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JPMorgan's 13F shows bigger bitcoin-adjacent bets as of Sept. 30 — before the November drop
JPMorgan's Q3 13F filing shows its Strategy stake up 36% to 848,932 shares and its BlackRock bitcoin ETF position up 9.6% to about $540 million as of Sept. 30, a snapshot already eroded by the November sell-off.
Ark Invest trims Block, Bullish and its own bitcoin ETF, rotates into Nvidia and SoFi
Ark Invest's daily disclosure shows it sold about $6.1 million of Block, $1.1 million of Bullish and $1.6 million of its own ARKB bitcoin ETF on Monday while buying Nvidia and SoFi.
Bitcoin ETFs turn negative for 2026 after a $1.28 billion outflow week
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs bled $1.28 billion last week, their worst since June, pushing the 12 funds to roughly $914 million in net outflows for 2026 and erasing the year's gains.
Blowout October jobs report revives December Fed hike bets; bitcoin holds near $75,800
U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000 in October against a 65,000 forecast and unemployment fell to 4.1%, reviving bets on a December Fed rate hike as bitcoin held near $75,800.
Galaxy: Banks and Hedge Funds, Not Retail, Led the Bitcoin ETF Exodus
A Galaxy Research report says a small group of hedge funds and banks drove nearly all institutional selling of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs during 2026's slump, while wealth platforms and sovereign funds bought in.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Bleed ~$910M Over Two Weeks as October Stays Red
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs lost roughly $910 million over two weeks through October 24, with net outflows on three of five days last week, per Decrypt's tracker and SoSoValue.
Bitwise bumps its 2036 bitcoin target to $1.6M — by growing the markets, not the math
Bitwise lifted its 10-year bitcoin forecast to $1.6 million by 2036, up from $1.3 million, by enlarging the markets it assumes bitcoin will capture — its share assumptions were left unchanged.
Ark trims its own Bitcoin ETF and adds to Circle as BTC grinds below $80,000
Ark Invest bought $5.2 million of Circle stock and sold $15.9 million of its own ARKB spot Bitcoin ETF on Monday as bitcoin held below $80,000 ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision.
Bitcoin dips under $80,000, wiping out $404 million in leveraged longs
Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 on Saturday, triggering $404 million in long liquidations in four hours, as spot bitcoin ETFs logged a second straight day of outflows.
Bitcoin ETFs Post Largest Daily Outflow Since June as $636M Exits
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed $635.6 million on Thursday — the biggest daily outflow since June — erasing the prior day's inflows as a tech-stock sell-off dragged bitcoin toward $81,500.
Bitcoin ETFs Claw Back October's Losses, Decrypt Reports — Against a Jittery Macro Tape
Decrypt reported Bitcoin ETFs drew roughly $1 billion over three days, clawing back October's losses, even as oil hit a five-month high and tech-heavy stock indexes fell on 22 October.
Switzerland clears its first spot bitcoin ETF for retail investors
Switzerland's FINMA has cleared the country's first spot bitcoin ETF investing directly in bitcoin under Swiss fund law, with other providers also seeking approval.
BlackRock's crypto ETF assets rebound to $79.6B, but still trail last year — and price did most of the lifting
BlackRock's digital-asset funds ended September at $79.6 billion, up 63% in a quarter, but still 23% below last year's level — with rising prices, not inflows, doing most of the work.
Ether ETFs hit nine-day outflow streak as Solana funds break a 14-week run
U.S. spot ether ETFs bled $542.1 million last week and Solana funds logged their first-ever losing week, as all three major crypto ETF categories posted net outflows totaling roughly $1.25 billion.
A 16-Year-Old Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Stash Worth $8.3 Million Just Moved
A dormant stash of 100.02 bitcoin mined in July 2010 moved on October 7 for the first time in 16 years, worth about $8.3 million at the time of the transfer.
SEC Floats Crypto Custody Rules for Advisers and Funds, Opening a 60-Day Comment Window
The SEC proposed a framework on September 30 clarifying how registered advisers and funds can custody crypto, permitting self-custody under conditions and letting state trust companies serve as qualified custodians.
Bitcoin ETFs post their biggest day since October — with a $1.06 billion short squeeze doing much of the lifting
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $998.95 million on Monday, their biggest single-day haul since bitcoin's October 2025 record — but the funds remain down roughly $450 million for the year, and much of the price move traced to short covering.
Bitcoin ETFs shed $450M as Senate stalls the Clarity Act
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $450 million in outflows Tuesday, their heaviest since June, after the Senate fell about 10 votes short of advancing the Clarity Act, killing crypto market-structure legislation for 2026.
