US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs and Ether ETFs started 2026 with a bang, despite mixed sentiment in the crypto market.
This Friday spot Bitcoin is (BTCEther spot () saw an inflow of $471.33 million.ETHETFs received an extra $174.5m, which brings the total ETF inflows up to $645.8m. according Farside Data.
US Bitcoin ETFs reported their highest net inflow in the past 35 trading days. The 11 US-based ETFs received $524 million on Nov. 11.
The spot Ether ETFs also posted the highest single-day trading inflow since December 9, 2016, when $177.7 millions was recorded.
The crypto ETFs suffered a difficult December due to the market’s decline
ETFs can be viewed by crypto market participants as an indication of investor sentiment towards the asset class. They may also signal a short-term direction of price, depending whether ETFs experience inflows, or outflows.
The spot price of Bitcoin has fallen by 1.56% over the last 30 days and Ether’s is down by 1.39%. This continues a larger decline that started shortly after Bitcoin reached a new record of $125.100 on October 5, followed closely on the heels of the $19 billion liquidity event reported widely on Oct. 10th.
Crypto market participants have become more skeptical due to the downtrend.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall market sentiment, has been between “Extreme Fear” The following are some examples of how to get started: “Fear” Territorial since November.
Every Sunday the Index Return to “Extreme Fear” Score 25.
Investors in institutions are “loading up,” says crypto exec
Tonso’s Chief Marketing Officer “Wal” said In an X-post on Friday, Bitcoin ETFs are highlighted. “are back,” The claim “lots and lots of institutional investors” sold their $BTC in Q4 ‘25 to tax loss harvest.”
“Now they are loading up, this is just the beginning,” Wal said.
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US investors invested over $11.77 billion despite the cryptocurrency markets struggling in the last months of 2018. into US crypto ETFs By 2025.
US Bitcoin ETFs gathered the most investor attention, amassing $21.4 Billion in net flows in 2025. This was down from $35.2 Billion in net inflows in 2024.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
