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Four days of Bitcoin ETF inflows meet one rather large Friday.

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THE STORY · FACTUAL SUMMARY

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $643.2 million of net outflows on Friday, 30 October, according to Farside Investors. That more than reversed the previous four sessions' combined $440.8 million inflow, leaving the 26–30 October week $202.4 million negative.

Farside's fund-by-fund table puts BlackRock's IBIT at $233.7 million of outflows and Fidelity's FBTC at $201 million. ARK 21Shares' ARKB, Grayscale's GBTC and Bitwise's BITB supplied the remaining withdrawals. Seven other funds recorded zero net flow; none provided a positive offset that day. These are the latest completed US trading-session figures, not a live Sunday reading.

The useful comparison is the completed week. Counting positive sessions alone would give an encouraging four-to-one score, yet the money moved in the opposite direction overall. Our weekly total adds Farside's five daily net figures; it describes the balance of flows through this group of funds, rather than all demand for Bitcoin.

Flows also need separating from trading volume and fund performance. A large negative net flow does not mean every holder sold, and the table does not identify each investor's motive. It cannot by itself establish what caused the redemptions or predict the next move in Bitcoin's price. This is a measurable reversal in one important access route to the asset, with a narrower meaning than a verdict on the whole market.

HIS MAJESTY’S ASSESSMENT · OPINION
Four green days and one red day sounded like a comfortable majority. Then Friday brought its own weighing equipment. I shall be withdrawing my application to chair the mathematics committee.

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