U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their strongest week in 10 months, bringing in a net $1.92 billion last week. The inflow across the 13 funds marks the largest weekly total since early October 2025, following a previous week where the funds experienced net outflows of nearly $390 million.
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust contributed $1.3 billion to the total. Despite the recent surge, the funds remain down by approximately $2.9 billion for the year.
The ETF inflows coincided with a significant gain for Bitcoin, which jumped about 23%—its strongest weekly performance in over three years—and traded around $78,000 at press time. The rally was initially supported by U.S. plans to increase buybacks of long-dated government bonds to lower yields. Analysts note that Bitcoin faces an immediate obstacle in the $79,500 to $80,000 range, a zone previously controlled by sellers.
Meanwhile, traditional financial markets finished the week under pressure. U.S. stock indexes declined, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.8%, the S&P 500 falling 1.4%, and the Nasdaq losing 2%. International markets also saw mixed results, as Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.74%, South Korea's Kospi dropped 3.12%, China's CSI 300 declined 1.21%, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.49%.
Bond markets continued to weigh on equities as the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield rose above 5.3%, reaching its highest level in nearly two decades. Government borrowing costs also climbed to multi-year highs in Japan, France, and Germany.
