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title: "Reports: Ether ETFs see October outflows near $1B as Bitcoin funds extend withdrawals"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-c3d3fc7fe06352"
published: 2026-10-20T05:40:56.000Z
updated: 2026-10-20T06:27:17.000Z
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# Reports: Ether ETFs see October outflows near $1B as Bitcoin funds extend withdrawals

Attributed sources: [Cointelegraph](<https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-ether-etfs-549-million-weekly-outflows>)

## Key facts

A Cointelegraph report says US spot Ether ETFs recorded about $955 million in October net outflows, while Bitcoin funds extended their weekly withdrawal streak to two weeks. The report is independent media coverage, not an official fund disclosure, and does not identify a cause for the outflows.
News evidence score: 30/100 from 1 publisher group(s) (Cointelegraph); 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.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC+8) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 99.9% (719/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% |
| BTC beta | 1.00 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC+8) | OKX · USDT / 20/10/2026, 13:40 |

## Claims and open questions

- Cointelegraph reported that US spot Ether ETFs recorded around $955 million in October net outflows so far (S1).
- Cointelegraph reported that Bitcoin funds extended their weekly withdrawal streak to two weeks (S1).
- Whether official fund issuer or exchange data confirm the reported outflow figures.
- What drove the reported outflows; the report does not establish a cause.
- Whether the reported flows continued after the report was published.

## Source evidence

- [Bitcoin, Ether ETFs shed $549M as October ETH outflows near $1B](<https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-ether-etfs-549-million-weekly-outflows>) — Cointelegraph; published 19/10/2026, 15:54; received 20/10/2026, 13:40 (UTC+8).


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