XRP ETFs Were the Only U.S. Crypto Fund Group Taking In Money on Tuesday
XRP funds drew nearly $2 million on Sept. 8 while U.S. bitcoin, ether and solana ETFs bled cash, with Grayscale's high-fee products driving most of the redemptions, per SoSoValue data cited by CoinDesk.
Ark Invest Reported to Have Bought $37M in Bitcoin and Block Shares
Decrypt reported that Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought about $37 million combined in bitcoin exposure and shares of payments company Block on September 1, 2026, with bitcoin trading near $77,400.
Bitcoin ETFs resume inflows after a single red day; ether funds run to 11 straight
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in about $217 million on Monday, ending a one-day outflow, while ether ETFs extended net buying to an 11th straight day.
XRP ETFs Log Nine Straight Days of Inflows, Reaching $1.6 Billion Since Launch
Decrypt reports U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds have logged nine straight days of net inflows, drawing about $1.6 billion since they began trading, even as XRP trades near $1.39.
Eight days of bitcoin ETF inflows, $2.8 billion — and a tape that never quite showed $80,000
Spot bitcoin ETFs logged an eighth straight day of net inflows totalling $2.8 billion on Aug. 27, while BTC changed hands just under $80,000 and futures open interest stayed flat.
Bitcoin ETFs log an eighth straight day of inflows, but 2026 is still in the hole
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in about $232 million Wednesday for an eighth straight day of net buying, pushing August above $3 billion even as the funds stay roughly $2.5 billion negative for 2026.
Solana ETFs post their biggest day of 2026 — and nearly all of it is Bitwise
U.S. spot solana ETFs took in $33.5 million on Aug. 24, their biggest single day since December, with Bitwise's BSOL holding roughly 80% of the category's $1.22 billion in cumulative net inflows.
Bitcoin ETFs post seventh straight inflow day as price holds above $80,000
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in $337.56 million on Aug. 24, a seventh straight day of net inflows, as bitcoin held above $80,000 and fund assets reached $98.56 billion.
Most of Last Week's $23 Billion ETF Move Was Markup, Not Money
Decrypt reports combined bitcoin and ether ETF assets rose about $23 billion last week, but only $2.6 billion of that was net new investor money.
Bitcoin and ether ETFs post best week of 2026 at $2.6 billion — and are still down on the year
U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs pulled in a combined $2.6 billion in net inflows last week, per SoSoValue data, reversing a $392 million outflow — though both categories remain net negative for 2026.
Zcash clears its 2018 peak as Grayscale amends its spot ETF filing and a sister DCG unit eyes 200,000 ZEC
Zcash traded as high as $851 on Aug. 22, clearing its 2018 peak, days after Grayscale filed a fourth amendment to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF and disclosed talks for a sister DCG unit to buy 200,000 ZEC.
Grayscale files again to turn its Zcash Trust into an ETF, at a 2.5% fee
Grayscale filed another amended S-1 on Friday to convert its 2017-era Zcash Trust into a NYSE Arca-listed ETF under the ticker ZCH, with a 2.5% annual sponsor fee and no SEC approval yet.
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit a Three-Month High — and BlackRock Took Most of It
Decrypt reports that U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs booked their largest single-day inflow since May, with BlackRock's IBIT absorbing 83% of it, while bitcoin trades at $77,255.
Bitcoin back above $77,000, still 39% below its October high
Bitcoin traded at $77,010 on Friday, up 7.67% on the day and roughly 20% from below $64,000 earlier in the week, while still sitting about 39% under October's record near $126,000.
Bitcoin ETFs post $517M day as the summer range finally breaks
US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $517 million of net inflows on Aug. 19 and ether funds $189 million, per SoSoValue data cited by CoinDesk, as bitcoin cleared $69,000 and ether rose 18% to about $2,250.
Grayscale's Zcash ETF filing names a DCG affiliate as a would-be 200,000 ZEC contributor — with no obligation attached
Grayscale's fourth amended filing to convert its Zcash trust into an NYSE Arca-listed ETF discloses that a Digital Currency Group subsidiary is in nonbinding talks to contribute roughly 200,000 ZEC.
Bitcoin sits near $63,500 while one trading firm argues the ETF flows have flipped
A note from trading firm ARP Digital says US spot bitcoin ETFs absorbed more than 14,000 BTC in five days to August 7 as spot and perpetual volumes hit multi-year lows, with bitcoin flat near $63,500.
UBS reports a 24-fold jump in IBIT call options — with no strikes, no expirations, and no explanation
UBS disclosed call options on 1.95 million BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust shares as of June 30, up from 80,000 three months earlier, though its outright stake remains below December's level.
