Bitcoin ETF Inflows Shrink 76% as $80,000 Breakout Loses Momentum

NEW YORK, September 5, 2026 at 8:12 a.m. EDT — U.S. spot bitcoin funds drew $174.6 million on Friday. That was 76% below Thursday’s eight-month high, while bitcoin slipped back under $80,000.

The retreat changes the weekend question. Thursday’s $730.8 million rush proved large buyers had returned. Friday showed they had yet to broaden or accelerate the trade.

The burst still left $905.4 million of net inflows across two sessions. Yet the second day supplied less than one-fifth of that total.

One surge, then a smaller follow-through

Daily net flows into U.S. spot bitcoin products, USD millions

The two green sessions matter. Their uneven size makes persistence, rather than direction alone, the next test.

Daily fund figures and latest update: Farside Investors’ U.S. bitcoin ETF flow tracker.

The four-day path was jagged. Funds lost $236.5 million Tuesday, gained $101.1 million Wednesday, then attracted $905.4 million over Thursday and Friday.

Concentration was the sharper clue. BlackRock’s NYSE:BLK iShares Bitcoin Trust NASDAQ:IBIT captured $454 million on Thursday and another $117.4 million Friday.