Blackrock Leads $424M Inflow as Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Grow
Bitcoin (BTC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Bitcoin and Ether ETFs absorbed a combined $424 million over eight sessions, with institutional appetite remaining firmly intact. Bitcoin ETFs attracted $232.12 million, led by Blackrock’s IBIT which brought in $200.76 million, while Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust added $46.83 million and Fidelity’s FBTC contributed $25.59 million. A $50.39 million withdrawal from Grayscale’s GBTC reduced the final total, bringing combined net assets to $98.63 billion.
Ether ETFs delivered $192.35 million in net inflows with no reported withdrawals, as Blackrock’s ETHA led with $115.66 million. Grayscale’s Ether Mini Trust attracted $34.67 million, Fidelity’s FETH added $32.01 million, and Bitwise’s ETHB received $6.37 million. Other contributors included 21Shares’ TETH and Franklin Templeton’s EZET, pushing Ether ETF net assets to $15.13 billion.
XRP ETFs recorded $28.14 million in net inflows, with Bitwise leading additions, while HYPE ETFs brought in $14.71 million. Solana funds added $9.14 million, with Morgan Stanley’s MSOL leading the way. ETF Store President Nate Geraci noted Blackrock’s strategy remains focused on Bitcoin and Ether, arguing the firm believes no other crypto assets have enough value currently.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BTC, measured when this story was written up on 27 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data for BTC shows a price of $79,023.75 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 49.9%, indicating a near-even split between buyers and sellers. The 1-hour buy ratio stands at 46.2% and the 4-hour ratio at 43.7%, suggesting that buying pressure is currently fading compared to the daily average. Volume Delta for the 1-hour period is -$3,148,228, while the 4-hour delta is -$31,690,156, reflecting net selling pressure in the short term. The 24-hour Volume Delta is -$903,088, showing that despite the ETF inflows, spot market participants have been net sellers over the day. The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) at 24-hour close is -$115,063,245, indicating a significant imbalance where sellers have dominated the market over the full day. Only 5 out of 24 hours saw net buying, highlighting that the current price action is driven more by distribution than accumulation.
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 7-day average buy ratio was 51.6%, meaning today’s 24-hour ratio of 49.9% is 1.7 percentage points lower than the weekly norm. Spot volume today was $1,148,236,056, which is 0.54 times the average, indicating significantly lower trading activity compared to the weekly baseline. While the coin has seen a 14.0% price increase over the past 8 days, today’s volume is less than half of the typical daily volume. The 8-day Volume Delta was +$445,688,281, contrasting with today’s negative delta, showing that recent weeks were defined by strong accumulation that has now paused. This is an unusual day for the coin, characterized by a sharp drop in volume and a shift from net buying to net selling pressure.