When Farside reports a negative (-) $254 million ETF cash flow, it means that Authorized Participants (APs) redeemed ETF shares to BlackRock, not that $254 million in Bitcoin was sold off on the same day. When investors sell IBIT, they receive money immediately from a buyer on the exchange, such as another investor, fund, market maker, or AP like JPMorgan. BlackRock is not involved in the transaction.
After selling or buying IBIT shares, a market maker or AP can choose to: - hold the shares in inventory to wait for another buyer - or redeem the shares for Bitcoin from BlackRock
If they choose to redeem shares, it is this exchange transaction that creates the “outflow” number we see on Farside.
Because of this mechanism, the daily inflow and outflow figures do not accurately reflect the daily IBIT trading volume. These are just new stock creation or redemption figures, which may occur later or in batches. During days of strong FOMO or panic, these numbers tend to be closer to actual buying and selling behavior.
When APs receive BTC from BlackRock, if they want cash, APs sell BTC themselves over the OTC, not BlackRock. So ETFs rarely have a direct impact on spot prices unless the OTC supply runs out. This is why it is important to track cash flows over multiple weeks rather than just one day to get a true picture of how an ETF is performing.
VanEck has just launched a Solana ETF called VSOL.
This ETF allows investors to hold SOL and receive staking rewards. VanEck is waiving all management fees for the first $1 billion or until February 17, 2026, and staking service providers are also waiving fees during this time.
Ethereum has just launched Kohaku, the largest privacy toolkit ever, to help users transact on the blockchain without revealing personal information. Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum is in the “final stages” of perfecting privacy, as user data is still too easily tracked.
Kohaku is a toolkit that helps wallets like MetaMask or Rainbow to be anonymous by default. It creates temporary addresses for sending and receiving funds, separating transactions from the main wallet, so others cannot track onchain history and identity.
Kohaku allows anonymity by default, but if needed (e.g., audits, legal), users can self-enable information disclosure.
This approach both protects users and suits the needs of financial institutions when using blockchain.