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Bitcoin ETFs Just Posted Their Biggest Inflow Week in Nearly a Year
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $2.39 billion in net inflows last week, their strongest weekly showing since October 2025. The funds added $134.5 million on Friday alone to close out the week. It was the kind of week that turns a shaky year around in a single stroke.
The last time weekly inflows ran this hot was the week ending October 10, 2025, when investors poured $2.71 billion into the funds, according to SoSoValue data. This week also topped the previous 2026 best of $1.92 billion set in August. Even more striking, the funds climbed back into positive territory for the year, with year to date flows rising to roughly $926 million on Friday. That recovery follows a deficit that ran as deep as about $5.55 billion in early July.
The money arrived even as Bitcoin cooled from its recent highs. The coin traded near $83,116 at the time of publication, down about 1.6 percent over the previous 24 hours yet still up roughly 1.7 percent over the previous seven days. Bitcoin had pushed above $87,100 earlier in the week, and daily inflows peaked near $1 billion on Monday before easing through the rest of the week. The price absorbed the slowdown in stride, holding the low $83,000s while the weekly total stacked up.
The composition of the week tells its own story. Monday opened with the heaviest buying, then each session came in lighter than the last, a natural cooling after a rush. Yet even the quieter days stayed positive, and the seven session streak of inflows kept the bid alive. Institutional buyers were clearly content to keep accumulating on the way up and on the way down alike.
Ethereum funds shared in the appetite. US spot Ether ETFs drew about $690 million last week, reversing roughly $140 million in outflows the week before. Spot XRP ETFs added about $76 million of fresh capital as well. Sentiment reflected the momentum, with the Crypto Fear and Greed Index sitting at 74, up from 70 a week earlier and firmly in greed territory.
For anyone holding Bitcoin or watching from the sidelines, the message is straightforward. Institutional demand has returned at a scale not seen in eleven months, and it showed up right as Bitcoin tested the mid $80,000s. A bid like that gives the market a firm floor heading into the final quarter of the year, and it gives everyday holders one less reason to flinch on red days.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $2.39 billion in net inflows last week, their strongest weekly showing since October 2025. The funds added $134.5 million on Friday alone to close out the week. It was the kind of week that turns a shaky year around in a single stroke.
Why does this story matter?
For anyone holding Bitcoin or watching from the sidelines, the message is straightforward. Institutional demand has returned at a scale not seen in eleven months, and it showed up right as Bitcoin tested the mid $80,000s. A bid like that gives the market a firm floor heading into the final quarter of the year, and it gives everyday holders one less reason to flinch on red days.
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