Blackrock Pulls $116 Million Into IBIT as Bitcoin Funds Post Longest Streak Since May

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US spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $226.92 million on Monday, extending their inflow streak to five trading sessions. Ether, XRP, and solana funds also opened the week with gains, while HYPE ETFs remained quiet.

Key Takeaways

Blackrock led $226.92M into bitcoin ETFs on July 20, extending inflows to 5 sessions.Bitcoin held above $66,000 as ether, XRP, and solana ETFs gained, broadening demand.Blackrock and ARK now face whether 5-day ETF buying can keep Bitcoin above $66,000.

Bitwise Funds Lead Gains for XRP and Solana ETFs

Institutional investors returned from the weekend with their appetite intact. Bitcoin traded above $66,000 as US exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the cryptocurrency recorded their longest inflow streak since May, adding fresh momentum to a market that had spent weeks searching for direction.

Bitcoin drew a combined $226.92 million on Monday, July 20. The result marked a fifth straight trading day of net additions and showed broad demand across seven funds.

Blackrock Leads Broad Bitcoin ETF Inflows

Fidelity’s FBTC recorded a $24.07 million inflow. Bitwise’s BITB added $8.83 million, Morgan Stanley’s MSBT gained $6.90 million, and Vaneck’s HODL brought in $1.84 million.

Five-day inflow streak for bitcoin ETFs worth $727.25 million. Source: Sosovalue

The gains outweighed a $45.40 million withdrawal from Grayscale’s GBTC, the only bitcoin fund to report a net outflow. Total trading value across the category reached $1.74 billion. Combined net assets closed at $79.16 billion.

Ether, XRP and Solana Funds Join the Advance

Ether ETF trading volume reached $593.28 million, with net assets ending the session at $10.29 billion.

XRP ETFs posted a $2.49 million inflow, which went entirely into Bitwise’s XRP product. The category generated $11.67 million in trading activity and closed with $1.02 billion in net assets.

Solana ETFs attracted $2.64 million, led primarily by Bitwise’s BSOL. Total value traded reached $77.16 million, while net assets rose to $902.68 million.

HYPE ETFs recorded no trading flows. The pause came after the category ended the previous week with its first weekly net outflow since launching.

Monday’s figures pointed to a wider improvement in institutional demand. Bitcoin remained the clear leader, but positive flows across ether, XRP and solana products suggested that investors were also willing to move further along the crypto ETFs curve.