Last updated: October 13, 2026. News and flows through Monday, October 12, 2026. This page is updated every Friday.
Latest numbers (week of October 5 to October 9, 2026, plus October 12, 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Net flows, US spot Bitcoin ETFs | −$678.9 million |
| Net flows, US spot Ether ETFs | −$542.2 million |
| Bitcoin ETF flows, October 1 to October 12, 2026 | −$451.7 million |
| Worst day | −$484.9 million (Bitcoin ETFs, October 7, 2026) |
| Biggest fund outflow | Fidelity FBTC, −$380.3 million for the week |
| Bitcoin held by US spot ETFs | 1,286,193 BTC (October 12, 2026) |
| New SEC approval | first 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETF (October 2, 2026) |
Short answer: US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $678.9 million in the week of October 5 to October 9, 2026, according to Farside Investors, ending a three-week run of inflows. Ether ETFs lost $542.2 million over the same days. On the regulatory side, the SEC on October 2, 2026 approved the first 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETF for listing, the same day Commissioner Hester Peirce left the agency. The new week opened with another outflow: −$65.4 million on Monday, October 12, 2026, all from BlackRock’s IBIT.
Figures checked against Farside Investors, Bitbo and SEC orders on sec.gov as of October 13, 2026.
Key takeaways
- Outflows came in two days. October 7 and October 8, 2026 took out $729.0 million; the rest of the week added a net $50.1 million.
- Fidelity led the selling. FBTC lost $380.3 million in the week of October 5 to October 9, 2026, while BlackRock’s IBIT ended the week almost flat at +$1.1 million.
- Ether funds had outflows on ten straight trading days, from September 29 to October 12, 2026, a combined −$782.8 million.
- The SEC approved a 3x Bitcoin ETF from Volatility Shares on October 2, 2026. As of October 13, 2026, it has not started trading.
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs turned 1,000 days old on October 7, 2026. They held 1,286,193 BTC on October 12, 2026, according to Bitbo.
Latest Bitcoin ETF news
Monday, October 12, 2026: a $65.4 million outflow from IBIT. US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $65.4 million, and BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for all of it, according to Farside Investors; no other fund reported a flow. Ether ETFs lost $85.4 million the same day, $75.1 million of it from BlackRock’s ETHA.
Friday, October 9, 2026: a $21.1 million inflow. US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in a net $21.1 million, the first inflow after two days of heavy selling, according to Farside Investors. BlackRock’s IBIT added $22.4 million and VanEck’s HODL $2.3 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC lost $3.6 million.
Thursday, October 8, 2026: Fidelity’s worst day so far in October 2026. FBTC lost $197.1 million, 81% of the day’s −$244.1 million total. Franklin’s EZBC was the only fund with an inflow, at $4.7 million.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026: the worst day so far in October 2026. The funds lost $484.9 million, more than on any day in September 2026, with IBIT down $207.7 million and ARK’s ARKB down $101.7 million. SoSoValue put the day at −$487 million, as reported in our news on the $487 million outflow led by IBIT; providers can differ by a few million dollars. The Federal Reserve published the minutes of its September meeting the same day.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026: 1,000 days of spot Bitcoin ETFs. The first US spot funds started trading on January 11, 2024. Together, the twelve funds held 1,292,837 BTC that day, about 6.2% of the 21 million that will ever exist, according to our spot Bitcoin ETF tracker.
October 5 to October 9, 2026: Ether ETFs had outflows every day. US spot Ether ETFs had outflows every day of the week, led by BlackRock’s ETHA, which accounted for all of the −$201.9 million on October 6 and all of the −$56.1 million on October 9, 2026.
Friday, October 2, 2026: SEC approves the first 3x Bitcoin ETF. The SEC approved a Cboe BZX rule change to list six funds from Volatility Shares’ VS Trust, including a 3x Bitcoin ETF and a 3x Ether ETF, according to SEC Release No. 34-106577. Each fund aims to deliver three times the daily return of its benchmark, so over longer periods its result can differ sharply from three times bitcoin’s move. The order covers exchange listing; Volatility Shares has not announced a launch date. Our earlier report covers the SEC’s 3x approval.
Friday, October 2, 2026: Hester Peirce leaves the SEC. Peirce, who led the agency’s crypto task force, was scheduled to leave on October 2, 2026, after confirming her departure on September 25, 2026, according to PlanSponsor. The commission now has two members, Chair Paul Atkins and Mark Uyeda.
Daily flows: Bitcoin vs Ether ETFs
Bitcoin ETFs had inflows on four of the eight trading days from October 1 to October 12, 2026, while Ether ETFs had outflows on all eight, according to Farside Investors; Bitcoin ETFs saw their heaviest selling on October 7 and October 8, 2026, and Ether ETFs on October 6 and October 7, 2026.
| Day | Bitcoin ETFs | Ether ETFs | Biggest Bitcoin ETF move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | +$102.7M | −$55.4M | IBIT +$195.6M |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | +$189.9M | −$37.4M | IBIT +$158.2M |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | −$89.8M | −$50.8M | ARKB −$85.2M |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | +$118.8M | −$201.9M | IBIT +$122.0M |
| Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | −$484.9M | −$160.9M | IBIT −$207.7M |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | −$244.1M | −$72.5M | FBTC −$197.1M |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | +$21.1M | −$56.1M | IBIT +$22.4M |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | −$65.4M | −$85.4M | IBIT −$65.4M |
| October 1 to October 12, 2026 | −$451.7M | −$720.4M |
Data as of October 13, 2026. Source: Farside Investors (Bitcoin and Ether ETF flow tables).
