It's not SpaceX. Bitcoin ETF outflows may be an arbitrage story
Sygnum CIO Fabian Dori disputes the theory that Bitcoin ETF outflows are caused by investors rotating capital into the upcoming SpaceX IPO. He argues that market data, including derivatives and exchange flows, does not support this narrative.
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Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email It s not SpaceX. Bitcoin ETF outflows may be an arbitrage story While some analysts argue investors are selling bitcoin to free up capital for anticipated IPOs such as SpaceX and Anthropic, Sygnum s Fabian Dori says market data points elsewhere. By Jamie Crawley , AI Boost | Edited by Omkar Godbole Jun 11, 2026, 12:42 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on (Jakub Żerdzicki/Pixabay) What to know : Sygnum CIO Fabian Dori says recent bitcoin ETF outflows are not supported by on-chain and market data as evidence of investors rotating into SpaceX and other anticipated IPOs. Exchange flows, stablecoin balances and crypto risk appetite indicators show little sign of broad capital migration out of digital assets, Dori argues. Dori points to the derivatives market as perhaps the strongest argument against the IPO-rotation theory. Bitcoin BTC $ 62,770.63 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have suffered nearly $5.75 billion of outflows since mid-May, fueling speculation that institutional investors are cashing out of crypto to prepare for the highly anticipated SpaceX IPO.
Presents a specific financial analysis while acknowledging the prevailing market narrative.
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