{"id":59285,"date":"2025-11-19T14:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=59285"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:16:31","slug":"blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-sheds-record-520-million-whats-up-with-ibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=59285","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock&#8217;s Bitcoin ETF Sheds Record $520 Million: What&#8217;s Up With IBIT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A record $520 million exited <strong>BlackRock&#8217;s iShares Bitcoin Trust<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"IBIT\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/IBIT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/IBIT\">IBIT<\/a>) on Wednesday, signaling institutional confidence has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/25\/11\/48890909\/harvard-university-increased-its-bitcoin-ibit-stake-by-257-in-q3-as-good-a-validation-as-an-etf-can-get\">flipped sharply defensive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Massive Outflows Show Investors Cutting Exposure<\/h3>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081122\/IBIT-Netflows-1024x468.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081122\/IBIT-Netflows-1024x468.png 1024w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081122\/IBIT-Netflows-300x137.png 300w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081122\/IBIT-Netflows-768x351.png 768w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081122\/IBIT-Netflows-1536x702.png 1536w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081122\/IBIT-Netflows.png 1758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/bitcoin-etf\/IBIT\"><em>Spot Bitcoin ETF Flows (Source: Coinglass)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spot <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) ETF flows have deteriorated sharply in November, according to Coinglass.<\/p>\n<p>Redemptions have been accelerating throughout the month and culminated in roughly $520 million leaving IBIT on Nov. 18, its largest single-day outflow on record.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, large inflows supported every breakout attempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That relationship has reversed. ETF holders are now using redemptions to reduce exposure during weakness instead of buying dips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The shift has created a structural headwind for price as demand from funds no longer offsets selling pressure.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options Market Shows Clear Defensive Tilt<\/h3>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081002\/image-442-1024x443.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081002\/image-442-1024x443.png 1024w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081002\/image-442-300x130.png 300w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081002\/image-442-768x332.png 768w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081002\/image-442-1536x664.png 1536w,https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19081002\/image-442.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketchameleon.com\/Overview\/IBIT\/VolatilitySkew\/\"><em>IBIT Option Data (Source: &#8230;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/25\/11\/48947895\/blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-sheds-record-520-million-whats-up-with-ibit?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"BlackRock's\" bitcoin etf sheds record million: what up with ibit>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A record $520 million exited BlackRock&#8217;s iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:IBIT) on Wednesday, signaling institutional confidence has flipped sharply defensive. Massive Outflows Show Investors Cutting Exposure Spot Bitcoin ETF Flows (Source: Coinglass) Spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF flows have deteriorated sharply in November, according to Coinglass. Redemptions have been accelerating throughout the month and culminated in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-59285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}