Fidelity Files to Stake the Ether Inside Its Ethereum ETF
Decrypt reported on August 12 that Fidelity has filed to let its spot Ethereum ETF stake its holdings and route the rewards to shareholders; the filing's terms remain unconfirmed.
Bitwise cuts 14% of staff to about 155, as CEO frames the reduction as growth prep
Bitwise Asset Management cut 14% of its global staff last week, leaving about 155 employees, as its flagship index fund's net assets fell 31% over the first seven months of 2026.
Grayscale pulls its Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF registrations
Grayscale withdrew SEC registration statements for proposed Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETFs late Friday, telling the regulator it will not proceed with the offerings.
Decrypt Puts Five-Day Bitcoin ETF Inflows at $854 Million, With Bitcoin Quoted at $65,032
Decrypt reported $854 million of net inflows into bitcoin ETFs across five sessions, with bitcoin quoted at $65,032 — a single-outlet figure not yet matched against issuer or tracker data.
Spot bitcoin ETFs post best week since April — and four-fifths of it landed at BlackRock
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in $853.54 million in the week ended Aug. 7, their best week since mid-April, but the funds are still roughly $4.5 billion in the red for 2026.
Wintermute registers a U.S. broker-dealer, opening a path into stocks, options and ETF creation
Crypto market maker Wintermute has registered a New York subsidiary as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, allowing it to trade U.S. stocks and options and act as an ETF Authorized Participant.
Big wallets and ETFs both bought bitcoin this week. The price didn't move.
Santiment data cited by CoinDesk shows wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC added more than 20,000 coins since July 29, while U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in $754.69 million this week — with bitcoin still stuck below $65,000.
Intesa Sanpaolo cut its IBIT position 94% last quarter — and quietly added puts
Intesa Sanpaolo's second-quarter filing shows a 94% cut to its IBIT position, calls swapped for puts on 500,000 shares, and a tripled staked-ether ETF stake.
Bitcoin ETFs eke out a third weekly inflow — after $465 million walked out the door on Thursday and Friday
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs booked a net $33.79 million for the week ended July 24, their third straight weekly inflow, but $465 million left over the final two days as BlackRock's IBIT led the exits.
Grayscale's Worldcoin ETF filing puts the project's centralization in writing: 100 wallets, 90% of the supply
Grayscale's July 20 S-1 for a proposed Worldcoin ETF discloses that the largest 100 wallets hold roughly 90% of circulating WLD and that governance "remains substantially guided by the World Foundation.
Solana and Hyperliquid ETFs quietly capture most altcoin fund flows
Solana ETFs hold about $904 million in assets and Hyperliquid funds have drawn $350 million in net inflows since launching two months ago, together making up nearly 80% of altcoin ETF volume, per The Block.
CoinShares opens UCITS platform to reach European institutions its old products couldn't touch
CoinShares launched a UCITS platform and a Bitcoin Mining ETF on Deutsche Börse Xetra, aiming at European pension funds, insurers and private banks whose mandates barred its existing debt-backed products.
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Log Fresh Inflows After Extended Outflow Run, Decrypt Reports
Decrypt's July 13 Morning Minute reports US spot bitcoin and ether ETFs recorded net inflows after an extended run of outflows, though the brief did not disclose the dollar figures behind the reversal.
Bitcoin's long-term holders are capitulating, but analysts stop short of calling a bottom
Glassnode data cited by The Block shows bitcoin has traded below key on-chain value levels for five months as long-term holders sell at the fastest pace since December 2022, with no confirmed bottom.
Bitcoin claws back above $61,000 as a soft jobs report ends the ETF bleed — but the 'dovish' read has holes
Bitcoin rebounded above $61,000 and US spot bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $222 million on July 2, ending a 10-day outflow streak, after a weak June jobs report trimmed the odds of another Fed rate hike this year.
Bitcoin whales added 270,000 BTC in two weeks as U.S. ETFs logged a record $4.06B June outflow
Large bitcoin holders bought more than 270,000 BTC (about $16.7 billion) over two weeks in late June while U.S. spot ETFs shed a record $4.06 billion, per CoinDesk citing Bitfinex.
CryptoQuant flags a jump in exchange deposits as bitcoin tests $60,000
CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno says a spike in bitcoin, ether and altcoin exchange deposits — driven by large holders — has historically preceded higher volatility, as bitcoin trades near $62,000 and tests $60,000 support.
Ark Invest adds ~$17M in Coinbase, Circle, Bullish and Robinhood shares on Monday rally
Ark Invest bought roughly $16.9 million in Coinbase, Circle, Bullish and Robinhood shares across three of its ETFs on Monday, June 29, as all four crypto-linked stocks rose in a broad market rally.