Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $1.2B as Price Floors Near $80K Test CATEGORY: Industry News

The institutions are back, and apparently they remembered that crypto exists. Digital asset investment products pulled in $1.2 billion in inflows last week—making it four weeks in a row of gains, according to CoinShares data released Monday. Total assets under management across crypto funds climbed to $155 billion, the highest since February 1st, though still playing catch-up with the $263 billion peak hit back in October 2025. Think of it as a modest recovery rather than a full comeback.

Bitcoin naturally hogged the spotlight with $933 million of those inflows, pushing year-to-date flows to a cool $4 billion. Ether wasn't left at the altar either, snagging $192 million—the third consecutive week above $190 million. Bitcoin touched $79,399 overnight, its highest since January 31st, before retreating to $77,705. It seems the cryptocurrency can't decide if it wants to break out or just window shop at resistance.

Blockchain equity ETFs are sneaking into the conversation outside of pure crypto funds. These instruments bet on publicly traded companies earning revenue from crypto infrastructure—miners, exchanges, and chip manufacturers. Inflows totaled $617 million over the past three weeks, including a record weekly take, what CoinShares analyst James Butterfill called an "explosion" in demand for indirect tech exposure to the asset class. Translation: allocators who can't stomach holding spot bitcoin directly are settling for equity proxies. Cute workaround.

The $80,000 level matters because that's where buyers from January and February are creeping toward breakeven on positions held through the war-driven correction. The coming week will reveal whether institutional flows can absorb that selling pressure or if a third rejection from $79,000 signals a defined range rather than a breakout prelude.

Megacap tech earnings on Wednesday and Thursday from Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, followed by Apple on Friday, represent roughly a quarter of the S&P 500's market capitalization and will determine whether the broader risk-on bid lifting bitcoin alongside equities persists. Solid earnings would extend the four-week inflow streak and hand bitcoin the catalyst needed to finally clear $80,000. Weak results, however, could send prices tumbling back toward lower support levels.