BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Soaks Up $970M While BTC Stalls Below $95K

Wall Street’s crypto appetite shows no signs of slowing—even as Bitcoin plays dead below the $95K resistance level.

BlackRock’s IBIT ETF vacuumed up another $970 million this week, proving institutional money still flows where retail traders fear to tread. The question now: how long before the dam breaks?

Meanwhile, crypto Twitter oscillates between ’accumulation phase’ hopium and existential dread—because nothing says ’healthy market’ like 20% daily swings wrapped in SEC paperwork.

The price of Bitcoin lingered around $95,000 on Tuesday as investors searched for signs of progress on trade negotiations ahead of critical data releases this week, which may indicate how U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic tariffs are impacting inflation and the economy.

Bitcoin nearly broke $109,000 the day of Trump’s inauguration in January, setting a new all-time record. The world’s oldest and largest cryptocurrency was recently priced at around $94,951, a meagre 0.2% increase over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. 

The price lull comes as U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) raked in over $590 million in net inflows on Monday, extending a seven-day positive streak.

$591.3 Million Land In Bitcoin ETFs In Single Day

American investors plowed $591.3 million into spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday, according to data from UK-based investment management firm Farside Investors.

BlackRock’s IBIT, the largest spot Bitcoin ETF by net assets, was the only ETF to receive any inflows. IBIT attracted a staggering $970.9 million — its second-largest inflow since it launched in January 2024. The fund reached $55 billion in assets faster than any ETF in the industry’s 32-year history. This figure accounts for 51% of the total spot BTC ETF market share, per Dune data. 

The latest inflows make IBIT the world’s 33rd-biggest ETF among crypto and traditional finance-based ETFs, according to data from ETF Database.

Meanwhile, Ark Invest’s ARKB witnessed net outflows of $226.3 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC bled $87 million in investor money. The other funds, including Grayscale’s GBTC, VanEck’s HODL, and Bitwise’s BITB, also lost money.

“Damn. ETFs are in two steps fwd mode after taking one step back, which is the pattern we predicted from the get-go,” quipped Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas in an X post.

Damn. ETFs are in two steps fwd mode after taking one step back, which is the pattern we predicted from the get-go. https://t.co/bNRorN3qMf

Notably, ETF inflows into spot Bitcoin products topped $3 billion last week, marking the highest such value since November 2024. Overall, the inflows provide fundamental support that could fuel bullish momentum for a sustained rally.

Asset manager ARK Invest recently raised its bull case Bitcoin price target to $2.4 million from $1.5 million by the end of 2030, driven largely by institutional investors and Bitcoin’s increasing acceptance as “digital gold.”