From February 16 to 20, 2026, there was a significant outflow of investments from Bitcoin and Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The total amount of capital withdrawn from these ETFs reached nearly $440 million, highlighting the increasing volatility in the cryptocurrency market.
This is reported by Finway
Bitcoin Spot ETFs: Major Portion of Outflow
According to the analytical platform SoSoValue, during the specified period, $315.86 million was withdrawn from Bitcoin spot ETFs. The capital outflow was recorded in six leading funds:
- IBIT — $303.48 million
- FBTC — $19.6 million
- BITB — $10.29 million
- GBTC — $8.45 million
- ARKB — $8.31 million
- BRRR — $1.7 million
At the same time, the ETFs HODL, BTCO, EZBC, BTCW, and DEFI did not attract new investments; however, BTC showed positive dynamics, recording an inflow of $35.97 million.
Ethereum ETFs and Altcoins: Outflow and Inflow Trends
The total outflow of funds from Ethereum spot ETFs for the week amounted to $123.37 million. The largest losses were incurred by the following funds:
- ETHA (BlackRock) — $102.05 million
- ETH (Grayscale) — $7.11 million
- FETH (Fidelity) — $7.88 million
- QETH (Invesco) — $3.67 million
- ETHW (Bitwise) — $3.34 million
Some ETFs, including ETHE, ETHV, and EZET, did not attract investments, while TETH from 21Shares received an inflow of $0.69 million.
It is worth noting that ETFs based on Solana, XRP, and Chainlink showed positive dynamics, attracting new capital. Meanwhile, DOGE-ETF and Litecoin-ETF did not record any inflow of investments.
“From February 16 to 20, 2026, the Bitcoin spot ETF sector recorded an investment outflow of $315.86 million, according to SoSoValue data.”
Additionally, an extra outflow of 31.25 BTC was recorded in Hong Kong.
It should be noted that over the previous four weeks, the total capital outflow from Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs exceeded $4.5 billion, indicating ongoing instability in the crypto market and a possible reassessment of risks by investors.