Why it matters: Ether funds have not had a single inflow day in October 2026, while Bitcoin funds had four. For the fund-by-fund Bitcoin numbers, see our October 2026 Bitcoin ETF flows page.
Bitcoin ETF rejections: how the SEC got from no to yes
The SEC turned down every spot Bitcoin ETF proposal it ruled on from 2017 to 2022, then approved eleven at once in January 2024 after losing a court case to Grayscale. The table lists the key orders.
| Date | Decision | Fund | SEC document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2017 | Rejected | Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust | Release No. 34-80206 |
| August 22, 2018 | Rejected | ProShares Bitcoin ETF and ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF, both futures-based (Direxion and GraniteShares futures funds were rejected the same day) | Release No. 34-83904 |
| October 19, 2021 | First trade | ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), a futures fund | ProShares |
| November 12, 2021 | Rejected | VanEck Bitcoin Trust | Release No. 34-93559 |
| June 29, 2022 | Rejected | Grayscale Bitcoin Trust conversion | Release No. 34-95180 |
| August 29, 2023 | Court ruling | D.C. Circuit vacates the Grayscale rejection | Grayscale Investments v. SEC, No. 22-1142 |
| January 10, 2024 | Approved | 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs, including IBIT, FBTC and GBTC | Release No. 34-99306 |
| October 2, 2026 | Approved | 3x Bitcoin ETF and five other 3x funds (VS Trust) | Release No. 34-106577 |
Source: SEC orders on sec.gov; U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; ProShares.
Why the SEC said no. In each rejection, the SEC said the exchange had not shown that the fund’s bitcoin pricing was protected from fraud and manipulation, mainly through surveillance-sharing with a regulated market of significant size. The D.C. Circuit found in August 2023 that the SEC had not explained why it treated Grayscale’s spot fund differently from the bitcoin futures funds it had already allowed. Five months later the SEC approved the spot funds.
What changed since. Leveraged funds arrived through futures first: Volatility Shares’ 2x Bitcoin fund, BITX, launched on June 27, 2023. The October 2, 2026 order raises the maximum leverage on a US Bitcoin ETF from 2x to 3x.
What last week’s flows mean for ETF holders
- Flows don’t change what a share holds. A spot Bitcoin ETF share still tracks bitcoin’s price minus the fee, whether the fund had inflows or outflows that day.
- One fund can drive a whole week. FBTC accounted for 56% of the net Bitcoin ETF outflows from October 5 to October 9, 2026, while IBIT was flat.
- A 3x fund resets every day. Its long-term return depends on the path of the price, not only where bitcoin ends up, so it behaves differently from a spot fund held for months.
How we build this page
Daily flows come from Farside Investors, which compiles them from issuer disclosures; we add them up with code and count only days with complete data. Regulatory items are linked to the SEC order or filing on sec.gov, and news from other outlets is named with its source and date. Holdings come from Bitbo and our spot Bitcoin ETF tracker. We update the page every Friday and change the “Last updated” date when a figure moves.
What to watch next
- October 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET: September CPI (Consumer Price Index, the main US inflation gauge), the first big macro release since the October 7 and October 8, 2026 outflows.
- October 16, 2026: next weekly update of this page and the tracker.
- October 27 to October 28, 2026: Fed meeting, with the decision on October 28, 2026. Flows turned positive for nine trading days after the September 16, 2026 hike, as our September 2026 Bitcoin ETF flows report shows.
- Launch date of the 3x Bitcoin ETF: not yet announced by Volatility Shares.
FAQ
What is the latest Bitcoin ETF news? US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $678.9 million in the week of October 5 to October 9, 2026, and the SEC approved the first 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETF on October 2, 2026. This page collects each week’s news every Friday.
Are Bitcoin ETFs seeing inflows or outflows right now? Outflows. Through October 12, 2026, October’s net flows stand at −$451.7 million, after the funds lost $729.0 million on October 7 and October 8, 2026 alone.
Has the SEC ever rejected a Bitcoin ETF? Yes, many times. The SEC rejected spot Bitcoin ETFs from the Winklevoss twins in 2017, VanEck in 2021 and Grayscale in 2022, and in 2018 it also rejected bitcoin futures ETFs from ProShares, Direxion and GraniteShares, before approving 11 spot funds on January 10, 2024.
Why did the SEC reject Bitcoin ETFs before 2024? The SEC said the exchanges had not shown the funds were protected from fraud and price manipulation. A federal appeals court ruled in August 2023 that the SEC had not justified rejecting Grayscale’s fund, which led to the January 2024 approvals.
Did the SEC approve a 3x Bitcoin ETF? Yes. On October 2, 2026, the SEC approved Cboe BZX’s request to list a 3x Bitcoin ETF from Volatility Shares, along with five other 3x funds. As of October 13, 2026, it has not started trading.
How many spot Bitcoin ETFs trade in the US? Twelve, holding 1,286,193 BTC as of October 12, 2026, according to Bitbo. Hashdex’s DEFI announced in August 2026 that it would close.
Sources
- Farside Investors: Bitcoin ETF Flow (daily flows through October 12, 2026)
- Farside Investors: Ethereum ETF Flow (daily flows through October 12, 2026)
- Bitbo: US Bitcoin ETF holdings (holdings as of October 12, 2026)
- SEC Release No. 34-106577: approval of 3x funds of VS Trust, October 2, 2026
- SEC Release No. 34-99306: approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, January 10, 2024
- SEC Release No. 34-80206: Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust rejection, March 10, 2017
- SEC Release No. 34-95180: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust rejection, June 29, 2022
- PlanSponsor: Hester Peirce to depart as SEC commissioner on October 2
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: October 2026 release schedule
This article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice.
