Bitcoin and Ether spot ETFs post major one-day outflows amid 2026 selloff

On the Ethereum side, BlackRock’s ETHA had $92.3 million in outflows and Fidelity’s FETH saw $51.5 million exit. Additional selling pressure came from ETHE at $38.5 million and ETHW at $31.1 million, with smaller withdrawals also recorded in ETHV and ETH, Farside data shows.

In total, Farside’s tally for Jan. 20 shows about $479.7 million of net outflows across spot Bitcoin ETFs and $230.0 million across spot Ethereum ETFs. The Bitcoin figure differs slightly from the “about $483 million” total cited via SoSoValue, reflecting normal day-to-day rounding and methodology differences between flow trackers.

Price action on the same session skewed lower across majors. Bitcoin traded around $89,181 (down about 2.2% on the day), while ether was near $2,962 (down about 4.6%), based on market quotes shown alongside the ETF flow update.

The flow reversal landed during a broader risk-off tape, with the day’s reporting describing a pullback in risk appetite across markets as ETF redemptions accelerated.

Other crypto ETF categories reported the same day were mixed. XRP spot ETFs posted a net outflow of $53.32 million, while Solana spot ETFs showed a small net inflow of $3.08 million on SoSoValue’s figures.

Farside’s Solana ETF table also showed a modest positive net flow for Jan. 20 at $2.9 million, driven by inflows into FSOL ($2.3 million) and SOEZ ($1.1 million) that offset an outflow in TSOL ($0.5 million).

The day’s combined $713 million drawdown extended a pattern of sharp, fund-specific swings in early January, with flows shifting quickly between large inflow sessions and broad-based redemption days across the biggest Bitcoin and Ethereum vehicles.