What happened to Bitcoin ETF flows on August 11?
Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $144.67 million in net outflows on August 11, ending a five-session run of inflows. BlackRock's IBIT led the exodus with $53.56 million withdrawn, followed by Grayscale's GBTC at $52.02 million and Fidelity's FBTC at $40.32 million. Bitwise's BITB lost $28.44 million and Franklin Templeton's EZBC gave up $7.38 million. Grayscale's Bitcoin Mini Trust was the lone fund to add capital, pulling in $37.06 million.
Did Ethereum ETFs see the same pullback?
Yes. Spot Ether ETFs lost $14.6 million on the same day, a smaller retreat than Bitcoin's but the same direction. The move follows a stretch where Ether ETFs had been drawing some of their strongest weekly inflows in months, so the reversal stands out even at a modest dollar figure.
Where does crypto sentiment stand?
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index sits at 27, in Fear territory, down slightly from 29 the day before. That's a muted reading given equities were calmer the same session. The VIX eased to the mid-15s, a level CBOE data puts well below the spikes seen earlier this month.
Why does a $144.7M outflow matter if it's a small dollar figure?
That figure is a rounding error against total spot Bitcoin ETF assets under management, but the signal is the streak break. Five straight days of inflows had been read as steady institutional demand. One outflow day doesn't reverse that trend by itself. It does mean the next few sessions carry more weight for confirming which direction is real.
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