{"id":10410,"date":"2024-01-24T15:13:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=10410"},"modified":"2024-01-24T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:15:00","slug":"gbtc-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/gbtc-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"GBTC Struggles!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:123\">Although the outflows from <strong>GBTC<\/strong> have slowed down as of today, <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> fell to its lowest level in two months on January 23.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:123\">You might like: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/dwf-labs-invests-500000-in-airdao-to-support-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>DWF Labs Invests $500,000 in AirDAO to Support Ecosystem<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:311\">As a result of this situation, Bitcoin fell below <strong>$39,000<\/strong>. After the GBTC share turned into a spot Bitcoin ETF investment fund on January 11, nearly <strong>$3.4 billion<\/strong> in outflows were made. At the same time, Grayscale transferred approximately <strong>70,582 Bitcoins<\/strong> to <strong>Coinbase Prime<\/strong>, a US exchange, possibly to sell them.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:143\">Investors began to worry that the exodus on the <strong>GBTC<\/strong> side would continue for a while longer. According to Bloomberg ETF analyst <strong>Eric Balchunas<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:89\"><em>$515 million in outflows occurred from <strong>GBTC<\/strong> on January 23. This means 13% of GBTC shares.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Once again the \u201cexperts\u201d told you the GBTC outflows had ended and once again they were wrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Magoo PhD (@HodlMagoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HodlMagoo\/status\/1749921540039192862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:305\"><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Eric Balchunas launched a survey about GBTC on X<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:305\"><strong>Eric Balchunas<\/strong> launched a poll on his X account asking &#8220;Do you think the outflows will continue?&#8221;. Nearly half of those who participated in the survey said it was a 35-50% chance. However, Balchunas and Bloomberg ETF analyst <strong>James Seyffart<\/strong> estimated that it would occur in about <strong>25%<\/strong> of the current shares.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:305\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10412 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eric-Balchunas-GBTC.png\" alt=\"Eric Balchunas GBTC\" width=\"851\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eric-Balchunas-GBTC.png 744w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eric-Balchunas-GBTC-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:143\">As we can see from the Grayscale website, there are currently 600.5 million shares, which means approximately 536,695 Bitcoins are in the fund.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:96\">Data from <strong>CC15Capital<\/strong> shows that <strong>82,525 Bitcoin<\/strong>s have been withdrawn from GBTC since January 10.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop panic selling your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> just because you see panic-inducing tweets about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24GBTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$GBTC<\/a> coins being sent to Coinbase every morning around 9:30am. <\/p>\n<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> sold by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grayscale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Grayscale<\/a> so far has been scooped up by the other (lower-fee) ETFs \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1H3S5FFbnU\">pic.twitter.com\/1H3S5FFbnU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CC15Capital \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Capital15C) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Capital15C\/status\/1749959483223167114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:237\">It is thought that the outflows, which caused two-thirds of the approximately 22.3 million shares in the last 3 days, were made by the bankrupt FTX exchange. It is known that FTX still has about 8 million shares worth about $281 million.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:305\">Some analysts are concerned that Mt. Gox, after it was reported that the Mt. Gox trustee has reached out to creditors to complete identity verification for accounts that will receive Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash refunds, will create another pressure factor on the Bitcoin price by selling the assets it holds.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"chat-history\" class=\"chat-history-scroll-container ng-tns-c1304298479-2 ng-trigger ng-trigger-resetChat show-bottom-shadow\">\n<div class=\"conversation-container ng-tns-c1304298479-2 visd-patch ng-star-inserted\">\n<div class=\"ng-tns-c3288265132-24\">\n<div class=\"response-container ng-tns-c3311575876-25 response-container-has-multiple-responses\">\n<div class=\"presented-response-container ng-tns-c3311575876-25\">\n<div class=\"response-container-content ng-tns-c3311575876-25\">\n<div class=\"response-content ng-trigger ng-trigger-responsePopulation ng-tns-c3311575876-25 ng-animate-disabled\">\n<div class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em>Also, in the comment section, you can freely share your comments and opinions about the topic. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Telegram<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> for the latest news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the outflows from GBTC have slowed down as of today, Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in two months on January 23. You might like: DWF Labs Invests $500,000 in AirDAO to Support Ecosystem As a result of this situation, Bitcoin fell below $39,000. 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