Bitcoin ETFs add $176M as ether funds keep bleeding

US spot bitcoin ETFs extended their recovery on Tuesday with about $176 million of net inflows, while ether funds kept losing money. The bitcoin funds have now taken in $286 million over two sessions, according to SoSoValue data cited by Cointelegraph, after $774 million left on Thursday and Friday.

Bitcoin ETF flows

• Tuesday, Oct. 27: about +$176 million, up from +$110 million on Monday, which we covered in yesterday's flows report.
• October so far: net outflows narrowed to roughly $26 million, from about $202 million a day earlier.
• Year to date: net inflows of about $850 million.

Price and sentiment

Bitcoin traded near $80,818 at the time of Cointelegraph's report, up 1.6% in 24 hours (CoinGecko); the snapshot above shows the price at our last build. Alternative.me's Crypto Fear & Greed Index rose to 51 from 48, still "Neutral" and below the 63 ("Greed") reading of a week earlier. Traders are also watching Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy decision, CoinDesk noted.

Ether ETFs: fourth week of exits

US spot ether ETFs saw about $149 million of net outflows on Monday and Tuesday combined, after four straight weeks of withdrawals. October outflows have reached $1.32 billion, putting the month on course for the largest net withdrawals since November 2025. We tracked the start of the slide in ether ETFs' $1 billion October outflows.

What to watch

Two days of inflows do not make a trend: the same funds lost $774 million in the two sessions before. Whether October ends positive for bitcoin ETFs now depends on the last three trading days. Weighing a fund against holding coins directly? Our guide to bitcoin ETFs vs buying bitcoin compares costs, custody and control.