Bitcoin Updates: Digital Assets Shed $2B as Fed Uncertainty Grows, Large Investors Accumulate for 2026
- Digital asset ETPs lost $2B last week, marking the largest outflow since February and reducing AUM by 27% to $191B amid Fed policy uncertainty and whale selling. - Bitcoin and Ethereum products dominated the decline, with $1.38B and 4% of ETP market outflows respectively, while Germany attracted $13.2M as investors sought bargains. - Bitcoin whales accumulated 375,000 BTC over 30 days, doubling long-term holdings, signaling potential 2026 bullish momentum if institutional demand resumes. - Short-Bitcoin
Last week, digital asset investment vehicles experienced $2 billion in outflows, the largest weekly withdrawal since February, extending a three-week streak that has seen $3.2 billion exit the market. This wave of selling, fueled by uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy and significant sell-offs by large holders, has caused the total value of digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) to fall by 27% from their early October high of $264 billion to
Experts point to several causes for the decline. James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, identified "uncertainty around monetary policy and large-scale crypto-native selling" as the main factors
The downturn also affected alternative coins, with
On the demand front, activity among large Bitcoin holders has been notable. Over the past month, whales have accumulated more than 375,000 BTC, and the number of long-term holding addresses has doubled to 262,000 in just two months
The future direction of the market may depend on greater macroeconomic certainty. A shift in Federal Reserve policy or a resolution to political deadlock could revive investor interest, while ongoing uncertainty could prompt more withdrawals. For now, the industry is focused on stabilizing supply chains and proving the value of blockchain technology in a volatile environment.
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