- Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $296.18 million in weekly outflows, ending a four-week inflow streak and reducing total net assets below $90 billion.
- Weekly trading volume in spot Bitcoin ETFs fell to $14.26 billion, while spot Ether ETFs posted $206.58 million in their second week of outflows.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs ended a month-long run of inflows last week, highlighting a shift in institutional flows into crypto investment vehicles. After four straight weeks of net demand, U.S.-listed spot products tracking Bitcoin and Ether turned negative, signaling cooling appetite as macro conditions keep Bitcoin price action confined to a tight range.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs see weekly net outflows after four-week streak
Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $296.18 million in net outflows for the week ending Friday, snapping their four-week inflow streak. Over the previous month, these products had absorbed more than $2.2 billion in net capital, with sizeable weekly inflows of $787.31 million, $568.45 million and $767.33 million in early March, before slowing sharply to $95.18 million the week before the reversal, according to SoSoValue.
The weekly setback was driven by heavy redemptions late in the period. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw back-to-back daily outflows on Thursday and Friday totaling more than $396 million. Friday alone accounted for $225.48 million in net withdrawals, the largest single-day outflow since March 3, when redemptions reached $348 million.
Despite the pause in demand, cumulative net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs remain substantial at $55.93 billion. However, a pullback in prices and redemptions has dragged total net assets down to $84.77 billion, compared with more than $90 billion just a week earlier. Trading activity has cooled as well: weekly volumes declined to $14.26 billion, almost halving from $25.87 billion seen earlier in March.
Liquidity conditions, not breakout sentiment, drive flows
A Bitunix analyst described the broader backdrop as marked by “surface stability, internal imbalance,” arguing that unresolved geopolitical risks persist even as policymakers try to maintain a calm market narrative. Developments such as the US–EU trade agreement and a temporary easing of Middle East tensions have reduced immediate stress, but have not eliminated underlying risks that influence risk assets, including crypto.
Within this environment, Bitcoin is trading more as a barometer of liquidity than as a clear momentum asset. The analyst noted that BTC remains confined between $65,000 and $72,000, with evidence that buyers are absorbing supply inside this band but without strong continuation on upside moves. The range-bound structure is consistent with ETF data that show capital staying in the ecosystem but increasingly unwilling to take aggressive directional exposure.
According to the analyst, investors are not exiting crypto wholesale, yet they are reluctant to commit to strong bullish or bearish positions while macro signals remain mixed. As a result, price action is expected to stay volatile within current ranges until macro conditions provide a clearer trend, a dynamic reflected in the recent reversal in flows into spot Bitcoin ETFs and the downturn in trading volumes.
Ether ETFs extend outflows as March inflow trend reverses
Sentiment has weakened further in Ether-linked products. Spot Ether ETFs registered $206.58 million in net outflows for the week, marking a second straight week of redemptions and unwinding the modest inflows recorded earlier in March.
Daily flow data show no respite for these funds. Spot Ether ETFs experienced redemptions every trading day since March 18, underscoring consistent selling pressure. The largest single-day outflow hit on Thursday at $92.54 million, followed by another $48.54 million leaving on Friday. The back-to-back withdrawals indicate that investors are trimming exposure to Ether even as they remain broadly engaged with Bitcoin via spot products, albeit with reduced conviction. For broader context on changing flows across both assets, see Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs shift to inflows.
Conclusion
The break in the four-week inflow streak for spot Bitcoin ETFs, combined with persistent outflows from spot Ether ETFs, points to a more cautious phase for institutional and professional investors using regulated crypto products. Capital is largely staying within the digital asset ecosystem but is becoming more sensitive to macro signals and liquidity trends. With Bitcoin locked in a $65,000–$72,000 range and ETF trading volumes falling, flows into and out of spot vehicles are likely to remain a key gauge of risk appetite until macro conditions shift decisively.
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