In a spectacle as predictable as a vicar’s sermon, Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETFs have swelled by $767 million from March 9 to March 13, with BlackRock’s IBIT gorging itself on $600.1 million of the spoils.
Meanwhile, Grayscale’s GBTC continued its genteel decline, shedding $25.9 million as if it were a dowager parting with her last season’s hats.
BlackRock Reigns, While ETH and SOL Play Second Fiddle
This five-day spree marked the first uninterrupted stretch of daily inflows for BTC ETFs in 2026, according to the ever-vigilant SoSoValue. One can only imagine the champagne corks popping in BlackRock’s marble halls.
Arkham, that on-chain oracle of financial whimsy, confirmed BlackRock’s triumph. IBIT alone devoured over 78% of all net BTC inflows, cementing its status as the Leviathan of institutional Bitcoin buyers. How quaint.
BLACKROCK BOUGHT $600M OF BTC IN A WEEK
ETF breakdown:
BTC Net flow: +$763.4M INFLOW
Biggest buyer: BlackRock IBIT (+$600.1M)
Biggest seller: Grayscale GBTC (-$25.9M)ETH Net flow: +$160.9M INFLOW
Biggest buyer: Fidelity FETH (+$90.1M)
Biggest seller: Grayscale ETHE (-$13.4M)…– Arkham (@arkham) March 16, 2026
Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs, not to be outdone, raked in $160.9 million, with Fidelity’s FETH leading the charge at $90.1 million. Grayscale’s ETHE, ever the wallflower, lost $13.4 million to the night’s revelries.
Solana (SOL) spot ETFs, the new darlings of the crypto ball, managed a modest $10.7 million in net inflows, a mere curtsy in the grand waltz of institutional interest.
XRP ETFs: The Wallflowers of the Crypto Ball
While BTC, ETH, and SOL danced the night away, XRP (XRP) spot ETFs stood alone, nursing $28.07 million in net outflows. The only major crypto ETF category to suffer withdrawals, XRP seems to have misplaced its invitation to the party.
March has been a trial for XRP ETFs, with institutional sellers treating them like last season’s fashions. Yet, the token’s cumulative ETF inflows remain above $1.2 billion since launch-a silver lining for the eternally optimistic.
Whether this divergence is a fleeting fancy or a harbinger of XRP’s institutional exile remains a question as open as a country house in August. Only time, that great arbiter of fortunes, will tell.
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2026-03-16 09:31