Bitcoin ETFs bleed $3.4B as investors chase AI — short the crypto bounce
Investors have pulled a record $3.4 billion out of Bitcoin ETFs over 11 straight days of selling — the longest streak since these funds launched. Meanwhile, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), one of Bitcoin's biggest corporate holders, just disclosed its first-ever Bitcoin sale, and the price has slipped below $71,000.
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Money is clearly rotating out of Bitcoin and into AI stocks right now — $3.4 billion in ETF outflows over 11 consecutive days is the biggest exodus on record. What makes this more concerning is that Strategy, long considered Bitcoin's most loyal corporate buyer, is now selling. That removes a key source of demand and signals a shift in sentiment among even the most committed holders. With no clear catalyst to stop the bleeding and the AI rally continuing to attract risk capital, Bitcoin could keep sliding. This setup favors shorting bounces rather than buying dips until the outflow streak reverses.