Bitcoin ETFs Cross $100 Billion With $242 Million Inflow

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have crossed the $100 billion mark, according to Bitcoin.com News, which reported that bitcoin and ether ETFs extended their inflow streaks to a ninth consecutive session on Thursday. Bitcoin funds drew $242.24 million on the day, while ether funds took in $234.51 million, the outlet said.

The milestone matters mainly as a measure of how much capital has moved into regulated, exchange-listed crypto products since US spot funds launched. ETFs give brokerage and retirement-account investors a way to gain exposure to bitcoin's price without holding coins directly or managing private keys, and daily flow data has become one of the most closely watched proxies for institutional demand. A nine-session inflow streak is notable because flows into these products have swung between sustained accumulation and multi-week stretches of redemptions.

Ether products appearing almost neck-and-neck with bitcoin funds on a single-day basis is also worth noting. For much of their existence, spot ether ETFs have attracted a fraction of the money flowing into bitcoin equivalents. Thursday's near-parity figures, if sustained, would point to broader allocation across the two largest crypto assets rather than a bitcoin-only trade, though a single session is not a trend.

The flow data lands during an unusually active stretch for the asset class. Forbes Digital Assets reported that spot ETFs posted their biggest week since October 2025, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, ticker IBIT, taking in roughly $1.3 billion, while sellers defended the $79,500 area. That followed a sharp move higher earlier in August, when Forbes reported bitcoin reclaimed $70,000 for the first time since June 2 as billions of dollars in short positions were liquidated, and later climbed toward $80,000, its highest level since May.

Views on what comes next remain split, and coverage reflects that. Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick reiterated a $100,000 bitcoin price target and suggested the call may now be too low, according to Forbes. The same outlet also cited on-chain analytics firm Glassnode describing sellers as exhausted but buyers as absent, with a break below $58,500 opening the door to a deeper decline, and investor Michael Terpin pointing to a possible October bottom near $57,000. These are analyst opinions, not outcomes, and past flows or price moves do not determine future prices.

Corporate crypto balance sheets are part of the same conversation. Bitcoin.com News reported that Arthur Hayes argued the premium on Strategy's market value relative to its net asset value, known as mNAV, has collapsed as bitcoin's price stalled, leaving chief executive Michael Saylor with three difficult options. Digital-asset treasury companies were among the biggest buyers during previous rallies, and any change in their ability to raise capital at a premium is a variable market participants are watching alongside ETF flows.

Elsewhere in the market, cryptonews.com reported that bank plans tied to the CLARITY Act market-structure legislation sent shares of Circle and Coinbase lower, underlining how sensitive listed crypto companies remain to regulatory developments in Washington. Security incidents also continued: crypto.news reported that The Sandbox pledged to reimburse eligible SAND holders one-for-one after an August 21 bridge exploit, and that an attack on a protocol called Avici drained more than $1 million from Solana users.

For readers tracking ETF data, the important caveat is that daily flow figures are estimates published by fund issuers and data providers, are subject to revision, and can reverse quickly. Cumulative totals such as the $100 billion figure reflect assets and inflows accumulated over time rather than money committed on any single day. None of the above is investment advice.

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