BlackRock ETF clients pull $202M from Ethereum as outflow streak hits six days
U.S. spot Ether ETFs kept posting redemptions from Oct. 6 through Oct. 9, while Bitcoin ETF flows were mixed across the same stretch. By Oct. 9, Ether ETF outflows had reached nine straight trading days, and cumulative net inflows for the products were still positive even as the recent run stayed negative.
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U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded $201.9 million in net outflows on Oct. 6, which marked their largest daily withdrawal in about three weeks. The streak reached six trading sessions, and BlackRock’s ETHA had the biggest exit that day.
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On Oct. 6, Bitcoin ETFs took in about $118.8 million while Ether funds were in outflow, leaving the two largest crypto ETF groups on opposite sides of the day.
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U.S. spot Ether ETFs posted $160.9 million in net outflows on Oct. 7, and no fund had an inflow that day. The five-day withdrawal total reached $506.4 million.
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Bitcoin ETFs saw $484.9 million in net outflows on Oct. 7, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for $207.7 million of that total. The five-day Bitcoin total was negative, while the 30-day and three-month totals remained positive.
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By Oct. 8, Ether spot ETFs had extended their outflow streak to eight days with $72.544 million in combined net outflows. BlackRock’s ETHA led that session with a $71.1208 million withdrawal.
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Crypto Briefing
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Oct 7 05:14
Breaks the event: $202M
+13 h
MEXC
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Oct 7 18:14
Breaks the figures down; the largest, $407.9M, with quotes
+15 h 46 m
NewsBTC
adds
Oct 7 21:00
Adds $122M and $118.8M, with quotes
+15 h 56 m
Oct 7 21:10
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Cryptopolitan
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Breaks the figures down; the largest, $17.7B; brings into the story: ETHA
+1 d 8 h
Cryptonews.com
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Oct 8 13:30
Breaks the figures down; the largest, $149.7B
+3 d 9 h
The Block
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Oct 10 15:10
No new facts: following, solana, weekly
Has this happened before?
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 11 days ago | Bitcoin ETFs Bag $241 Million Inflow, Ethereum Funds Bleed $138 Million Amid Pressure event | 2 actors in common · 4 news media |
| 13 days ago | U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record $82.9 Million in Weekly Net Inflows event | 2 actors in common · 4 news media |
| 15 days ago | U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Reverse Course With $102.7 Million Inflow event | 2 actors in common · 5 news media |
| 17 days ago | Bitcoin ETF Inflows Continue with BTC Struggling to Break Above $84,000 event | 2 actors in common · 3 news media |
| 18 days ago | U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Post Strongest Weekly Inflows Since October 2025 event | 2 actors in common · 2 news media |
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