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Bitcoin ETFs Take In $5.1M as Ether Funds Shed $60.3M

US spot bitcoin funds drew $5.1 million on Oct. 15 while ether funds lost $60.3 million, a split measured through daily fund creations and redemptions.

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Bitcoin ETFs Take In $5.1M as Ether Funds Shed $60.3M

US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a net $5.1 million inflow on Thursday, Oct. 15, while ether ETFs had $60.3 million in net outflows, according to Farside Investors’ bitcoin flow table and its ether flow table. The figures show opposite daily movement across the two fund groups, but they measure ETF share creations and redemptions, not a forecast for either cryptocurrency.

How did the daily totals form?

Each total combines the reported flows across funds tracking the same asset. A positive entry means net creations; a negative entry means net redemptions. Think of the totals as a ledger: purchases and withdrawals across the listed funds are added together to show the net change for the day.

For bitcoin, BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a $16.8 million inflow. Invesco’s BTCO had a $4.1 million outflow, and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust, ticker BTC, had a $7.6 million outflow. Those three entries net to a $5.1 million inflow; Farside’s table shows zero flows for the other listed bitcoin funds that day.

Ether’s total also combines different fund movements. BlackRock’s ETHA had a $44.4 million outflow and Grayscale’s ETHE had an $18.3 million outflow. Fidelity’s FETH recorded a $2.4 million inflow, while the other listed ether funds showed no flow. Together, those entries produced the $60.3 million net outflow.

What do creations and redemptions tell readers?

The daily flow is the net result of authorised participants creating or redeeming ETF shares, as Crypto Watch Desk’s report on the Oct. 15 session explains. A net inflow means creations outweighed redemptions across the group; a net outflow means redemptions outweighed creations. The total does not say which investors were behind those orders or why they acted.

It also does not mean every fund moved in the same direction. Bitcoin’s net gain came despite withdrawals from BTCO and Grayscale’s mini trust, while ether’s outflow was partly offset by Fidelity’s inflow. The aggregate describes the balance across the products, not a uniform decision by all holders.

What changed in the latest session?

Bitcoin funds moved back into net inflow after recording a $261.4 million outflow on Oct. 14, according to Farside’s table. Ether funds remained in net outflow, following a $129.5 million loss the previous day. The Oct. 15 totals mark a one-day divergence: a modest net creation balance for bitcoin funds alongside larger net redemptions from ether funds.

The next figures to watch are the subsequent daily fund totals and their individual entries. Those will show whether creations or redemptions continue to dominate each group; they cannot, on their own, establish what caused the flows or predict the next session.

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