instead of sprinting towards riches.
After a brief, terrifying dip near the $100,000 mark (the kind that hits your gut like a poorly timed joke), Bitcoin rebounded to flaunt its $102k again, as if to say, “You thought I was gone? Think again!” As time ticked down to the FOMC meeting in less than 13 hours, the tension was palpable, like a suspenseful play unfolding before our very eyes.
The fine folks at CME, with their FedWatch tool, buzzed with gusto about a 98.4% probability that our Federal Reserve friends would keep interest rates unchanged. Imagine their tea parties! Still, market commentators warned of a potential bearish tango should Fed chair Jerome Powell decide to put on his hawkish dance shoes.
And then there was Matt Mena, a crypto strategist from 21Shares, making declarations akin to a modern-day oracle, asserting that a rate hike is “effectively zero.” However, he posited that an unexpected 25 basis point cut could spark a jubilant rally across all risk assets, as if someone suddenly announced free cake at a dull meeting. Ah, the unpredictability of markets—let’s just hope we have enough chairs for this dance!
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2025-01-29 09:48