Spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs extended their losing streak Tuesday, as investors pulled another $333.7 million from U.S.-listed funds, marking the seventh consecutive day of net outflows.

Why Bitcoin ETFs Are Seeing Outflows

The seven-day streak has now erased roughly $1.88 billion from spot Bitcoin ETF products marking the longest run of outflows since December 2025. ETF outflows for the past two consecutive weeks stand at around $2.3 billion.

Analysts pointed to a mix of macro uncertainty, portfolio repositioning and renewed appetite for AI stocks.

“The ETF outflow streak actually shows that Bitcoin has increasingly become a fully institutionalized macro-risk asset,” Jeff Ko, chief…

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U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, after a mixed close on Tuesday as the Nasdaq advanced, led by tech stocks, while the Dow Jones index ended lower.

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.46%, and the two-year bond was at 4.02%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 99.9% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged during June’s meeting.

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Cryptocurrency bookmakers are not pricing in particularly high chances of the U.S. gaining possession of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile anytime soon.

Polymarket Sees Aggressive Betting

Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based Polymarket showed a 22% possibility of this happening anytime this year, down 6 percentage points in a week.

The odds of the U.S. obtaining Iran’s nuclear dust by the end of June were only 7% as of this writing.

The bet has already garnered over $22 million. To qualify, the U.S. government or military must confirm that they have physical custody or control of the enriched uranium, regardless of whether it is held within U.S. territory or in another location.

Meanwhile,…

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Leading cryptocurrencies dived, while stocks closed at record highs on Tuesday as Middle East tensions remained elevated.

Bears Dominate Crypto Market

Bitcoin sank below $76,000, with trading volume soaring 76% in the last 24 hours. Selling pressure also increased for Ethereum, while XRP and Dogecoin stalled.

Over $300 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours, with $200 million in long position erased, according to Coinglass data.

Bitcoin’s open interest jumped 4% over the last 24 hours. An increase in Open Interest alongside a drop in the spot price typically indicates that short sellers are entering new positions, which in turn reflects high bearish…

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Staking Feature Could Differentiate Grayscale’s Fund

According to the SEC filing, the proposed fund would operate as a Delaware statutory trust holding HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid Network, while seeking to list on the Nasdaq. The amendment also introduced a potential staking component, stating the trust could earn HYPE through staking activities if regulatory and operational conditions are satisfied.

The filing noted the product could eventually be renamed the Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF prior to launch. That feature may help the fund stand out in the increasingly crowded crypto ETF market by allowing investors to gain indirect exposure not only to HYPE’s price…

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Bitcoin fell below $76,000 on Tuesday as a lack of positive geopolitical developments contributed to risk-off sentiment.

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 98,017 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $322.94 million.       

SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $105.2 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on May 22. Spot Ethereum ET’Fs saw net outflows of $6.7 million.

In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Worldcoin, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance and Kite.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes:

Stockmoney Lizards warned Bitcoin may still need a longer re-accumulation phase with retests and liquidity sweeps, rather than an immediate “up only” rally.

While a…

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