Bitcoin ETFs pull in $1.07bn in three days and flip October positive

According to Farside Investors' table, US spot bitcoin ETFs took in $526.7m on Monday, 19 October, $23.2m on Tuesday and $524.8m on Wednesday. That is about $1.07bn over three trading days.

On Monday almost all of it came from one fund, BlackRock's IBIT. Wednesday was broader: IBIT took $235m, Fidelity's FBTC $212.7m, and Bitwise, ARK, Franklin and both Grayscale funds were positive too. That matters more than one big number: the money went into many funds.

For two weeks before that, money was leaving. Decrypt reports the funds lost about $910m over that stretch, and by Friday, 16 October, October was down about $615m. Now the month is up about $460m. Since launch, Farside counts about $58bn of net inflows.

The price is not following. Decrypt says bitcoin traded around $81,470 on Thursday, down 2.4% in 24 hours, after nearing $85,000 on Wednesday. Ether fell 2.6% to about $2,393.

ETF inflows do not guarantee a higher price. They are one measure of demand and can turn into outflows the next day. Thursday's data, for 22 October, comes after the US market close.

已确认的事实

• Net inflows into US spot bitcoin ETFs: $526.7m on 19 October, $23.2m on 20 October, $524.8m on 21 October.^[1][2]
• On 21 October BlackRock's IBIT took $235m and Fidelity's FBTC $212.7m.^[1]
• By 16 October the funds were down about $615m for October; after three days of inflows they are up about $460m.^[1][2]
• In the two weeks before 19 October the funds lost about $910m.^[2]
• Cumulative net inflows since launch in Farside's table are about $58bn.^[1]
• On 22 October bitcoin traded around $81,470, down 2.4% from a day earlier.^[2]
• Ether ETFs took in $14.9m on 21 October after five days of outflows, but are down about $1.07bn for October.^[2]
• The Fed's next meeting is on 27-28 October.^[2]

影响

• 已确认October is positive again for bitcoin ETFs, and on Wednesday money went into most funds, not just one.
• 我们的解读If inflows hold, the funds will keep buying bitcoin from the market, which could support the price.
• 我们的解读For now, with AI stocks selling off and oil expensive, ETF inflows are not outweighing the selling.

仍未知

• Whether inflows continue on Thursday and Friday.
• Why the price falls despite inflows: some selling happens outside ETFs.
• What the Fed says on 28 October.

影响到谁

United States, Global. People who hold bitcoin or ether, and anyone watching big money in crypto

来源

1. Farside Investors: Bitcoin ETF Flow (US$m) 2026年10月22日 · 官方
2. Decrypt: Bitcoin ETFs Erase October Losses With $1 Billion in Three Days 2026年10月22日 · 媒体