Overview
- On Thursday, July 30, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $32.1 million inflow that ended a four-day outflow streak, according to published trade data.
- Earlier in July the funds swung sharply from roughly $999 million of inflows over a seven-day run (July 14–22) to about $526 million of outflows across four days through July 28, highlighting volatile, sentiment-driven flows.
- U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs have continued to see net outflows while Bitcoin products drew fresh money, signaling a split in investor appetite between the two assets.
- Institutional access has broadened beyond ETFs into options-income vehicles, structured credit and crypto-backed lending, with Galaxy Research estimating crypto-backed loans near $67 billion in Q1 2026 and creating larger pools of collateral.
- Analysts say certain loan structures could trigger forced selling at set triggers, noting that a 50% loan-to-value position that liquidates at an 80% threshold implies a liquidation zone near $39,900 that could intensify market stress.