Nine-day $3.08 billion US spot Bitcoin ETF inflow streak ends with $148.7 million outflow
US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a $148.7 million net outflow on Wednesday, ending a nine-day streak worth $3.08 billion, the year's largest in dollar terms by SoSoValue data.
Why it matters
The fund flow behind September's advance was already shrinking before it broke, so the outflow ended the largest streak of the year without a large reversal in the underlying demand. Bitcoin.com reported that Bitfinex sees the next advance as dependent on buyers taking bitcoin directly rather than through leverage, with resistance at $96,700 and support at $77,000, and CryptoSlate said about 1.39 million BTC sits between $84,000 and $86,500.
Where the sources disagree
Direction of futures leverage in late September 2026
More than $2 billion in new futures positions added as of Sept. 24, with borrowed positions accumulating
Crypto.News
Leverage cleared, open interest falling and failing to expand alongside price as of Sept. 30
Crypto.News, Bitcoin.com News
Crypto.News reported on Sept. 24 that futures traders had added more than $2 billion in new positions on top of spot demand, while Bitfinex said on Sept. 30 that leverage had cleared and Bitcoin-denominated open interest had not expanded with price.
Level Bitfinex treats as the next test for bitcoin
Key resistance at $96,700, crucial support at $77,000
Bitcoin.com News
$85,000 to $86,500 buyer cost range as the first major test
Crypto.News, Crypto.News
Bitcoin.com reported Bitfinex resistance at $96,700 and support at $77,000, while Crypto.News reported that Bitfinex named $85,000 to $86,500 as the largest concentration of buyer cost bases and the first major test of the recovery.
Figures that do not reconcile
Found by comparing the numbers in the reports automatically. They are differences, not yet confirmed to be about the same thing.
size of the move (fell)
$75,000
CryptoPotato
$82,500
Crypto.News
CryptoPotato reports $75,000, Crypto.News reports $82,500 (9% apart).
Key facts
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $148.7 million on Wednesday, ending a nine-day inflow streak.
148,700,000 USDReported by CoinDesk
The nine-day streak pulled in $3.08 billion and was the largest inflow streak of 2026 in dollar terms.
3,080,000,000 USDReported by CoinDesk
Daily inflows peaked near $1 billion on Sept. 21 and steadily shrank over the following days.
1,000,000,000 USDReported by CoinDesk
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $999 million on Sept. 21 and $714.7 million on Sept. 22, $1.71 billion across the two sessions.
1,710,000,000 USDReported by Crypto.News
Bitcoin reached $87,392 on Sept. 21, its highest price since Jan. 29, according to Bitfinex Alpha.
87,392 USDReported by Crypto.News
Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $2.39 billion over the past week, their best week since October 2025, which Bitcoin.com said turned 2026 net flows positive.
2,390,000,000 USDReported by Bitcoin.com News
Bitcoin gained roughly 42.5% to 44% in the third quarter of 2026, its strongest quarter since 2024.
43 %Disputed figureReported by Crypto.News
Bitcoin traded at $83,869.77 on Wednesday after briefly topping $85,000, staying between $82,000 and $85,000 for more than a week.
83,869.77 USDDisputed figureReported by CoinDesk
What happened
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs registered a $148.7 million net outflow on Wednesday, ending a nine-day inflow streak worth $3.08 billion, according to SoSoValue data, and that was the biggest streak of 2026 in dollar terms. CoinDesk reported that daily inflows peaked near $1 billion on Sept. 21 and shrank over the following days. Bitcoin briefly topped $85,000 on weaker-than-expected US inflation data, which cooled bets on Fed rate hikes, then settled at $83,869.77, extending more than a week of trading between $82,000 and $85,000. Earlier in the run, bitcoin reached $87,392 on Sept. 21, its highest price since Jan. 29, and US spot ETFs took $999 million on Sept. 21 and $714.7 million on Sept. 22. Bitfinex analysts told Crypto.News on Sept. 30 that leverage had cleared and that another advance needs cash buyers, while BTCS adviser Wojciech Kaszycki told Crypto.News on Sept. 24 that futures traders had added more than $2 billion in new positions, so the two accounts of late-September positioning disagree. CoinDesk, citing Bitfinex, put realized profits at $2.4 billion since the surge, against $7 billion to $10 billion a day at prior market tops.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by U.Today
Bitcoin Price Briefly Rockets to $155,000 in Bitfinex Market Glitch
- Update
Bitfinex perpetual futures print an anomalous price far above spot
The BTC-PERP contract briefly reached $153,960 while spot bitcoin traded near $85,000, and U.Today attributed the isolated spike to a liquidity shortage on the exchange. Bitfinex's BFX composite index stayed below $84,406, and Coinglass counted liquidations of 117,116 traders worth $688.07 million over 24 hours.
- Independent corroboration
Independently corroborated by Cointelegraph
Bitcoin price tags $86K as analysis sees crypto in ‘new bull market’
- Update
Bitcoin hits an eight-month high as ETFs take their largest single-day inflow in weeks
Bitcoin reached $87,392 on Sept. 21, its highest price since Jan. 29, and US spot ETFs recorded $999 million that day, $1.71 billion across Sept. 21 and 22.
- Update
Inflow streak extends to five sessions as bitcoin retreats below $87,000
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $346.98 million on Sept. 23, extending net inflows to five sessions, while bitcoin traded near $84,000 and Binance bitcoin open interest fell $500 million.
- Update
CoinDesk reports $2.4 billion in realized profits against a six-day ETF total of $2.84 billion
Bitfinex data showed holders realizing $2.4 billion in profits after the price surge, compared with $7 billion to $10 billion a day at prior market tops.
- Official statement
Official statement from Bitcoin.com News
Bitcoin Price Holds Near $84K After Dipping to Weekly Low
- Update
Bitfinex says leverage has cleared and spot demand is needed
Bitfinex Alpha's Sept. 30 report said reduced leverage lowers liquidation risk without creating demand, and noted that a recovery above $85,000 could return 760,000 BTC to profit.
- Resolution
Outflow of $148.7 million ends the nine-day streak
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a net outflow of $148.7 million on Wednesday, closing a $3.08 billion run that had been fading since its late-September peak.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 21 Sept 2026, 11:08 UTC: U.Today — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 21 Sept 2026, 16:39 UTC: Cointelegraph — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:18 UTC: Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) — 3 independent sources, 3 reports
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:13 UTC: U.Today — 4 independent sources, 4 reports
- 22 Sept 2026, 20:25 UTC: CryptoPotato — 5 independent sources, 5 reports
- 23 Sept 2026, 20:11 UTC: Crypto.News — 6 independent sources, 6 reports
- 25 Sept 2026, 11:29 UTC: CoinDesk — 7 independent sources, 11 reports
- 28 Sept 2026, 17:34 UTC: Bitcoin.com News, official — 8 independent sources, 13 reports
- 1 Oct 2026, 03:10 UTC: CryptoSlate — 9 independent sources, 17 reports
Affected entities
Also mentioned: BlackRock, Fidelity, ARK Invest, Bybit, OKX, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve
Original sources
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