Bitcoin (BTC) Leads Crypto Inflows With $58.38 Million in Five Hours
Key Takeaways
- •Bitcoin recorded $58.38 million in cryptocurrency inflows over a five-hour window, per an October 18, 2026 COINOTAG update.
- •United States spot Bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows for two consecutive weeks, with redemptions outpacing share creations in both periods.
- •Fidelity's FBTC saw the heaviest withdrawals of the two-week span at $440.5 million, of which197.1 million left the fund in a single day.
- •ARK Invest and 21Shares' ARKB followed with $207.2 million in outflows, bringing combined redemptions for the two funds to $647.7 million.
- •US spot Bitcoin ETFs, which began trading in January 2024, hold Bitcoin directly and their daily flow data is widely tracked as an indicator of demand for the asset.
Bitcoin (BTC) Leads Crypto Inflows With $58.38 Million in Five Hours
Bitcoin (BTC) led cryptocurrency inflows with $58.38 million recorded over a five-hour window, according to a COINOTAG update published on October 18, 2026, at 23:03 UTC. That snapshot and the weekly fund-flow figures below are compiled over different timeframes, so the two sets of numbers describe separate measurement windows rather than a single running total.
The headline figure was accompanied by flow data from United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which showed sustained redemptions across two consecutive weeks of net outflows. In ETF terms, net outflows mean redemptions outpaced creations for the group in both of those weeks.
Fidelity's FBTC Posts Heaviest Withdrawals of the Two Red Weeks
Per the COINOTAG update, Fidelity's FBTC took the heaviest withdrawals of the two red weeks, with outflows totaling $440.5 million. Of that amount, $197.1 million left the fund on a single day, meaning just under half of the two-week total was concentrated in one session.
ARK Invest and 21Shares' ARKB followed, recording $207.2 million in outflows. Combined, the two funds recorded $647.7 million in redemptions over the period, and subsequent daily flow reports will show whether the net-outflow streak extended into a third week.
Background on US Spot Bitcoin ETFs
FBTC and ARKB are among the spot Bitcoin ETFs listed in the United States, a product category that began trading in January 2024 following regulatory approval — a trading history spanning less than three years as of the October 2026 update. The funds hold Bitcoin directly and provide investors with exposure to the asset through standard brokerage accounts, without requiring them to custody the cryptocurrency themselves.
Daily creations and redemptions of ETF shares are compiled into publicly reported flow data, which market participants routinely track as an indicator of demand for Bitcoin — the lens through which the two red weeks above are typically read. Consecutive weeks of net outflows are commonly referred to as "red" weeks, in contrast to "green" weeks characterized by net inflows.
Source
This content was first published on COINOTAG: https://en.coinotag.com/bitcoin-btc-leads-crypto-inflows-58-38m-five-hours
