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CryptoMedium•21 October 2026•
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U.S. Bitcoin Funds Draw $526.7 Million on Monday as Inflows Slow on Tuesday

Key Facts

1U.S. spot Bitcoin funds attracted net inflows of $526.7 million on Monday.
2IBIT received about $665.2 million on Monday, while FBTC recorded withdrawals of $83.6 million.
3Net inflows into Bitcoin funds slowed to $23.2 million on Tuesday.
4U.S. Ethereum funds recorded net withdrawals of $103.3 million on Monday.

U.S. spot Bitcoin funds attracted net inflows of $526.7 million on Monday, October 19, 2026, led by BlackRock's fund, according to Farside Investors data. Inflows slowed to $23.2 million in Tuesday's October 20 session, with net flows remaining positive. BlackRock's IBIT took in $665.2 million on Monday, exceeding net inflows into the entire group. By contrast, FBTC recorded withdrawals of $83.6 million in the same session. GBTC saw outflows of $54.9 million, helping reduce the group's net inflows below the amount BlackRock's fund alone received.

In Tuesday's session, IBIT attracted inflows of $29.9 million, according to Farside. Flows into FBTC turned positive, with the fund receiving $3.6 million. But BITB recorded withdrawals of $10.3 million, as flows continued to diverge across Bitcoin funds. Meanwhile, U.S. Ethereum funds recorded net withdrawals of $103.3 million on Monday, according to the same provider's data. Ethereum outflows continued on Tuesday at $26.1 million, while Bitcoin funds maintained net inflows across both sessions.

IBIT's net assets stood at about $66,861,787,209 on October 20, 2026, according to the fund's official BlackRock page. The fund's stated sponsor fee is 0.25%. Despite the fresh inflows, its year-to-date net asset value total return remained negative at -5.78% as of that date. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the listing and trading of shares in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products on January 10, 2024. On July 29, 2025, the SEC then allowed authorized participants to create and redeem shares in cryptocurrency products in kind, after earlier spot Bitcoin and Ethereum products had been restricted to cash transactions. SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said in his statement at the time that in-kind redemptions provided tools to manage exposure "at lower cost and with greater transparency."

In the Bitcoin market, the cryptocurrency's recovery during Monday's trading followed a decline of about 2% over the preceding two weeks, according to an Investing.com report published on October 19. By the close of trading that day, the cryptocurrency had posted a daily decline of 0.23%, according to the site's historical data. In Tuesday's update at 22:25 GMT, Bitcoin rose 1.3% to $83,087.2. Its daily gain in the historical data for October 20 was 1.33%, coinciding with continued inflows into the funds. The Federal Reserve holds its next meeting on October 27 and 28, according to the Federal Open Market Committee's 2026 meeting schedule.