$643.2 Million Exits U.S. Bitcoin Funds on Oct. 30
Key Facts
U.S. spot bitcoin funds recorded net outflows of $643.2 million on Oct. 30, 2026, according to Farside Investors’ table, marking the largest single-day exit since June. The session followed four consecutive days of inflows but pushed the tally for the week ended Oct. 30 into negative territory. The week ended with net outflows of $202.4 million, after the funds attracted $440.8 million during the first four sessions, according to Crypto Watch Desk. Bitcoin funds also ended October with net outflows of $515.9 million, after the monthly tally returned to positive territory on Wednesday. The figures show a sharp reversal in flows between the start and end of the week, without by themselves identifying investors’ motives.
The daily outflows were concentrated in five funds, led by BlackRock’s IBIT, which saw $233.7 million exit. Fidelity’s FBTC recorded outflows of $201.0 million, while ARKB saw $129.5 million in outflows. Outflows from GBTC totaled $53.3 million, and those from BITB reached $25.7 million. Crypto Watch Desk said the five funds accounted for all the outflows, while the remaining bitcoin funds recorded net flows of zero. This breakdown shows that the total was concentrated in a limited number of funds, with IBIT and FBTC posting the largest daily figures.
The Oct. 30 session was preceded by four days of inflows, beginning with $110.3 million on Oct. 26. Inflows rose to $176.0 million on Oct. 27, then reached $137.3 million on Oct. 28. They fell to $17.2 million on Oct. 29, before the funds recorded their large outflow the following day, according to Farside’s table. Inflows over the four days totaled $440.8 million, but the Oct. 30 outflow exceeded that amount and turned the weekly tally to negative $202.4 million. The sequence of sessions indicates that the weekly reversal resulted mathematically from one day’s move following a run of positive flows.
Outflows were not limited to bitcoin funds; U.S. ether funds recorded net outflows of $155.7 million on Oct. 30, their fifth consecutive session of outflows, according to Crypto Watch Desk. The ETHA fund led the outflows, with $76.6 million exiting. The funds’ moves came on a day when U.S. assets and stocks fell: The Associated Press said bitcoin dropped below $77,000 after exceeding $86,000 earlier in the month. The S&P 500 fell 1.8%, its worst session since June, while the Nasdaq declined 2.9% and the Dow Jones fell 1.1%. This simultaneous performance places fund moves within a broader market downturn, but does not establish that price or stock movements caused the outflows.
The session followed Binance’s announcement late Thursday that it was investigating reports of a potential security issue, estimating the total impact at more than $6 billion, according to the Associated Press. The agency said in its report that Binance had not explicitly confirmed that funds were stolen, and therefore described the incident as a potential issue under investigation. Friday was the first full U.S. session after Thursday’s close, according to the report’s account of market activity. Farside’s table showed cumulative net flows of $57,048 million through Oct. 30. For comparison within the month, bitcoin fund outflows totaled $635.6 million on Oct. 22, according to the same table, before a larger outflow was recorded on Oct. 30.
The Federal Reserve is scheduled to publish minutes on Nov. 18 from its meeting held on Oct. 27 and 28, according to the central bank’s calendar. The minutes will provide an update on policymakers’ assessment of the economy and the discussions held during the meeting. The date comes as bitcoin funds ended the month with net outflows, while ether funds recorded a series of outflows. The Oct. 30 figure remains the largest daily move in the fund data presented here, while bitcoin funds ended the month at net outflows of $515.9 million. The data do not include a later date for the publication of November flow totals.