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Bitcoin ETFs have seen significant inflows in recent weeks. That's happening in part because institutions engage in both the basis trade and the debasement trade.

Every time a Bitcoin futures fund rolls its expiring contracts forward, it quietly bleeds value that holders rarely notice until they compare their returns against a fund built differently. The gap between BITO and IBIT reveals exactly how much that structural quirk costs over time.

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD | HOOD Price Prediction) is preparing to let US traders trade Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) with up to 10x leverage. This announcement comes just a day after the cryptocurrency market saw significant liquidations totaling $478 million.

ProShares Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO - Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors bought 15,377 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 19% compared to the typical daily volume of 12,949 put options. Institutional Investors Weigh In On ProShares Bitcoin ETF Institutional investors have recently bought

ProShares Bitcoin ETF remains a strong sell due to persistent underperformance versus newer ETFs and unreliable, sharply reduced distributions. BITO's 2026 distributions have collapsed to less than 1% annualized, following outsized 2025 payouts and negative Bitcoin performance. Distribution policy is highly variable, with potential for a short-term increase next month as a new tax year begins, but future payouts…