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Digital assets institutional intelligence, quantitative benchmarks, primary regulatory filings, and market structure analysis from Institutional Ledger. The figure set for this note is Friday’s, not a weekend quote. CoinDesk had bitcoin around $81,000 to $81,500, US spot bitcoin ETFs with a $635 million outflow on Thursday, and an average ETF cost basis of $82,313.

Curated by Julian Mercer, CFA (CFA, Digital Asset Market Structure & Custody Lead) · Fact-checked by Institutional Ledger Institutional Review Board

Key Institutional Takeaways — Digital assets

  • CoinDesk reported a $635 million outflow from US-listed spot bitcoin ETFs on Thursday, the largest since 25 June, citing Farside Investors.
  • The same live file put bitcoin just above $81,000 against a Glassnode ETF cost basis of $82,313, after an early-Friday print near $81,500.
  • CoinDesk’s historical note on large outflow days is a small sample. The outlet said so. This story does not turn it into a forecast.

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Frequently Asked Questions — Digital assets

Is $81,000 Friday’s closing price?

No. CoinDesk’s live blog described a range: near $81,500 early Friday, later dipping back to $81,000, and holding above $81,000 while the blog was being updated. A single official daily close is not what that file is.

Who calculated the $635 million?

CoinDesk attributed it to Farside Investors and described it as Thursday’s flow. This desk has not re-summed the ETF creations and redemptions.

Does trading under the ETF cost basis mean holders are underwater?

Only for the average entry CoinDesk attributed to Glassnode, $82,313. Individual funds and individual days differ. “Under the average” is not “every holder is at a loss”.

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