Bitcoin Etfs On Rollercoaster As Traditional Funds Pull In $46b In... (2026)

Bitcoin ETF flows have swung sharply in early 2026 as investors pour billions into traditional ETFs, leaving crypto funds lagging behind.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have had a volatile start to 2026, with sharp swings in investor demand even as money pours into traditional ETFs at an unusually fast pace.

US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs pulled in $753 million on Tuesday in their second consecutive day of inflows after a four-day losing streak, according to Farside Investors data.

Bitcoin ETFs have raked in a total of $660 million in net inflows so far in 2026 as demand for the funds continued to fluctuate.

Traditional ETFs, on the other hand, attracted $46 billion in the first six days of 2026, in an “abnormally high to start the year,” according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.

“ETFs have taken in $46b in first 6 days of year, which is abnormally high to start year, on pace for $158b for month, about 4x the norm,” wrote the analyst in a Monday X post.

The divergence shows that ETF investors are actively deploying capital, but prefer allocating to funds tied to traditional investments instead of crypto ETFs with a higher perceived risk profile.

Demand for Bitcoin ETFs has declined in the past six months, from $6 billion in monthly net inflows in July 2025 to $1.09 billion in outflows during December, according to SoSoValue.

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Looking at other crypto funds, spot Ether (ETH) pulled in $130 million on Tuesday, reaching $240 million in total inflows so far in 2026, according to Farside Investors.

Source: CoinTelegraph