Shock! Bitcoin Snaps Up $1.46 Billion in a Week of Fleeing Funds

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Shock! Bitcoin Snaps Up $1.46 Billion in a Week of Fleeing Funds

Oh, what a jolly spectacle! Bitcoin has decided to throw a tantrum, spiraling down like a banana peel in a circus. Its price has taken a nosedive so steep, you’d think it was trying to do a backflip – badly.

Meanwhile, in the grand old world of crypto, ETFs (those fancy money buckets) are showing signs of a mass exodus. Investors, probably clutching their lucky charms, are dashing away in a panic as the market turns grumpy.

$1.46 billion out of Bitcoin funds

According to the ever-insightful Ali Martinez (who probably has a crystal ball hidden somewhere), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have had a rather dramatic week. Over 16,300 BTC–that’s a hefty chunk of digital dough worth around $1.46 billion–vanished faster than cookies in a cookie jar.

There was a brief flirtation with slightly better times-some inflows and outflows-like a romantic comedy with too many plot twists. But alas, the broad spot Bitcoin ETFs just experienced their biggest weekly exodus of 2026, making it a year to remember, or forget.

All this mass withdrawal happened as modest inflows were quickly overshadowed by a tsunami of withdrawals. Investors seem to be saying, “See ya later, alligator,” just as Bitcoin plunged even deeper into the red-probably because someone hit the “sell” button and ran.

Institutions give in as Bitcoin lounges around $88,000

While this colossal $1.46 billion escape acts as a warning bell, it looks like the bigwigs, the institutional investors, are finally playing peekaboo with caution. They’re watching the price bounce around the $88,000 mark, twiddling their thumbs, maybe waiting for it to make up its mind.

And why not? After Bitcoin lost the glorious $90,000 milestone-like a hero losing his cape-everyone’s left wondering if it will ever wave the $100,000 flag again come January.

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2026-01-26 20:10