$825 Million Hit Crypto ETFs in One Day—But the Strongest Signal Was Not Bitcoin

By Isaac • August 21, 2026 3:08 pm •

Wall Street poured more than $825 million into U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds in a single session. The bigger signal, though, was buried beneath that headline number.

The money did not stop with Bitcoin.

According to Decrypt, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs collected $606.29 million on Thursday, August 20. That was their strongest daily intake since May 1 and their fourth positive session in a row.

Spot Ether ETFs added nearly $221 million, while XRP and Solana funds pulled in $13 million and $15 million, respectively.

BlackRock’s IBIT supplied $502.99 million of the Bitcoin total, while Fidelity, Bitwise, and ARK 21Shares all finished positive. VanEck’s HODL moved the other way with a $3.59 million outflow.