US Bitcoin reserve prompts $370 million in ETF outflows: Farside

Traders had a largely negative response to US President Donald Trump's announcement.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw nearly $370 million worth of net outflows on March 7 as investors reacted to President Donald Trump’s plan for a US strategic Bitcoin reserve, according to data from Farside Investors. 

The outflows indicate institutional investors are wary of Bitcoin (BTC) exposure after Trump’s March 6 executive order — which created a national Bitcoin reserve but didn’t instruct the government to buy Bitcoin — disappointed traders. 

“While [Trump’s executive order] acknowledges crypto’s role in global finance, the lack of fresh purchases disappointed markets,” Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet, told Cointelegraph.

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