BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Draws $3.5B as Bitcoin Tops $122,000, Could Signal Renewed Institutional ETF Interest

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led ￰0￱ inflows with roughly $3.5 billion last week, driving renewed institutional demand for Bitcoin ETFs and helping push Bitcoin above $122,000 as spot ETF flows continued for a seventh consecutive ￰1￱ drew $3.5B, about 10% of weekly ￰2￱ net flows All 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs posted net inflows during the week, signaling broad institutional interest IBIT is nearing $100B in assets under management, reinforcing BlackRock’s market leadership BlackRock IBIT inflows surge as Bitcoin ETFs attract institutions — read the latest data and ￰3￱ informed with COINOTAG. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led ￰4￱ inflows with $3.5 billion, helping Bitcoin climb past $122,000 and signaling renewed institutional appetite for regulated crypto products.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust led ￰5￱ with $3.5 billion in inflows, representing roughly 10% of total ￰6￱ cash last ￰7￱ Bitcoin ETFs logged seven consecutive days of positive inflows, highlighting a steady return of institutional ￰8￱ is approaching $100 billion in assets under management (AUM), strengthening BlackRock’s position across ETF and digital asset ￰9￱ drove BlackRock’s IBIT to lead weekly ￰10￱ inflows? BlackRock IBIT led weekly ￰11￱ inflows with about $3.5 billion as institutional investors favored regulated spot Bitcoin ￰12￱ participants cited broad allocation to spot Bitcoin ETFs, inflows across multiple products, and macro uncertainty as near-term ￰13￱ large were the ETF inflows and which funds stood out?

On October 7, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded sizable net inflows, with IBIT reporting approximately $899.4 million on that single ￰14￱ net inflows for all spot Bitcoin ETFs reached roughly $875.6 million on the same day, while some funds such as GBTC experienced smaller outflows amid ￰15￱ are institutional investors returning to spot Bitcoin ETFs? Institutional demand is rising because spot Bitcoin ETFs offer regulated, custody-backed exposure inside familiar ETF ￰16￱ reduces operational friction for large allocators and aligns digital assets with existing portfolio ￰17￱ market commentary from Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas and industry data providers underscore the trend (mentioned here as plain text source references).

How did Bitcoin’s price react to ETF flow momentum? Bitcoin traded above $122,000 during the inflow surge, reflecting a 1.09% 24-hour gain and about a 7.55% weekly rise (TradingView data referenced as plain text). The price move correlates with concentrated spot ETF purchases and broader market positioning amid macro ￰18￱ inflows snapshot ETF Notable daily inflow (Oct 7) Weekly note IBIT (BlackRock) $899.4M Leader — ~$3.5B for the week FBTC (Fidelity) Stable flows Consistent institutional interest GBTC (Grayscale) ~($28.6M) outflow Smaller outflow amid weekly net inflows across spot ETFs Frequently Asked Questions How significant is IBIT’s $3.5B inflow for the ETF market?

IBIT’s $3.5 billion inflow — about 10% of weekly ￰19￱ net flows — is significant because it exceeded inflows into many large equity and bond ETFs, underscoring a sizeable reallocation into regulated Bitcoin ￰20￱ all spot Bitcoin ETFs seeing inflows? ￰21￱ the reported week, all 11 existing spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows overall, indicating broad demand across issuers despite isolated outflows in specific vehicles. $IBIT is #1 in weekly flows among all ETFs w/ $3.5b which is 10% of all net flows into ￰22￱ notable is the rest of the 11 OG spot btc ETFs all took in cash in past week, even $GBTC somehow, that’s how hungry the fish ￰23￱ steps forward ￰24￱ while it ￰25￱ — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) October 8, 2025 Key Takeaways IBIT dominance : BlackRock’s IBIT led ￰26￱ flows with $3.5B, capturing ~10% of weekly ETF net ￰27￱ breadth : All 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs showed positive weekly inflows, signaling widespread institutional ￰28￱ impact : Bitcoin rose above $122,000 alongside ETF inflows, reflecting direct demand for spot ETF ￰29￱ BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust is driving a renewed institutional push into Bitcoin ETFs as IBIT nears $100 billion in AUM and Bitcoin trades above $122,000.

Continued inflows across spot ETFs indicate a structural shift toward regulated crypto ￰30￱ IBIT’s AUM and daily ETF flows for the next directional ￰31￱ will monitor updates and publish timely data-driven ￰32￱ by COINOTAG — original reporting and market-data synthesis. Updated: 2025-10-08. , "description": "BlackRock IBIT led ￰33￱ inflows with $3.5B as all spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded weekly inflows; Bitcoin traded above $122,000 amid renewed institutional demand.", , "keywords": "BlackRock IBIT, Bitcoin ETFs, Bitcoin price, institutional inflows, AUM", "articleBody": "BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust led ￰34￱ inflows with about $3.5 billion, prompting renewed institutional interest and contributing to Bitcoin trading above $122,000.

All 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded weekly inflows, and IBIT is nearing $100 billion in assets under management."