Bitcoin Holds $80K as ETF Inflows Reach $2.8 Billion
Bitcoin (BTC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Bitcoin traded just under $80,000 during Asian hours on Friday after touching $81,280 overnight, according to cryptocurrency.com.tr. This price action accompanied eight straight days of inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, totaling $2.8 billion. August has now seen over $3 billion in ETF inflows, making it the strongest month of 2026 so far. Solana was the standout performer among major cryptocurrencies, rising more than 4% on the day to just under $101.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BTC, measured when this story was written up on 28 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Bitcoin is currently trading at $80,249.58 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 23.7%, which is significantly lower than the 4-hour ratio of 39.8% and the 24-hour ratio of 45.2%. This decline in the buy ratio over shorter timeframes indicates that buying pressure is fading as the day progresses. The volume delta is negative across all periods, with -$42,682,940 in the last hour and -$123,102,218 over 24 hours, showing that sellers are dominating the market. A negative volume delta means that the total volume of sell orders has exceeded the volume of buy orders during these periods.
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 24 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.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 51.1%, compared to the current 24-hour ratio of 45.2%, representing a 5.8 percentage point drop. Weekly volume is currently at 0.65x the average, indicating that trading activity is below normal levels. While the coin saw a 9.9% price increase over eight days, the current session shows less aggressive buying than the weekly average. This is an unusual day for the coin, as the buy ratio has dropped below the weekly norm and volume has contracted.