
Bitcoin ETF flows flip 2026 positive, but the Strategic Reserve still hasn't bought
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew about $2.4B last week, the largest haul since October, flipping 2026 net flows positive. The Strategic Reserve still has not bought.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew about $2.4B last week, the largest haul since October, flipping 2026 net flows positive. The Strategic Reserve still has not bought.

US spot Ethereum ETFs reversed a $140M outflow week with $270M of inflows on Sept 21. Ether settled near $2,679 as the SEC and CFTC advanced crypto rules.

Bitcoin slipped under $84,000 as Treasury yields hit 2007 highs, but spot-ETF inflows held near $609M on Wednesday. A $15.9B Friday options expiry looms.

The Senate rejected the CLARITY Act on a 49-50 vote on September 15. The SEC and CFTC said they will write crypto rules themselves, and Bernstein analysts expect innovation exemptions for equity tokenization among the first steps.

Bitcoin's $617.6M spot ETF inflow on Sept 21 caps a two-day $1.11B exodus around the Fed hike and CLARITY vote. Inside the flow round-trip and what confirms a recovery.

Ether spot ETFs netted ~$140.6M in weekly outflows even after a $143.8M Friday rebound, while Solana funds added $60.7M for a 12th straight inflow week after the Fed.

Bitcoin defended the $75,000-$76,000 zone through a $746M ETF outflow and the Fed's hike, reclaiming $77,000 by Sept 18.

Bitcoin spot ETFs posted a net $51.3 million outflow on Sept 17, snapping a seven-day inflow streak. Bitcoin held above $75,000 despite the Fed's rate hike.

This article, published at 09:48 UTC on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, reported the Federal Reserve's rate hike as having already happened. The FOMC decision was announced at 18:00 UTC that day, more than eight hours later. The Senate vote on the Clarity Act and the bitcoin low near $74,900 that the article placed on Wednesday took place on Tuesday, September 15. The account of Wednesday's session was not based on events that had occurred, and we have withdrawn it.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $462.73M in weekly outflows, ending a three-week run, while ether funds added $197.11M. Here's what the divergence says.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed a four-day outflow streak and Ether funds posted their strongest single day of the month, with $3.3 billion in weekly inflows, ahead of the CLARITY Act vote and Fed decision.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $462.7M over Sept 8-11 while spot Ether ETFs drew $216.4M on Sept 11 ahead of the Sept 16 FOMC.