U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs closed another bruising week in the red, losing about $526 million across the four trading days ending July 2 as late inflows failed to offset three heavy redemption sessions.
The holiday-shortened week started with $231 million in outflows on June 29, followed by $222.6 million on June 30 and $296 million on July 1. The funds then pulled in $223.5 million on July 2, their first positive daily print after a sharp redemption run.
That late rebound softened the weekly damage but did not flip the tape. Bitcoin ETFs still extended their weekly outflow streak to eight straight weeks, leaving institutional demand under pressure as BTC tries to defend the low-$60,000 range.
Fidelity’s FBTC carried the strongest late-week bid with $166 million in inflows on July 2, while Ark 21Shares’ ARKB added $91.8 million. BlackRock’s IBIT moved in the opposite direction, losing $40.4 million on the same day and staying negative across the entire four-session stretch.
IBIT Keeps Pressure On The Flow Picture
IBIT remained the main drag. The fund lost $300.4 million on June 29, $212.4 million on June 30, $219.4 million on July 1 and $40.4 million on July 2. That left the largest spot Bitcoin ETF in redemption mode even as the broader group finally turned positive into the close.
The split gives the market a cleaner but still fragile read. FBTC and ARKB showed fresh demand, but IBIT has been the strongest institutional demand gauge since spot Bitcoin ETFs launched. As long as IBIT redemptions continue, one green daily print is not enough to confirm that ETF demand has repaired.
The latest weekly loss follows the previous record stretch, when Bitcoin ETFs suffered their worst weekly outflow as $1.79 billion left the funds between June 22 and June 26. That earlier shock already put ETF demand back at the center of Bitcoin’s market structure.
The ETF pressure also overlaps with recent custody-flow scrutiny, after BlackRock-linked wallets sent $172 million in BTC and ETH to Coinbase Prime during the broader drawdown. Those transfers do not confirm spot sales, but they kept ETF redemption plumbing in focus as Bitcoin traded near long-term support.
Ether ETFs Tie Their Worst Losing Run
U.S. spot Ether ETFs also finished negative, losing about $13.7 million across the four-session week and extending their own outflow streak to eight straight weeks.
The Ether funds nearly repaired the damage late. They took in $14.8 million on July 1 and $29 million on July 2 after losing $29.9 million on June 29 and $27.6 million on June 30. The final two sessions improved the tone, but the weekly total still landed below zero.
BlackRock’s ETHA led the final session with $29.7 million in inflows, while Fidelity’s FETH added $800,000 and ETHV added $1.2 million. Grayscale’s ETHE remained a drag with a $2.7 million outflow on July 2.
The losing streak leaves Ether ETF demand weak at the same time ETH is struggling to regain stronger momentum. The latest flow print adds pressure to the broader Ethereum support debate, with institutional demand still too inconsistent to give ETH a clean recovery signal.
Late Inflows Leave Recovery Unconfirmed
The final session gave both ETF categories a better close, but the weekly structure stayed heavy. Bitcoin funds needed a $223.5 million inflow just to cut into a three-day outflow of $749.6 million. Ether funds logged two straight inflow days and still finished negative.
A stronger demand reset would need broader issuer participation and several clean inflow sessions. For Bitcoin, that means IBIT needs to stop bleeding while FBTC, ARKB and smaller issuers keep attracting capital. For Ether, ETHA’s late strength needs to spread across the broader fund complex instead of carrying the recovery alone.
For now, the weekly numbers remain negative. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs lost about $526 million in the four-session week through July 2, spot Ether ETFs lost about $13.7 million, and both fund groups closed with eight straight weeks of net outflows.
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