Bitcoin Spot ETFs See $296M Outflow, Breaking 4-Week Bullish Streak

Bitcoin spot ETFs have recorded their first net outflows in a month, with $296 million exiting the funds and abruptly ending a four-week positive streak that had brought in $2.21 billion. The shift signals a cooling in institutional demand, coinciding with recent price struggles for the cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin ETFs See Red Again, While Potential New Member Awaits 

According to data from SoSoValue, the combined trading activity across the 12 Bitcoin Spot ETFs resulted in a negative inflow of $296.18 million over the past week. This development represents the seventh weekly outflow of 2026, and the fifteenth since the crypto bear market commenced in October 2025. A daily analysis shows the net withdrawal performance is highly linked to consecutive outflows on Thursday and Friday, combinedly valued at over $396 million. For context, the $225.48 million outflow registered on Friday represents the market’s largest net outflow since March 3rd. 

Looking at individual fund performance, BlackRock IBIT experienced the largest net redemptions valued at $158.07 million. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s GBTC, Bitwise’s BITB, and Ark/21 Shares ARKB  also registered a total netflow of $169.26 million. ETFs such as Grayscale’s BTC and VanEck’s HODL also posted respective net withdrawals of $5.45 and $10.28, marking minor contributions to the general market’s negative performance.  On the other hand, Fidelity’s FBTC accounted for the only recorded net inflow, valued at $46.88 million. 

Other ETFs, such as Invesco’s BTCO, Valkyrie’s BRRR, Wisdom Tree’s BTCW, Franklin Templeton’s EZBC, and Hashdex’s DEFI, all experienced zero weekly net flows. At press time, the Bitcoin Spot ETF reported a cumulative total net inflow of $55.93 billion and total net assets of $84.77 billion. 

Meanwhile, recent reports indicate that American banking giant Morgan Stanley has filed to launch its own Bitcoin spot ETF under the ticker MSBT. According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, the proposed fund will offer the lowest fee in the market at 0.14%, just below Grayscale’s 0.15%. If approved by the SEC, MSBT will be the first Bitcoin spot ETF directly listed by a US bank. For context, Morgan Stanley ranks as a leading financial services operator in the world with an asset under management of $1.9 trillion and a market cap of $251 billion.

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Ethereum Spot ETFs Record Consecutive Outflows 

In separate news, the Ethereum ETFs extended their negative performance for a second consecutive week after registering weekly net withdrawals of $206.58 million. At the time of writing, the cumulative total net inflow for the Ethereum spot market is $11.52 billion, while total net assets are valued at $11.33 billion.