Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have now logged six straight weeks of net inflows, bringing in a combined $3.4 billion through Friday. The streak is the longest since a seven-week run that ended in July 2025, and it's being driven by a surge of investor interest that peaked in mid-April.
The numbers behind the streak
The week ending April 17 saw the biggest haul — $996.38 million, the largest weekly intake since mid-January. Since April 2, weekly inflows have averaged $568 million. That's still well below the pace of the prior seven-week streak, which averaged $1.51 billion per week and totaled $10.58 billion. But the consistency has been notable: five consecutive sessions of net inflows through early May, before the pattern broke.
Ethereum and altcoin funds lag
Bitcoin ETFs have largely outperformed their peers. Ethereum ETFs saw an $82.47 million outflow in the week ending May 1, followed by a $70.49 million inflow the next week — net, barely positive over that span. XRP and Solana funds both recorded weekly outflows in the week ending May 1, snapping their own inflow streaks. The appetite for crypto exposure right now is clearly Bitcoin-first.
A mid-week hiccup
Not everything was smooth. Bitcoin ETFs posted back-to-back outflows on May 7 ($277.50 million) and May 8 ($145.65 million), breaking a five-session inflow streak. The two-day reversal erased nearly $423 million in a hurry. The question is whether that was a blip or the start of a broader pullback. Notably, May 1 alone brought in $629.73 million — the single biggest day of the stretch — so momentum hasn't exactly collapsed.
Can the streak reach seven?
Whether the weekly streak extends to a seventh week depends entirely on daily flows from here. The market has shown it can swing fast: a $630 million day followed by two outflow days. This week's numbers will tell us if last week's outflows were just profit-taking or something more sustained. No prediction, just the data.
