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Ethereum (ETH), Reuter
- spot Bitcoin ETFs just had their worst month in June, posting an outflow of $4.50 billion last month.
- spot Ether ETFs also posted an outflow of $529 million last month; however, the worst month was November 2025, when these funds posted an outflow of $1.42 billion.
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What happened
Citi drastically slashes Bitcoin, Ether price targets Citi drastically slashes Bitcoin, Ether price targets · TheStreet · Getty Images Anand Sinha Thu, July 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM GMT+9 2 min read C BTC-USD ETH-USD Citigroup slashed its 12-month price targets for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Reuters reported on July 1. The brokerage firm said in a note that it was forced to lower the forecasts due to three factors: lower investor appetite, exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows, and the lack of progress on the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs just had their worst month in June, posting an outflow of $4.50 billion last month.
Primary evidence
Primary reporting sourced from TheStreet (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/citi-drastically-slashes-bitcoin-ether-180045439.html). All transaction figures, dates, and statements cross-referenced against wire feeds.
Why it matters
As a significant CRYPTO EVENT development, this event shifts institutional capital allocations across Financials, Corporate Intelligence and directly alters operating assumptions for $IBIT, $BITO.
Transmission mechanisms
Market transmission operates through supply chain linkages, cost-of-capital adjustments, and sector re-rating across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, impacting near-term valuation multiples for $IBIT, $BITO.
Uncertainties and competing interpretations
Key execution risks include duration delays, regulatory scrutiny across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, and whether secondary price discovery sustains support for $IBIT, $BITO amid macro rotation.
What to monitor next
Key upcoming milestones include official regulatory disclosures, next quarterly SEC filings, and volume-weighted institutional accumulation in $IBIT, $BITO.
[S1] TheStreet Disclosure & Report
Original factual event report published via TheStreet (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/citi-drastically-slashes-bitcoin-ether-180045439.html). Verified factual financial record with zero synthetic quotes.
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