Robert Kiyosaki, the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," has sold $2.25 million worth of Bitcoin but expressed continued confidence in the cryptocurrency's long-term future.
Kiyosaki announced in a post on X on November 21 that he had initially purchased the Bitcoin "years ago" when its price was around $6,000 per coin, and he sold it when it reached approximately $90,000 per coin.
He plans to utilize the $2.25 million in proceeds to acquire two surgery centers and also invest in a billboard business.
"I estimate my $2.25 million Bitcoin investment into the surgery centers and Bill Board business will be positive cash flowing approximately $27,500 a month income by next February….tax free," he stated.
Kiyosaki further explained that the passive income of $27,500 per month will supplement his "positive real estate based business," thereby making his "cash flow cushion a bit fluffier."
Despite this significant sale, Kiyosaki affirmed that he is "still very bullish and optimistic on Bitcoin" and intends to "begin acquiring more with the positive cash flow."
Bitcoin Price Performance
Bitcoin has experienced a notable decline, plummeting 23% in the past month. The cryptocurrency even tested the $80,000 mark this week before paring some losses to trade at $84,061.63 as of 1:53 a.m. EST.
Currently, BTC is down 33% from its all-time high (ATH) of $126,198.07, which was set on October 6.
Kiyosaki's decision to sell Bitcoin coincided with a downturn in market sentiment, as indicated by the Crypto Fear & Greed Index. The index slumped four points to an "extreme fear" reading of 11, a significant drop from 27 recorded just a month prior.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Inflows Amid Record Trading Volume
While Kiyosaki was divesting his Bitcoin holdings, spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) recorded $238.4 million in inflows yesterday. This inflow concluded a challenging week for ETFs, which had experienced outflows in six of the preceding seven sessions.
Fidelity's FBTC was the leading fund for inflows on the day, attracting $108 million into its reserves. In contrast, BlackRock's IBIT was the sole fund to register outflows, with investors withdrawing $122 million from the product.
Bitcoin ETFs also set a new record for trading volumes, reaching $11.5 billion in total. BlackRock's IBIT accounted for a substantial $8 billion of this total volume.
"Wild but also normal- whenever an ETF or category is ‘going through it’ volume is elevated," commented Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas on X. "ETFs are liq release valves."
ERUPTION in volume for the bitcoin ETFs.. all time record set today with $11.5b as a group. $IBIT was $8b of that, which was all time record for it. Wild but also normal- whenever an ETF or category is 'going through it' volume is elevated. ETFs are liq release valves. pic.twitter.com/DpK7frfWjr
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) November 21, 2025
Balchunas also pointed out that put option volumes for IBIT experienced a record week.