U.S. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs See Sharp Outflows Over $1B After Early January Bounce

• U. S. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw over $1billion outflows, offsetting initial January gains.

• While U. S. Spot XRP and Solana ETFs posted small but consistent inflows

As January began, U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs  showed signs of recovery in the first few days, but the momentum was reversed as both saw significant outflows in the following days. According to SoSoValue data, United States Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum Exchange-traded funds together saw outflows of over $1 billion since January 6.  

Yesterday, Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded around $398.95 million outflows and Spot Ethereum ETFs saw outflows of $159.17 million continuing the second day of outflows. 

With that, Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded roughly $1.13 billion in outflows between Tuesday and Thursday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw a similar pattern, with about $258 million exiting since Wednesday. These outflows have fully rubbed gains which got in initial days of January, which suggests caution among the traders.  

Analysing the monthly flows, Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $750 million in outflows in August, then recovered in September and October. Then, the biggest outflow was seen in November 2025, which is around $3.48 billion. Similarly, Ether ETFs have seen their largest outflows of around $1.42 billion. These moves came after October’s massive market drop, when a $20 billion liquidation event caused significant weakness across crypto markets. 

XRP and Solana ETFs Maintain Steady Inflows

On a contrary note, altcoin ETFs like U.S. Spot XRP ETF saw continuous inflows since its launch, only on January 7, it recorded its first ever outflow, while Solana ETFs saw outflows then and there, but avoided the monthly outflows, as the numbers of inflows is smaller, but consistent even during the broader market correction, which points to a rotation toward more selective exposure, rather than a complete withdrawal from the asset class.

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