Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Hit by Year-End Selling Amid Holiday Liquidity Lull

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US spot BTC and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded net outflows on Tuesday, as investors derisked portfolios ahead of the Christmas holiday.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $188.6 million in net outflows, marking a fourth consecutive day of negative flows, per data from SoSoValue. BlackRock’s IBIT led the outflows with $157.3 million exiting, followed by outflows from Fidelity’s FBTC, Grayscale’s GBTC, and Bitwise’s BITB.

Over the past week, spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $497.1 million in net outflows, reversing the prior week’s inflows of $286.6 million.

Spot Ethereum ETFs also saw net outflows of $95.5 million on Tuesday, a sharp reversal from the $84.6 million of inflows recorded a day earlier. Grayscale’s ETHE saw the largest single-day withdrawal at $50.9 million.

According to Vincent Liu, CIO of Kronos Research, the moves reflect typical year-end mechanics—such as thin liquidity, portfolio rebalancing, and profit-taking—rather than a shift in long-term investor conviction.