Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $467M as BTC Climbs Back Above $82,000

Spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $467.35 million of net inflows on May 5, 2026, as Bitcoin regained the $82,000 mark, according to SoSoValue. The latest intake lifted aggregate cumulative inflows for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs to $59.72 billion, while total net assets rose to a record $108.98 billion. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT) led the day with $251.43 million in net inflows. Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (CBOE: FBTC) followed with $133.20 million, while Ark & 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (CBOE: ARKB) added $92.28 million. Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (NYSE: BITB) took in $14.62 million. Outflows were concentrated in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (NYSE: GBTC), which saw $18.40 million leave the fund, keeping its cumulative net outflows at $26.31 billion. VanEck's Bitcoin Trust (CBOE: HODL) posted $5.77 million in redemptions, with cumulative flows at negative $21.99 million. Grayscale's BTC (NYSE: BTC), Invesco's BTCO (CBOE: BTCO), Valkyrie's BRRR (NASDAQ: BRRR), Franklin's EZBC (CBOE: EZBC), Morgan Stanley's MSBT (NYSE: MSBT), WisdomTree's BTCW (CBOE: BTCW) and Hashdex's DEFI (NYSE: DEFI) were flat on the session. May 5 marked the third straight strong inflow day for Bitcoin ETFs after losses the prior week. Daily inflows totaled $629.73 million on May 1, $532.21 million on May 4 (with $3.60 billion in trading volume and $106.44 billion in net assets), and $467.35 million on May 5. For the week ending May 5, Bitcoin ETFs logged $999.56 million in net inflows, $6.21 billion in total value traded, and $108.98 billion in net assets. The weekly tally finished within $440,000 of $1 billion and ranked as the second-largest weekly inflow total in the available dataset, behind the $996.38 million recorded for the week ending April 17. The prior week ending May 1 saw $153.87 million, while the week ending April 24 posted $823.70 million. Ethereum ETFs also stayed positive. The group recorded $97.57 million of net inflows on May 5, extending a three-session rebound after a run of outflows the week before. Cumulative net inflows rose to $12.17 billion and total net assets reached $14.15 billion. Ethereum ETF trading volume was $415.29 million on May 5, following $632.36 million on May 4 and $555.87 million on May 1. The three-session inflow stretch covered May 1 ($101.18 million), May 4 ($61.29 million) and May 5 ($97.57 million), totaling $260.04 million. Before that, Ethereum ETFs posted four consecutive down sessions from April 27 through April 30. For the week ending May 5, Ethereum ETFs recorded $158.86 million in net inflows, with $1.05 billion traded and $14.15 billion in net assets. The prior week ending May 1 posted $82.47 million in net outflows alongside $2.60 billion in total value traded. The week ending April 24 saw $155.01 million of positive flows, and the week ending April 17 recorded $275.83 million.