BlackRock’s 1,000 BTC Exit Leaves Bitcoin Clinging to $60K Support
In Bitcoin ETF news today, BlackRock offloaded more than 1,000 BTC in a single Thursday session, dragging combined spot Bitcoin ETF net flows to approximately -1,410 BTC on the day, and the timing could not be worse.
Bitcoin is heading into the weekend sitting on support it has occupied for 16 hours without producing a meaningful bounce, and the macro backdrop that drove this June’s record outflow wave shows no sign of clearing.
The core tension the data lays bare is this: institutional sellers remain active through ETF redemptions, spot demand has not materialized to absorb the pressure, and thinner weekend liquidity in Bitcoin amplifies every directional nudge. That is the setup heading into Saturday and Sunday.
Bitcoin ETF News: What the Thursday Flow Data Actually Shows
The warning came from That Martini Guy, a live Bitcoin trading analyst with 706,000 followers on X and more than 150,000 YouTube subscribers, who flagged the early Thursday data before all ETF issuers had even reported. Beyond BlackRock Bitcoin IBIT’s 1,000-plus BTC in redemptions, HODL, WisdomTree’s Bitcoin fund, shed another 68 BTC on the same day, according to That Martini Guy’s analysis.
His read was unambiguous: “support has been support, not a bounce.” Spot demand looks weak, Bitcoin ETF outflows are not helping, and lower prices remain the more probable near-term direction in his assessment.
Thursday’s session did not arrive in isolation. Earlier this month, US spot Bitcoin ETFs bled $325.69M in a single day on June 5, with IBIT again leading redemptions and Bitcoin briefly touching $59,100. In a separate wave, ETFs recorded $733.43M in net outflows in one session, their eighth consecutive withdrawal day at the time, with IBIT alone accounting for $527.84M of that figure.
Zoom out further, and the picture is starker still. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has now endured its longest multi-week outflow streak since the product launched in January 2024, bleeding more than $2.7Bn over five weeks. June month-to-date outflows stand at roughly $2.1Bn, following $2.4Bn in May.
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Two Macro Anchors Keeping Sellers in Control
In other Bitcoin ETF news, the proximate drivers of this BTC sell-off are well documented and interconnected. The FOMC’s June 2026 statement stripped out prior language acknowledging progress toward the Fed’s 2% inflation target, a hawkish signal that prompted two voting members to indicate that rate cuts previously penciled in for Q3 2026 could slip into 2027.
The resulting repricing, higher yields, and stronger dollar hit risk assets hard and triggered the initial institutional exit from Bitcoin ETFs. For more on how that FOMC pivot transmitted into the ETF market, the rate-cut timeline shift is worth tracking closely.
Layered on top of that is the Iran deal crypto dynamic. The US–Iran conflict, now more than 100 days old, has kept oil prices elevated, feeding inflation expectations and, in turn, reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut rates. However, the recent peace deal has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, offering a short-term reprieve.
Total spot Bitcoin ETF net assets have fallen from roughly $109Bn at the May 10 peak to approximately $77Bn, a $33Bn drawdown that mirrors Bitcoin’s -27% decline from $81,443 to a low of $59,353. The dual-driver read on FOMC and Iran risk captures how tightly these two forces are operating together.
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Bitcoin Price Support: Holding, Not Bouncing
$BTC swept 62.3K liquidity and hit our target.
As mentioned yesterday, I was targeting 62.3K for my Bitcoin shorts and it was a spot-on hit.
GG to everyone who entered yesterday, I took a more aggressive entry around 64.3K since the momentum was clearly down.
We printed… pic.twitter.com/aErwZwtxgh
— Lennaert Snyder (@LennaertSnyder) June 19, 2026
Current Bitcoin price support sits near $60,000, a level that has absorbed selling pressure but has not generated any meaningful upside follow-through. The Fear and Greed Index hit 14/100, deep in Extreme Fear territory, during the heaviest selling earlier this month, and forced liquidations reached approximately $1.8Bn in a single session, the largest flush since February 2026.
Three scenarios frame what comes next:
Bull case: Progress on a ceasefire in Iran or a Fed communication that softens the rate-path outlook triggers a reversal in ETF flows. Fidelity’s FBTC led inflows during the brief post-FOMC stabilization earlier this month, a pattern evident in its post-FOMC inflow data, suggesting that demand can return quickly when the macro narrative shifts. Recovery toward $70,000–$74,000 requires a concrete catalyst.
Base case: Macro overhangs persist through summer, outflows moderate in pace but remain net negative, and Bitcoin grinds between $60,000 and $68,000 as institutional positioning stays cautious. Weekend volatility keeps the range wide.
Bear case: $60,000 breaks on low-liquidity weekend price action. Prediction markets assigned 71% odds to a move toward $55,000 at the height of mid-June selling. A failed hold at $60,000 opens that target.
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