Summary

  • On Friday, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $134.5 million, continuing a seven-day inflow trend totaling approximately $2.98 billion, as reported by Decrypt's tracker.
  • This positive trend follows a significant outflow of $746.3 million on September 15 and 16 after the Senate's Clarity Act vote fell through.
  • As of Thursday, year-to-date inflows reached $886.8 million, bouncing back from a $5.69 billion deficit recorded in July, according to Farside.

Just under two weeks ago, investors in Bitcoin ETFs were looking to withdraw their funds, but the sentiment has shifted dramatically.

According to Decrypt's Bitcoin ETF tracker, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw inflows of $134.5 million on Friday, marking the seventh consecutive day of positive inflows that began on September 17, accumulating to nearly $2.98 billion.

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This influx stands in stark contrast to mid-September, when the funds experienced a significant loss of $450.4 million on September 15, their worst performance since June, following the Senate's failed cloture vote on the Clarity Act. The next day, the outflow continued, with an additional $295.9 million lost.

However, the situation has since reversed, with inflows now exceeding the combined losses by nearly four times.

Bitcoin ETFs are designed to give investors exposure to actual Bitcoin without needing to navigate cryptocurrency exchanges, wallets, or seed phrases, allowing them to trade through standard brokerage accounts. Their daily inflow figures are becoming a key indicator of institutional interest in the cryptocurrency market.

Bitcoin ETF Net Flows. Image: Decrypt

The most significant single-day boost occurred on September 21, when the funds recorded nearly $1 billion in inflows, marking their strongest day since October 2025. As noted by Decrypt on Tuesday, this surge propelled Bitcoin's average cost basis for ETF holders, calculated by Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, to $81,722, allowing typical fund investors to return to profitability for the first time since January.

This inflow streak has also drastically altered the financial landscape for the year. By Thursday, the funds had netted $886.8 million in 2026, based on Farside Investors data, representing a turnaround of approximately $6.6 billion from a $5.69 billion deficit recorded on July 13. With Friday's inflow, total year-to-date inflows could surpass $1 billion, although different trackers may provide varied totals. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported year-to-date flows at approximately $320 million.

As of now, cumulative net inflows since the inception of these funds stand at $58.0 billion, with total net assets amounting to $108.42 billion, while Bitcoin is trading around $84,020.

There's still a way to go to match last year's figures, which totaled $21.35 billion, as reported by Farside. Achieving that would require an average inflow of about $300 million per day through December, a target that this recent trend has comfortably surpassed.

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