Bitcoin ETFs draw over $1B in three days despite BTC price pullback

Oct 22, 2026

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have attracted more than $1 billion over three consecutive trading sessions, reversing recent withdrawals even as Bitcoin retreated toward $82,000 after approaching $85,000.

According to SoSoValue’s ETF data, the funds received approximately $528 million on October 21, bringing their combined inflows since Monday to roughly $1.08 billion and returning October’s cumulative flows to positive territory.

Bitcoin ETF inflows cross $1 billion after two weeks of withdrawals

Wednesday’s purchases followed $526.7 million in net inflows on October 19 and approximately $23.2 million the following session, according to Farside Investors’ records.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust led the latest session with $235 million, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund at $212.7 million. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust attracted $32.6 million, while Bitwise’s BITB received $19.2 million.

The buying followed two difficult weeks for U.S. Bitcoin funds. Products recorded $228.4 million in withdrawals during October 12–16, after losing approximately $678.9 million the previous week.

Ether, Solana and XRP funds return to positive flows

Investor demand was not limited to Bitcoin products on Wednesday. U.S. spot Ether ETFs attracted approximately $15 million, ending five consecutive trading sessions of withdrawals.

Solana-linked funds recorded roughly $585,000 in net purchases after a 13-session outflow streak, while XRP ETFs received around $709,000.

The figures were modest compared with Bitcoin’s intake, although the return to positive flows interrupted recent selling across several cryptocurrency investment products.

Bitcoin price retreats after brief rally toward $85,000

Bitcoin climbed to an intraday high near $84,777 on October 21 before surrendering those gains. By October 22, BTC traded around $81,963, declining approximately 1.20% over 24 hours.

According to crypto.news market data, daily trading volume stood near $37.2 billion, while the cryptocurrency retained a 1.64% gain over seven days.

The price retreat followed renewed resistance between $85,000 and $87,000. Immediate support remained around $80,000, with $78,000 emerging as the next level if selling continued.

Technical readings presented a mixed picture. The Klinger Oscillator stood at 158, above its signal line at -206, suggesting improving volume-related buying activity.

Bitcoin on-chain metrics show pressure on newer holders

CryptoQuant contributor Amr Taha identified differences between Bitcoin’s current price and the average acquisition costs of several investor groups.

His October 22 analysis placed the realized price of Binance deposit addresses at $64,200, compared with $77,120 for newer whales. At $82,000, the latter group’s holdings stood approximately 6.3% above their estimated cost basis.

Long-term whale holders and miner whales had considerably lower realized prices of $46,400 and $51,820, respectively.

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