US Bitcoin ETFs Pull $167M as Altcoin Funds Keep Bleeding
Bitcoin ETF inflows rebounded $167M on Monday while Ether, XRP and Solana funds extended three-day outflows despite 3-5% token gains. Latest ETF data.
What to Know
- $167 million flowed into US spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday, ending a two-session outflow streak
- Ether ETFs shed $51 million on Monday, pushing cumulative three-day losses to $225 million
- XRP and Solana ETFs lost $18 million and $2.5 million respectively even as token prices climbed 3-5%
- Bitcoin traded near $70,015 at time of reporting with analysts warning a structural bottom has not been confirmed
Bitcoin ETF inflows snapped a two-day losing streak on Monday, pulling in $167 million as BTC climbed back toward $70,000 — but altcoin funds kept bleeding even as the underlying tokens posted real gains.
Bitcoin ETFs Bounce While Altcoin Funds Keep Leaking
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $167 million in net inflows on Monday, according to Bitcoin ETF inflows data from SoSoValue — ending back-to-back sessions that drained roughly $577 million on Thursday and Friday. BTC was trading at $70,015 at the time.
Altcoin ETFs told a different story entirely. Ether, XRP and Solana funds all shed assets on Monday even as those tokens moved 3-5% higher over the prior 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. Institutional money exiting altcoin products on a green day — that's the divergence that matters.
Why Are Ether and XRP ETFs Still Seeing Outflows?
Three straight days of selling doesn't happen by accident. Ether ETF outflows hit $51 million on Monday, pushing the three-day cumulative loss to $225 million, according to SoSoValue. XRP ETFs shed another $18 million, totaling about $41 million since Thursday — and unlike ETH and SOL, XRP outflows are accelerating. Solana funds lost $2.5 million Monday, bringing the three-day tally to roughly $16 million, per Solana ETF data.
Trump's Iran Comments Gave Crypto a Brief Lift
The Monday bounce had a macro trigger. President Trump told reporters the war with Iran could be nearing an end, knocking oil prices lower and lifting risk assets. Crypto caught the tailwind in spot markets. ETF flows for altcoins didn't follow. Bitcoin got its bid back. Everything else got sold anyway.
Has Bitcoin Found a Bottom?
Analysts aren't calling it yet. CryptoQuant researcher IT flagged the long-term to short-term holder spent output profit ratio at 0.89 — short-term holders selling at a loss, a stress signal, not capitulation. The market hasn't flushed out, meaning a cleaner bottom may still be ahead.
One session of $167 million after two sessions totaling $577 million in outflows is not a trend reversal. It's a pause.
Market stress is building, but has not yet reached capitulation levels, meaning a clearer bottom may still be ahead.