Bitcoin ETF attracted $1.4 billion last week, marking the best single-week performance since early October 2025.

On January 19, news, the US spot Bitcoin ETF experienced a strong capital inflow last week, with a net inflow of approximately $1.42 billion, marking the best weekly performance since early October 2025. This data is seen by the market as an important signal of institutional funds reallocating into Bitcoin assets.

Data shows that BlackRock’s IBIT became the main driving force, recording a net inflow of about $1.03 billion in the week ending January 16, the highest level since October last year. Nick Ruck, Director of LVRG Research, pointed out that the sustained capital inflow reflects growing confidence among institutional investors in Bitcoin as a long-term asset class, even though short-term price volatility still exists.

Against the backdrop of accelerated ETF capital inflows, Bitcoin’s price rebounded to about $97,000 last week, up from around $90,500 at the beginning of the week. However, over the weekend, due to tensions between the US and the EU regarding Greenland, market risk aversion increased, leading to a correction in Bitcoin. Data shows that by Sunday evening Eastern Time, Bitcoin’s price had fallen approximately 2.6% within 24 hours, retreating to around $92,600.

Nick Ruck believes that although macro uncertainties and short-term fluctuations put pressure on prices, the continued ETF absorption of positions suggests that Bitcoin may enter a further accumulation phase in the new year, with tightening circulating supply potentially supporting a subsequent rebound.

Vincent Liu, Chief Investment Officer of Kronos Research, added from a derivatives perspective that the price decline highlights the dominance of high leverage trading in the current market. When liquidity is insufficient, overly concentrated long positions can trigger forced liquidations during reversals. Public data shows that in the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market’s liquidation scale was about $824 million, with the majority being long liquidations.

Notably, not only did Bitcoin ETFs perform strongly, but Ethereum spot ETFs also recorded a net inflow of approximately $479 million last week, reaching a new high since mid-October. This indicates that mainstream crypto assets remain attractive for institutional allocation, and short-term volatility has not changed the overall direction of long-term capital deployment.