Bitcoin ETFs End 9-Day Inflow Streak as Price Drops Below $78,000
Bitcoin (BTC)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $201.8 million in net outflows on Friday, ending a nine-day streak of inflows. This reversal occurred as Bitcoin fell below $78,000, contrasting with continued inflows into Ether and XRP funds. The nine-session inflow run had previously seen more than $3 billion in net capital, bringing August flows to a positive $3.3 billion.
Total net assets in Bitcoin ETFs dropped to $97.6 billion after briefly topping $100 billion on Thursday. ARK 21Shares led the withdrawals with $114.9 million in outflows, followed by Bitwise with $49.7 million. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF recorded $33.4 million in outflows, while Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin Trust was the only fund to see inflows, adding $9.3 million.
Ether and XRP ETFs added $102.2 million and $26.2 million respectively, ending their recent outflow periods. Solana ETFs maintained positive momentum, with cumulative flows reaching $1.7 billion without a sustained stretch of outflows. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that Bitwise’s Solana ETF became the first in the category to cross the $1 billion mark. Balchunas called the performance “impressive” despite describing a “nightmare downturn” in the first half of the year.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BTC, measured when this story was written up on 29 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows Bitcoin trading at $77,845.87 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 63.0%, indicating strong short-term buying pressure. This contrasts with the 4-hour buy ratio of 53.8% and the 24-hour ratio of 47.1%, suggesting that buying momentum is building in the immediate term but has been weaker over the full day. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$9,284,757, while the 4-hour delta is +$5,867,869, showing net buying activity in the short windows. However, the 24-hour volume delta is -$90,470,724, and the 24-hour CVD closed at -$27,440,013, indicating that net selling pressure dominated the full day. Net buying occurred in only 9 of the 24 hours, with total spot volume reaching $1,560,927,602 across 4,822,157 trades.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.7% sits at the 18th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Twenty-four hours later
What BTC did over the 23 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for BTC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Comparing today's 24-hour buy ratio of 47.1% against the 7-day average of 50.3% reveals a slightly below-average day for buying interest. Volume was also lighter, trading at 0.85x the weekly average, while net buying occurred on only 4 of the past 7 days. The price change over the 8-day period was -0.6%, with a total volume delta of +$53,546,167 for the week. This indicates that while short-term buying has spiked, the broader weekly trend remains cautious with lower volume and a negative price shift.