In Bitcoin news today, US spot BTC ETF funds recorded nearly $1Bn in net inflows over seven consecutive sessions through July 22, 2026 – their longest positive run in 11 weeks, with BlackRock IBIT capturing $319.16M of the $499.05M added this week alone.
However, that streak has already come to an end, as yesterday’s session closed with -$225M in outflows, even as Bitcoin has held steady above $65,000 despite ETF sell pressure.
Bitcoin climbed above $66,000 during the streak’s strongest two sessions, July 20 and July 21, according to 247 Wall St. The catalyst was news that President Trump had agreed to the ethics rules holding up the CLARITY Act.
This bipartisan digital-asset legislation, which would establish clearer regulatory boundaries for crypto markets, appeared to unlock a wave of institutional demand.
Bitcoin ETF News: Seven Days of Inflows Snapped by -$225M Outflow
The last outflow day was July 13, when investors pulled $424.66M, the heaviest single-day withdrawal of the month. Since then, money has come back in every session, but not uniformly.
Flows on July 14 reached $181.08M, then faded to $107.80M on July 15, $79.15M on July 16, and recovered to $132.30M on July 17, according to CoinGlass data.
The two dominant sessions arrived with the CLARITY Act headlines. July 20 logged $226.92M, and July 21 added $203.14M as Bitcoin price pushed through $66,000.
By July 22, daily inflows had retreated to $68.99M, the weakest session of the entire streak. That deceleration pattern was telling, as yesterday saw -$225M in outflows, snapping the seven-day streak as a result.
The last time institutional demand for Bitcoin through ETF vehicles sustained this kind of multi-day consistency was in early October 2025, when Bitcoin was trading near its all-time high of approximately $126,000.
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BREAKING: Bitcoin ETFs attracted +$900 million in inflows last week, the largest weekly inflow since early May.
This marks a sharp acceleration from +$197 million in inflows in the prior week.
The largest Bitcoin ETF, $IBIT, led the surge, attracting +$193 million last week,… pic.twitter.com/tr8lo363oX
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 22, 2026
The fee structure alone doesn’t account for IBIT’s dominance. Despite Fidelity FBTC charging no management fees and holding $11.38Bn in AUM, IBIT leads with $48.86Bn in AUM. Over ten years, the 0.25% annual fee for IBIT compounds significantly for long-term investors.
247 Wall St. attributes IBIT’s success to its distribution advantages. BlackRock’s products are familiar to pension managers and registered advisers, making purchasing IBIT a seamless experience with minimal compliance hurdles, rendering the fee less important.
Trading volume also highlights this concentration: on July 22, IBIT accounted for nearly 79% of the $1.11Bn in total trading across all 13 spot Bitcoin ETFs. IBIT holds 3.70% of all Bitcoins, while the other twelve ETFs combined hold only 2.38%, indicating significant institutional activity in IBIT during this period.
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Bitcoin ETF News: Grayscale GBTC, The Fund That Still Drags the Whole Complex
In other Bitcoin ETF news, Grayscale GBTC, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust that converted from a closed-end fund to a spot ETF, remains the single largest structural headwind to the ETF complex’s net position. Since converting to ETF format, GBTC has shed $27.42Bn in cumulative outflows. On July 22 alone, another $38.30M left the fund.
The fee differential is the root cause. Grayscale charges 1.50% annually. IBIT charges 0.25%. For an investor holding $100,000 for five years, that 1.25 percentage-point gap compounds to roughly $6,500 in additional fees, before considering any performance difference.
The cumulative effect is that GBTC’s outflows have overwhelmed the genuine demand visible in IBIT and, to a lesser extent, other competitors.
Total net inflows across all 13 Bitcoin ETF funds stand at $51.85Bn since launch, but that figure is what remains after subtracting $ 27.42Bn from GBTC. Without GBTC’s drag, the headline numbers for the ETF complex would look considerably stronger.
$BTC — If we somehow deviate back and reclaim 65.5K on 4HR TF, we’ll quickly see 70Ks!
Else chop continues till 64K.
I’m optimistic about upside movement due to the relative strength our orange coin had despite SPY weakness yesterday.
70K+ $BTC is programmed in the next few… pic.twitter.com/Ug9eGaGPUX
— Friedrich 🧲 (@FriedrichBtc) July 24, 2026
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The CLARITY Act Catalyst and What It Actually Moved
The CLARITY Act, or Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, had been stalled due to ethics-related disputes. Reports on July 20 about President Trump’s agreement to the ethics rules spurred significant inflows into the market.
Regulatory clarity reduces compliance risks, potentially allowing institutional investors like pension funds and insurance companies to hold Bitcoin ETFs more freely.
The $226.92M and $203.14M inflow days on July 20 and 21 indicate that institutions were anticipating this change, although yesterday’s large outflow has capped any bullish momentum built on a seven-day inflow streak.
However, if procedural delays arise again, the momentum could continue to flip red, as seen in the reduced $68.99M inflow on July 22, followed by yesterday’s outflow, both lacking fresh regulatory support.
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