U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds drew $998.9 million in net inflows on Monday, their largest daily intake of 2026, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $87,200. The surge exceeded the previous yearly high of $844 million recorded on Jan. 14, according to SoSoValue, and marked the strongest day for the products since Oct. 6, 2025, when they attracted more than $1.2 billion.
The buying concentrated in the largest and most liquid Bitcoin funds. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded $381 million of net inflows, while the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF added $289 million and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund took in roughly $239 million, according to Farside data. Together, the three products accounted for about 91% of Monday’s reported total.
Bitcoin traded at $85,430 at the time of publication, up 4.7% over 24 hours and 12.3% over the past month, according to CoinGecko. The cryptocurrency’s intraday move above $87,200 placed it near a price zone that has repeatedly drawn attention from technical traders following the market’s earlier declines.
A single strong session has not erased 2026 withdrawals
Monday’s flows sharply narrowed the gap created by earlier withdrawals, yet U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs remained about $464 million in net outflows for the year through Monday, according to SoSoValue. That figure puts the size of the latest inflow in perspective: nearly $1 billion entered the products in one session, but prior selling had been substantial enough to keep the annual balance negative.
Daily ETF flow data measure money moving into and out of the funds, rather than direct purchases by a single class of market participant. Fund issuers and their authorized participants can create or redeem ETF shares in response to demand, with the products then purchasing or selling Bitcoin through their operational arrangements. A large inflow therefore signals strong demand for ETF exposure on that day, while offering limited evidence by itself about how long buyers will hold those positions.
The return of large inflows also follows a period in which Bitcoin’s price and ETF demand had moved unevenly. The Jan. 14 high of $844 million was previously the largest 2026 daily total, according to SoSoValue. Monday surpassed it by roughly $155 million, suggesting that demand accelerated as Bitcoin regained ground above several widely watched technical levels.
BlackRock, ARK 21Shares and Fidelity led the inflows
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust took the largest share of Monday’s allocations, with $381 million, Farside reported. The fund has remained central to the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market because of its scale and liquidity, meaning large daily moves in its flows can heavily influence the sector-wide total.
ARK 21Shares’ fund, with $289 million in net inflows, posted the second-largest daily contribution. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund followed with about $239 million. The concentration in these three vehicles indicates that most of the day’s demand was directed toward established products rather than distributed evenly across the full lineup of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs.
The data do not establish whether the buying came from wealth-management platforms, institutional trading desks, retail accounts, or other market participants. ETF flows can reflect several types of activity, including long-term portfolio allocations, tactical trades and share creation linked to short-term demand. The speed of the move nonetheless gives Bitcoin funds a much stronger start to the week than their year-to-date totals had suggested.
Bitcoin moves above its 365-day average
Julio Moreno, head of research at blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant, said Bitcoin had moved above its 365-day moving average on Monday. A moving average smooths price data over a chosen period; the 365-day version is commonly used to compare Bitcoin’s current price with its average level across the preceding year.
Moreno described the move above that level as the final signal needed to confirm a new bull market. That view represents a technical interpretation rather than a guarantee of sustained gains. Bitcoin has historically experienced sharp reversals around major chart levels, particularly when rapid advances bring greater short-term trading activity.
Bitcoin’s retreat from above $87,200 to roughly $85,430 by publication showed that the market was already volatile within the same session, according to CoinGecko. For ETF participants, the gap between fund flows and Bitcoin’s immediate price movement can also matter: inflows are reported on a daily basis, while the underlying asset trades continuously and can shift substantially before the next flow update.
Ether funds also post their strongest day of the year
U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded about $270 million in net inflows on Monday, their largest daily total of 2026, according to SoSoValue. The parallel rise in Bitcoin and Ether fund demand points to a session in which listed crypto products attracted capital across more than one major asset.
U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded no net flows on Monday, leaving their cumulative net inflows at about $1.71 billion, SoSoValue said. The contrast between Bitcoin’s near-$1 billion daily intake, Ether’s $270 million gain and XRP’s flat reading reflects distinct trading demand across the funds rather than a uniform move across every crypto-linked product.
Monday’s numbers leave Bitcoin ETF flows at a sensitive point: one of the year’s largest inflow days has materially reduced earlier outflows, while the annual total remains below zero. Whether the reversal continues will depend on whether demand persists after Bitcoin’s rapid recovery above its year-long average.
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