Bitcoin ETF outflows deepen as October stays negative
Decrypt reports that Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week after a $681.1 million drain the week before, pushing October into the red. The figures come from a single media report and are not independently verified here.
Key facts
Decrypt reports that Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week after a $681.1 million drain the week before, pushing October into the red. The figures come from a single media report and are not independently verified here.
News evidence score: 30/100 from 1 publisher group(s); this measures source completeness, not truth or causation.
No complete post-detection return window is available yet.
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 20/10/2026, 13:40, UTC+8). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move.
Routine news monitoring · Rule-based triage; separate from truth and evidence scores.
Historical market context
Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 99.9% (719/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | 1.23% |
| Historical hourly BTC beta | 1.00 (718 matched returns) |
OKX · USDT · Context as of 20/10/2026, 13:40 · Last included candle closed 20/10/2026, 13:00
Historical hourly BTC beta 1.00 · 718 matched returns
These are hourly descriptive statistics. They are not minute-alert probabilities, truth scores or causal evidence. Backfilled history may arrive after the original event; the observation cutoff above stays fixed.
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week, per Decrypt
- That followed a $681.1 million drain the week before, per Decrypt
- October is described as deep in the red for these products, per Decrypt
Still unresolved
- Whether these outflow figures are confirmed by fund issuers or other data providers
- What drove the reported outflows
- Whether outflows continued after the report was published
Model-assisted explanation; citations, numbers and output format are checked. This is not independent semantic verification.
Source evidence
decrypt.co
Published 18/10/2026, 23:01 · Received 20/10/2026, 13:40
Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Original source titles remain in their source language. Full articles are not republished.
Market reaction after detection
Returns start at the first valid sample after site detection, using the same data source and quote currency. Missing observations remain blank.
| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC (pp) | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
Returns and BTC differences do not validate claims or establish causation.
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC+8.
Source published: Decrypt
Source received: Decrypt
Event first detected by this site
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