{"id":129224,"date":"2026-01-22T16:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=129224"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:57:56","slug":"blackrock-btc-usd-dump-triggers-panic-etf-plumbing-still-moves-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=129224","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock BTC USD \u201cDump\u201d Triggers Panic, ETF Plumbing Still Moves Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Typically, BlackRock\u2019s wealthy clientele invests their money to earn yield. Those clients saw that Bitcoin was outperformed<\/a> by every other asset in 2025 and said screw it.<\/p>\n

(Source: X<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Crypto Twitter did what it does best this week: panic first, verify later. A viral post following the BlackRock sell event from Ash Crypto<\/a> claimed BlackRock had just sold hundreds of millions in Bitcoin and Ether, framing the move as fresh institutional capitulation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBTC to 1k end of Feb,\u201d were some claims.<\/p>\n

Right now, the mood on crypto Twitter is constant fatigue with the crypto ETFs, institutional plays, and Donald Trump\u2019s erratic behavior towards the market. Here\u2019s what you should know:<\/p>\n

DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span>Next 1000X Crypto: 10+ Crypto Tokens That Can Hit 1000x in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

BlackRock Stock Dump: The Numbers Are Old, The Fear Is New<\/h2>\n\n
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The figures cited, roughly $354 Mn in BTC and $247 Mn in ETH, trace back to ETF outflows <\/a>recorded in November 2025. Those flows appeared in Arkham and ETF dashboards during a temporary rebalancing window. They were not new January 2026 liquidations, according to 99Bitcoins analysis.<\/p>\n

Current ETF trackers show no comparable selloff. BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust still holds tens of billions in BTC on behalf of clients.<\/p>\n

(Source: TheBlock<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Ether exposure has barely budged relative to late 2025. This was recycled data repackaged as breaking news, and it worked because markets were already on edge.<\/p>\n

DISCOVER: Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

What Does The Chain and ETF Flows Actually Show For Crypto?<\/h2>\n

What did happen this week was heavy ETF plumbing. Wallets tied to BlackRock\u2019s spot Bitcoin and <\/p>\n

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\t ETFs routed over $430 Mn in crypto to Coinbase Prime, according to Arkham<\/a>. That coincided with large US ETF outflows:<\/p>\n

Spot Bitcoin ETFs: roughly $709 Mn in net outflows
\nSpot Ether ETFs: roughly $298 Mn in net outflows<\/p>\n

Those transfers represent redemptions and settlement flows handled by authorized participants, not discretionary dumping. Still, they matter for short-term price action as we could be witnessing a catalyst for a massive dump in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

DISCOVER: 20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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