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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finished the archetypal 4th of 2026 with nett outflows, adjacent aft March delivered the category’s archetypal monthly inflows of the year.
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $1.32 cardinal successful March inflows, the archetypal monthly summation of 2026 and the archetypal since October 2025, according to SoSoValue.
The inflows were not capable to offset monthly redemptions of $1.61 cardinal successful January and $207 cardinal successful February, resulting successful astir $500 cardinal successful nett outflows successful Q1.
The outflows mounted arsenic BTC fell by much than 22% successful Q1, its 2nd consecutive quarterly diminution aft a 23% driblet successful Q4 2025, according to CoinGlass.
Monthly spot Bitcoin ETF flows since October 2025. Source: SoSoValue Inflows travel contempt persistent capitalist caution
However, March managed to timepiece inflows to spot Bitcoin ETFs contempt persistent capitalist caution, with antagonistic sentiment prevailing for astir of the quarter. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index mostly hovered beneath 20 passim the month, suggesting “Extreme Fear” successful the market.
Analysts pointed to the resilience of crypto concern products amid rising geopolitical tensions linked to the Middle East conflict.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index one-year chart. Source: Alternative.meIn enactment with the anemic sentiment, monthly trading volumes successful spot Bitcoin ETFs eased to astir $79 cardinal successful March, compared with $93 cardinal successful February and $87 cardinal successful January.
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Cumulative inflows reached astir $56 cardinal by the extremity of the quarter, portion full assets nether absorption stood astatine astir $87.5 cardinal astatine quarter’s end.
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Unlike Bitcoin ETFs, spot Ether (ETH) ETFs closed March successful antagonistic territory, posting $46 cardinal successful nett monthly outflows.
Among spot crypto ETFs, Ether recorded the largest quarterly losses, totaling $769 cardinal with 3 consecutive months of outflows.
Monthly spot Ether ETF flows since October 2025. Source: SoSoValueXRP (XRP) ETFs besides saw outflows successful March, totaling astir $31 million. However, quarterly nett flows remained affirmative astatine astir $43 million.
Solana (SOL) ETFs continued to summation momentum implicit the quarter, with consecutive inflows totaling $213 million. The funds person not recorded a period of outflows since launching successful October 2025, arsenic of the extremity of March 2026.
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