--- title: "Ether ETFs end five-day outflow streak as bitcoin funds draw $528 million" description: "Spot ether ETFs ended a five-day run of outflows, while spot bitcoin ETFs took in $528 million on Wednesday with BlackRock and Fidelity leading what The Block described as a recovery in institutional demand. The Block reported the figures; no fund issuer statement was cited. Reported by The Block…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/ethereum-bitcoin-etfs-draw-528-million-a67f0572858834" published: 2026-10-22T10:01:25.000Z updated: 2026-10-22T11:02:23.000Z indexable: false --- # Ether ETFs end five-day outflow streak as bitcoin funds draw $528 million Spot ether ETFs ended a five-day run of outflows, while spot bitcoin ETFs took in $528 million on Wednesday with BlackRock and Fidelity leading what The Block described as a recovery in institutional demand. The Block reported the figures; no fund issuer statement was cited. Reported by The Block… Attributed sources: [The Block]() ## Key facts Spot ether ETFs ended a five-day run of outflows, while spot bitcoin ETFs took in $528 million on Wednesday with BlackRock and Fidelity leading what The Block described as a recovery in institutional demand. The Block reported the figures; no fund issuer statement was cited. Evidence strength: Single source, 1 publisher group(s) (The Block); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation. After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.04% (difference from BTC -0.04 pp; 22/10/2026, 10:01 → 22/10/2026, 10:06, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -0.15% (difference from BTC -0.20 pp; 22/10/2026, 10:01 → 22/10/2026, 11:01, UTC; Gate · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable. In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.46% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 22/10/2026, 10:01, UTC). 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) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | +0.04% | +0.08% | -0.04 pp | 22/10/2026, 10:01 → 22/10/2026, 10:06 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -0.15% | +0.04% | -0.20 pp | 22/10/2026, 10:01 → 22/10/2026, 11:01 | Gate · USDT | | 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Ready | true | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.19% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.46% | | BTC beta | 1.18 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 22/10/2026, 10:01 | ## Claims and open questions - The Block reported that spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $528 million on Wednesday, led by BlackRock and Fidelity. - The Block reported that ether funds snapped a five-day outflow streak. - How much flowed into ether ETFs on the day the streak ended, and which issuers accounted for it, would need fund-level flow data or issuer statements. - Whether the bitcoin inflow figure reflects a single trading day's creation data or a revised total would need confirmation from the fund issuers or a filing. ## Source evidence - [Bitcoin ETFs draw $528 million as ether funds snap five-day outflow streak]() — The Block; published 22/10/2026, 09:56; received 22/10/2026, 10:01 (UTC). ## Recent ETH events and market reactions - [Ethereum postpones Glamsterdam upgrade on Hoodi testnet over contract risk]() — Published 23/10/2026, 04:59 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · Project updates · 5m +0.18% / 1h +0.24% - [Ethereum developers postpone Glamsterdam upgrade on Hoodi testnet]() — Published 22/10/2026, 00:00 (UTC) · Official source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m -0.08% / 1h +0.06% - [Drift exploit-linked wallets move Ether into Tornado Cash]() — Published 20/10/2026, 12:38 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · Security · 5m +0.01% / 1h -0.15% / 24h +2.97% - [Bitmine adds 12,535 ETH, reaching 6.04 million tokens in treasury]() — Published 19/10/2026, 15:13 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 1h -0.30% - [JPMorgan deploys JPM Coin deposit token on Ethereum mainnet]() — Published 19/10/2026, 17:31 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (4 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.03% / 1h -0.39% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Perpetual funding rates and annualized yield: a 2025 comparison]() - [Crypto listing and delisting effects: an OKX price study]() - [XRP lawsuit and Ethereum ETFs: reading SEC filings and rulings]() [Methods and limitations]() Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.