Record outflows from Canada’s biggest Bitcoin fund see BTC reserves drop by 50%

Cointelegraph

Published Jul 15, 2021 11:34AM ET

Updated Jul 15, 2021 07:40PM ET

A Canada-based Bitcoin fund, operated by 3iQ Corp, has witnessed a dramatic decline in its BTC reserves since June.

Literally named the Bitcoin Fund (QBTC:CN), the closed-end investment product, was holding around 24,000 BTC in its vaults in early June. However, as the monthly session progressed, the reserves first dropped to below 16,000 BTC in a dramatic, straight-line decline.

QBTC vs. GBTC Bitcoin reserves (red) vs. BTC price (black). Source: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin funds saw their BTC reserves decline by 93.3%. Source: ByteTree
Closed-ended funds, trading at negative premium, are seeing no major inflows/outflows in July. Source: ByteTree
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.9 percent in June after increasing 0.7 percent in May. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bitcoin has slipped by more than 50% since mid-April top near $65K. Source: TradingView

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