Posted 4/1/2024, 6:19:00 PM
GBTC Falters as Investors Flock to Lower-Fee Spot Bitcoin ETF Rivals
- Investors pouring money into spot Bitcoin ETFs, but GBTC underperforming due to high 1.5% fees
- GBTC seeing consistent outflows totaling $14 billion over past weeks while other ETFs see big inflows
- BlackRock, Fidelity, ARK 21Shares, and Bitwise ETFs seeing billions in inflows, overshadowed by GBTC
- GBTC was early Bitcoin fund but didn't convert to ETF smoothly; other new ETFs have waived fees
- If GBTC continues struggling, could have ripple effect on success of spot BTC ETFs and wider crypto market