Bitcoin holds as U.S. spot ETF inflows return, IBIT leads

What to Know:

• U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $506.6M net inflows in 24 hours
• BlackRock’s IBIT led with $297.4M, adding roughly 4,300 BTC demand

U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs drew roughly $506.6 million in net inflows over the past 24 hours, led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) at about $297.4 million, according to en.cryptonomist.ch. On that basis, IBIT accounted for an estimated ~4,300 BTC of incremental demand, with several peer funds also finishing the day positive.

The latest intake follows a stretch of weakness earlier this month; five consecutive weeks of outflows had raised questions about the durability of demand, as reported by CCN. The fresh positive day suggests renewed interest but does not on its own establish a new trend.

Why it matters: breadth, institutional demand, and BTC sentiment

Breadth across issuers matters because it points to allocations driven by investment policy, not just a single product’s liquidity. Institutional positioning also provides context: after notable Q4 2025 trimming, institutions still held about 311,700 BTC via ETFs, indicating rebalancing rather than wholesale exit, based on Tekedia’s reporting.

Analysts are also watching key levels that shape near-term sentiment and ETF flows. “Support around $60,000 and the $65,000 zone are in focus,” said Rania Gule, analyst at MarketWatch.

At the time of this writing, Bitcoin traded around the $67,000 area, as noted by The Defiant. Flow figures refer to primary market creations and redemptions and should not be conflated with secondary-market price action.

BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and peers: Fidelity, Grayscale

IBIT’s intake represented the largest share of the day’s creations, reinforcing its status as the deepest-liquidity venue among U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Peers, including Fidelity and Grayscale, participated in the upturn, pointing to broad-based risk appetite rather than a single-fund anomaly.

More broadly, U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have been tracking a multi-week run of net inflows in 2026, as per MEXC News. Sustained breadth across issuers could support market structure, though macro conditions and policy expectations will continue to influence the staying power of these flows.