U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have started the new year on a relatively positive note after a shaky end to 2025. In this spirit of market positivity, cryptocurrency-linked investment products recorded their best weekly performance since early October.
Recent weekly capital inflows signal a recovery in demand among US institutional investors, with Bitcoin prices also reacting positively over the same period. Over the past week, the top cryptocurrency has shown bullish momentum, surging as high as $97,500.
Bitcoin ETF records weekly inflows of $1.42 billion
According to the latest market data, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $1.42 billion last week. As previously mentioned, this capital inflow marks the strongest weekly performance for cryptocurrency-related investment products in nearly three months.
This $1.42 billion weekly performance also stands in stark contrast to the Bitcoin ETF’s record withdrawals of more than $681 million last week. Prior to this new investor interest, the BTC exchange-traded fund had raised approximately $1.26 billion in capital since the week ending October 17, 2025.
Source: SoSoValue
However, on Friday, January 16, the US-based Bitcoin ETF recorded net outflows totaling $394.64 million, ending four days of brief capital inflows. Leading the outflow was the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), with $205.22 million in value withdrawn on the day.
This was followed by the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), which recorded total net outflows of $90.38 million on Friday. Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) were the only exchange-traded funds to record negative daily net outflows for the week ($69.42 million and $44.76 million, respectively).
It is worth mentioning that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) attempted to absorb some of the shock from withdrawals with inflows of $15.09 million on Friday. This daily performance was in addition to the major ETF’s weekly positive inflow performance of $1 billion.
Similar to the Bitcoin ETF, the Ethereum Exchange-Trade Fund has also seen positive activity over the past week, including its biggest single-day performance since launch. According to data from SoSoValue, the ETH ETF has recorded positive capital inflows of approximately $480 million over the past week.
Bitcoin price at a glance
As we inferred earlier, the BTC price and Bitcoin ETF have moved in tandem over the past week as demand appears to have returned to the market. The flagship cryptocurrency surpassed $97,000 early last week, but after falling slightly in recent days, it is currently trading just above the $95,000 level.
The price of BTC on the daily timeframe | Source: BTCUSDT chart on TradingView
Featured image by DALL.E, chart by TradingView
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