Basri Caneri 
Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US recorded close to $5 billion in inflows in January, reinforcing predictions that they could receive over $50 billion in inflows through 2025. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said Bitcoin ETFs will see inflows of over $50 billion by the end of the year.
Hougan said on February 1, “$4.94 billion flowed into Bitcoin ETFs in January. If it continues at this pace, it could reach $59 billion annually.” Reminding that there were $35.2 billion in inflows in the whole of 2024, Hougan emphasized that interest in Bitcoin ETFs is growing rapidly.
Giant Inflows Led by BlackRock and Fidelity
According to Farside Investors data, the ETFs that saw the highest inflows in January were:
- BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) → $3.2 billion inflows
- Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) → $1.3 billion inflow
- Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) → $398.5 million inflow
- Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) → $125 million inflow
2025 is predicted to be the year when institutional investors will allocate more funds to Bitcoin ETFs. Hougan and Bitwise Research Director Ryan Rasmussen noted that the early years of ETFs are usually the slowest growth period, reminding that gold ETFs received $2.6 billion in inflows in 2004, reaching $5.5 billion a year later.
Wall Street’s Big Money Has Yet to Step In
Hougan and Rasmussen noted that the largest US investment advisory firms do not provide full access to Bitcoin ETFs, but if this changes, potentially trillions of dollars could flow into Bitcoin ETFs.
Increased interest in spot Bitcoin ETFs could push the price of Bitcoin even higher in 2025. In particular, the fact that major investment firms have started to include Bitcoin ETFs in their portfolios strengthens the long-term bullish expectations in the market.
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