Bitcoin ETF inflows show that institutions have doubled down on BTC, even as the price briefly dipped below $116,000 .
Data from onchain analytics firm Glassnode reveals that while BTC/USD retraced its latest gains, large-volume investors rushed in . Institutions “didn't flinch” as Bitcoin fell by $7,000 .
Monday saw one of the largest daily inflows to US spot Bitcoin ETFs in the past 3 months (+7.5K $BTC),” and institutions doubled down, adding another +3.4K $BTC . Outflows remained near zero across the board .
Such behavior stands out versus earlier in 2025 and last year, when sudden price corrections spawned instant ETF outflows . In late February, when BTC/USD dropped from near $100,000 to multimonth lows of $75,000, net outflows topped $3.2 billion over eight trading days, per data from UK investment firm Farside Investors .
As of July, U.S.-based spot Bitcoin ETFs logged over $2.72 billion in weekly net inflows, including a record-breaking back-to-back $1.17 billion and $1.03 billion on July 11 and 12, respectively . This marks the first time since their 2024 launch that these products achieved consecutive billion-dollar inflow days .
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) leads this charge, crossing $80 billion in AUM in just 374 days — the fastest ETF in history to do so . ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that IBIT now generates more revenue than BlackRock's flagship iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) . Total assets across all Bitcoin ETFs are now north of $158 billion, signaling that institutional investors have rapidly shifted their allocation behavior in 2025 .
With demand returning, so too is optimism over institutional impact on BTC price strength . A new projection sees $135,000 within six months thanks to ETFs buying up Bitcoin .