U.S. Bitcoin ETFs lose $729 million across two sessions

ETF FLOWSU.S. Bitcoin ETFs lose $729million across two sessions43IMPORTANCECLOSED4NEWS MEDIA4PIECESOct 9, 2026 04:36blockboard.net

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted another day of withdrawals on Oct. 8, and several later reports also tracked the October totals higher as the two-day slide continued into Oct. 9. Ether funds were still in an eight-session outflow run in the same period, while one later update also broke out the seven-day totals for both Bitcoin and Ether products.

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Fidelity’s FBTC accounted for $197 million in withdrawals on Oct. 8, and Franklin’s EZBC was the only reported Bitcoin ETF with an inflow that day, at $4.71 million.
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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $244.1 million in net outflows on Oct. 8, after $484.9 million left the funds on Oct. 7.
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Ether ETFs had extended their outflow streak to eight sessions, with one Thursday tally putting the withdrawals at $641 million.
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Through Oct. 9, Bitcoin products had $407.4 million in October outflows and Ether products had $578.9 million in October outflows.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Bitcoin ETF traders and issuers would have seen the most immediate effect in the continued withdrawal data: Oct. 8 added another $244.1 million in net outflows, after the prior trading day’s $484.9 million exit. That same period also showed Ether funds still running an eight-session outflow streak, so both products were facing redemptions at the same time.

Market reaction

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Oct 9 07:06
MEXC scoop
Breaks the event: $57.2B
+28 min
Oct 9 07:34
Cointelegraph adds
Adds $1B and $641M
+5 h 54 m
Oct 9 13:00
+6 h 4 m
Oct 9 13:10
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