Spot Bitcoin ETF loses 4-week capital influx.

The crypto market today revolves around three main themes: the spot Bitcoin ETF ending a 4-week inflow streak, Morgan Stanley offering an extremely low fee for its Bitcoin ETF, and U.S. lawmakers continuing to discuss a new crypto tax framework without a de minimis exemption for Bitcoin.

The spot Bitcoin ETF recorded an outflow of $296.18 million in the week ending Friday, reversing after more than $2.2 billion in inflows over the previous four weeks. The outflow occurred right after two consecutive selling sessions on Thursday and Friday, indicating that investors are temporarily avoiding “directional risk” amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties.

On the competitive product front, Morgan Stanley is targeting a fee of 0.14% for its spot Bitcoin ETF — the lowest in the U.S. market if approved. This fee could trigger a new fee war in the approximately $83 billion Bitcoin ETF market, forcing competitors to consider lowering fees to retain capital and assets under management.

Regarding policy, U.S. lawmakers have released a discussion draft of the Digital Asset PARITY Act. This draft does not provide a de minimis exemption for Bitcoin but opens up some limited tax incentives for stablecoin transactions under $200. At the same time, income from staking, lending, and validator activities will be taxed annually based on fair market value.

The reaction from the crypto community is quite clear: the Bitcoin segment supports having a de minimis exemption, while the current draft is seen as more favorable to stablecoins than BTC. Nevertheless, this is just an initial draft for a longer debate process about taxes, market structure, and digital asset oversight in the U.S.