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Bitcoin ETFs Shed $486M as Crypto Market Rally Cools
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $486 million net outflow on Wednesday.
Analysts frame the outflows as a short-term "tactical repositioning" and a normalization after strong January inflows, rather than a loss of long-term conviction.
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Seeks US Bank Charter to Bring USD1 Stablecoin Fully Onshore
World Libert Financial, the DeFi protocol supported by President Donald Trump, has created a new trust company to seek a U.S. banking license.
WLTC Holdings LLC filed a de novo application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish World Liberty Trust Company, National Association (WLTC), a proposed national trust bank purpose-built for stablecoin operations, the company said Wednesday in a release. The charter will position WLTC to issue USD1, the dollar-backed stablecoin from World Liberty.
In December, the OCC granted conditional approvals to Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paxos, which had applied for the federal charter needed to become trust banks. Coinbase and Crypto.com are among others to have also applied.
Senate Agriculture Committee to Follow Banking Panel in Crypto Vote Next Week: Report
The Senate Agriculture Committee intends to hold a markup hearing and vote next Thursday to advance crypto market structure legislation, joining its Banking counterpart, Punchbowl News reported Wednesday.
The Agriculture Committee has not yet formally announced the hearing — and neither has the Banking Committee, for that matter — though Senator Tim Scott, who chairs the banking panel, said in press remarks on Tuesday that he was targeting Jan. 15, 2026 for a hearing.
Both committees have previously released discussion draft bills addressing how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission will oversee crypto regulation in the U.S. The Agriculture Committee oversees the CFTC, while the SEC is under the Banking Committee's jurisdiction, meaning both committees will need to advance the same bill before the overall Senate can vote on the legislation.
Japanese Bitcoin Treasury Metaplanet Added $451 Million Worth of BTC in Q4 2025
Metaplanet, Japan’s biggest Bitcoin treasury, snapped up $451 million worth of Bitcoin between October and December.
In an official filing, Metaplanet said it paid an average of $105,412 per coin, taking its total Bitcoin holdings to $3.78 billion.
The firm also estimated its Bitcoin income business, which offers Bitcoin derivative-related services, generated $55 million in revenue last year, “exceeding” its expectations.
Bitcoin & Ethereum Spot ETF Flow
The overall net outflow of the US Bitcoin spot ETF on Wednesday was $486.08 million. The total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $118.36 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Bitcoin market value) is 6.51%.
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow on January 7 was Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), with a net outflow of $247.62 million, according to SoSoValue.
Source: SoSoValue
The overall net outflow of the US Ethereum spot ETF on Wednesday was $98.45 million. The total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $19.31 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Ethereum market value) is 5.10%.
The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow on January 7 was Franklin Ethereum Trust (EZET), with a net inflow of $2.38 million, according to SoSoValue.
Source: SoSoValue
