May 29: ETF Outflows Hit a Record Streak

May 29: ETF Outflows Hit a Record Streak

From Daily Crypto News by Matt Diemer

May 29, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the record streak of ETF outflows and the current state of Bitcoin and Ethereum amidst market volatility.

Brief Summary Bitcoin is trading around $73K this morning after yesterday’s geopolitical and ETF-driven selloff. Ethereum is hovering near $2,000 after recently breaking below that level for the first time since late March. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have now posted nine straight days of outflows, the longest withdrawal streak since launching in January 2024. Roughly $2.8 billion has left spot Bitcoin ETFs during the nine-session streak, including about $1.3 billion this week. A large Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiry today is keeping short-term volatility risk elevated. Paxos Securities Settlement Company received SEC approval to register as a clearing agency, making it the first blockchain-native firm approved for that role in the U.S. The Block’s morning feed highlights more regulated infrastructure moves, including Aave Labs securing U.K. licenses and Base launching Azul on mainnet. Stablecoin regulation remains a major global fault line, with Europe warning about crypto-bank shocks and the ECB pushing back against euro stablecoin expansion. Tether’s planned Georgian lari stablecoin remains part of the broader move toward private stablecoin issuers partnering with governments…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Diemer

Topics covered

  • Bitcoin
  • Ethereum
  • ETF Outflows
  • Stablecoin Regulation
  • DeFi Security
  • Market Volatility

Keywords

  • ETF Outflows
  • Bitcoin
  • Ethereum
  • Stablecoin
  • Market Volatility
  • DeFi Security
  • Paxos
  • Aave Labs
  • Standard Chartered

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paxos Securities Settlement Company, Aave Labs, Standard Chartered

Products: Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoin, euro stablecoin, Georgian lari stablecoin, tokenized real-world assets

Places: U.S., Europe, Georgia

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