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Bitcoin ETP volumes surge as institutions jump into the BTC bull run
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Institutional Bitcoin products are booming as the pioneer cryptocurrency sees bullish price action.
A report shared with CryptoSlate from crypto research firm CryptoCompare found that the aggregate volumes for popular Exchange-traded Products (ETPs) surged 53% this year with several products demonstrating โabove-marketโ returns.ย
Of these, Grayscaleโs popular Bitcoin Trust product surpassed $9 billion in market cap while 3iQโs Bitcoin Fund (QBTC) experienced its highest returns over the last 30 days at 49.1%.
?? @Grayscale's #Bitcoin Trust saw record weekly #BTC inflows in October & surged 50% to reach $9.1bn in market cap. #ETCGroupโs #BTCE had the greatest increase in market cap, nearly doubling to $116mn while @WisdomTreeETFs' #BTCW saw a 65% increase. https://t.co/jmNDalF2W1 pic.twitter.com/QvBE3LF7ZY
— CryptoCompare (@CryptoCompare) November 17, 2020
Researchers found that the average November ETP volumes had increased by 53.5% to $173.5 million per day. Similarly, Grayscaleโs Bitcoin Trust Product surged 50% to reach $9.1 billion in market cap with record weekly BTC inflows seen in October.
A smaller ETP player, the ETC Group, saw its BTCE product jumping to a $116 million market cap in the past month, representing a massive 93% compared to the last period. The productโs average volumes tripled in November to $8.87 million a day (an increase of 212% since Octoberโs average).
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However, it was 3iQโs Bitcoin Fund (QBTC-U) that experienced the highest 30-day returns at 49.1%, followed by WisdomTreeโs BTCW (39.1%) and Grayscaleโs GBTC (38.4%). On the other hand, Grayscaleโs Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) experienced a 30-day loss of 20.6% over the last 30-days.
Canadian Bitcoin fund posts biggest market cap
Excluding Grayscaleโs OTC-traded products, the largest ETP by market cap is currently 3iQโs Bitcoin Fund product (QBTC), which is traded predominantly on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Its market cap surpassed $105 million in October and now stands at $167 million.
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ETC Groupโs BTCE product is currently the second-largest such product and saw the greatest increase in market cap, nearly doubling to $116mn (+93% since 30-days prior) while BTCW by WisdomTree experienced a 65% increase to $79mn.
Meanwhile, ETP trading activity for non-OTC products has also seen a significant boost in volume in November โ ETC Groupโs BTCE which trades on Deutsche Bรถrse XETRA has tripled its volume to $8.87 million a day, while 3iQโs QBTC-U volume has increased 52.8% to reach $2.29 million a day.
The report comes as Bitcoin crossed the $18,000 mark earlier todayโa price last seen in the first week of January 2018. Institutional adoption is also reaching all-time highs for Bitcoin, as hedge fund managers, software companies, and prominent billionaires turn to the asset seeking a hedge against inflation in the traditional markets.
Bitcoin Market Data
At the time of press 2:33 pm UTC on Nov. 18, 2020, Bitcoin is ranked #1 by market cap and the price is up 5.11% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $331.54 billion with a 24-hour trading volume of $53.06 billion. Learn more about Bitcoin ›
Crypto Market Summary
At the time of press 2:33 pm UTC on Nov. 18, 2020, the total crypto market is valued at at $499.49 billion with a 24-hour volume of $184.94 billion. Bitcoin dominance is currently at 66.44%. Learn more about the crypto market ›