Crypto ETFs Lose $1.25 Billion as Ether Redemptions Deepen…

The simultaneous reversal is notable because the same three categories attracted more than $3.2 billion during the week ended September 25, including $2.4 billion for Bitcoin, $689.9 million for Ether and a record $188.2 million for Solana.

How Severe Are the Ether ETF Outflows?

Ether funds have now recorded net withdrawals for nine consecutive trading sessions beginning September 29, removing approximately $697.2 million from the products.

BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF, ETHA, accounted for most of the damage. The fund lost $477 million last week, representing about 88% of total Ether ETF redemptions, and posted an outflow in every trading session.

The largest single withdrawal came on October 6, when $201.9 million left ETHA. That was also the effective date of the fund’s one-for-three reverse share split.

The timing should not be interpreted as evidence that the split caused the redemptions. BlackRock’s regulatory filing states that every three existing ETHA shares were combined into one, increasing net asset value per share without changing the aggregate value of the fund’s assets or investors’ proportional ownership, apart from fractional shares redeemed for cash.

Ether ETFs ended the week with $15.71 billion in net assets, down about 10%. Cumulative net inflows since launch remain at $13.26 billion, while 2026 inflows have fallen to $931.8 million from roughly $1.47 billion a week earlier.

The reversal is particularly sharp because Ether ETFs had attracted almost $690 million during the final full week of September.

Investor Takeaway

Why Does Solana’s Reversal Matter?

The Solana numbers are much smaller in dollar terms, but the break in trend is more unusual.

Spot Solana ETFs lost $24.8 million over the week and recorded outflows during all five sessions, their longest daily withdrawal streak since launching in October 2025. It was also the first negative week after 14 consecutive weeks of inflows, surpassing the products’ previous 13-week winning streak after launch.

Bitwise’s BSOL accounted for $20.9 million, or roughly 84%, of the weekly withdrawals. Morgan Stanley’s MSOL and Invesco’s QSOL were the only Solana funds to finish with positive flows, attracting approximately $2 million combined.

The shift comes only two weeks after Solana ETFs drew a record $188.2 million. September 25 alone produced a record $86.7 million of Solana ETF inflows.

Net assets have since fallen from $1.90 billion to $1.73 billion, although the category still holds $1.58 billion of cumulative net inflows, including $816.8 million during 2026.

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $681 Million After Three Positive Weeks

Bitcoin funds generated the largest absolute withdrawal, losing $681.1 million and ending a three-week inflow streak.

Wednesday accounted for $487.1 million of the weekly total. The picture improved by Friday, when the funds returned to a modest $21.1 million net inflow, suggesting the selling was not uninterrupted in the way it was for Ether and Solana.

Bitcoin ETF net assets remain far larger than the other categories at $105.84 billion, while cumulative net inflows since launch stand at $57.11 billion. But 2026 net inflows have fallen to $494.1 million from $1.18 billion a week earlier.

That leaves the year-to-date balance vulnerable again after late-September buying had only recently pushed Bitcoin ETF flows back into positive territory for 2026.

Investor Takeaway

Has Institutional Crypto Demand Turned Again?

One negative week does not erase the cumulative capital already held in crypto ETFs, but the speed of the reversal matters. Less than three weeks separated one of 2026’s strongest cross-asset ETF buying periods from a week of $1.25 billion in combined redemptions.

Ether faces the most persistent pressure because its outflows have continued for nine sessions. Solana’s first negative week after 14 positive ones tests whether its unusually consistent ETF demand can restart, while Bitcoin’s Friday inflow offers an early indication that its withdrawal cycle may already be moderating.

The next several sessions should therefore reveal whether last week represented a short-lived reduction in exposure after September’s strong inflows or the beginning of another sustained institutional withdrawal cycle across regulated crypto products.