Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $1.42 billion in net inflows over the past week, their strongest weekly showing since early October, as institutional demand returned. The flows concentrated midweek and helped tighten available supply amid reduced large-holder selling.
According to SoSoValue, inflows peaked midweek with Wednesday at about $844 million and Tuesday near $754 million. Late-week selling trimmed gains, including a roughly $395 million outflow on Friday.
The $1.42 billion total was the biggest weekly inflow since early October, when funds attracted about $2.7 billion. Inflows to Ether ETFs were front-loaded, producing a weekly total near $479 million.
Ether saw its largest single-day net inflow at about $290 million on Tuesday and roughly $215 million on Wednesday. A Friday outflow near $180 million reduced the week’s net gain.
Vincent Liu, chief investment officer at Kronos Research, linked the pattern to returning long-only allocators. “ETF inflows point to long-only allocators re-entering via regulated channels.”
He added that large holders have lowered net selling versus late December, easing distribution pressure. “This is an early phase of the shift, rather than full confirmation.”
The macro newsletter Ecoinometrics cautioned that isolated inflow spikes often trigger only short-lived price rebounds. It said several consecutive weeks of strong ETF demand are needed to change the broader trend.
