Bitcoin ETF weekly trading volume hits lowest for a full five-session week since October 2024 as Ether funds lead inflows

Jul 26, 2026

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $8.05 billion in trading volume during the five sessions ending July 24, 2026, their lowest total for a full trading week since the week ending October 11, 2024, while still posting $33.8 million in net weekly inflows. Spot Ether ETFs drew $103.9 million, more than three times the Bitcoin funds' weekly inflows, marking their third consecutive positive week and second straight week of outperformance. As of July 24, both Bitcoin and Ether ETFs had positive month-to-date flows for the first time since April, although Bitcoin funds recorded approximately $465.3 million in net outflows over the final two sessions of the week.

July crypto ETF inflows

▪U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds traded approximately $8.05 billion during the week ending July 24, 2026, representing a 14% drop from the previous week and the lowest volume for a full five-session week since October 2024.
▪U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds had recorded $233.96 million in month-to-date net inflows as of July 24, 2026, putting them on track for their first positive-flow month since April 2026.

Ethereum ETF outperformance

▪U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds outperformed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in weekly inflows for the second consecutive week ending July 24, 2026, drawing more than three times the weekly inflows of Bitcoin funds.
▪U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds attracted approximately $103.9 million in net inflows during the week ending July 24, 2026, marking their third consecutive positive week.
▪U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds held $10.17 billion in net assets as of July 24, 2026, which is approximately one-eighth of the $77.82 billion held by spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

Robinhood blockchain Ethereum demand

▪Robinhood launched its own blockchain on July 1, 2026, which runs on Ethereum and processes more than $800 million a day, mostly in memecoin trading.
▪24/7 Wall St. attributed part of ether's approximately 11% rise in the week to July 16, 2026, to demand for ether used to pay transaction fees on Robinhood Chain.

XRP ETF slowdown

▪U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds have gathered $1.49 billion since launch but held $997.25 million as of late July 2026, leaving fund buyers collectively down about a third.
▪U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds had recorded $12.43 million in month-to-date net inflows as of July 24, 2026, with no net flows during the final three trading sessions of that week.

HYPE ETF first outflows

▪U.S. spot Hyperliquid exchange-traded funds shed $8.61 million in the week ending July 24, 2026, following a $7.26 million outflow the previous week, which ended a nine-week inflow streak.
▪U.S. spot Hyperliquid exchange-traded funds had recorded a $418,540 month-to-date net outflow as of July 24, 2026, leaving them with their first negative monthly tally to that point after attracting $132.10 million in May and $161.05 million in June.

Late-July market sell-off

▪U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded a net outflow of $70.62 million on July 24, 2026, ending a five-day consecutive daily inflow streak.
▪U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $225.18 million in net outflows on July 23, 2026, and $240.08 million on July 24, 2026, erasing roughly two-thirds of the net inflows they had accumulated earlier in July.
▪The July 23–24 crypto ETF outflows coincided with a broader risk-off move that the listed sources linked to renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and weakness in U.S. technology stocks; Crypto Briefing reported that Google fell roughly 7% after earnings.