--- title: "Ether ETFs see October outflows near $1B as Bitcoin funds extend withdrawals" description: "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.…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-c3d3fc7fe06352" published: 2026-10-20T05:40:56.000Z updated: 2026-10-20T14:01:04.000Z indexable: false --- # Ether ETFs see October outflows near $1B as Bitcoin funds extend withdrawals 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.… Attributed sources: [Cointelegraph]() ## 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. Evidence strength: Single source, 1 publisher group(s) (Cointelegraph); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation. After site detection, observed returns were 1 hour: -0.16% (20/10/2026, 05:44 → 20/10/2026, 06:47, UTC; OKX · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable. In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 20/10/2026, 05:40, 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 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1 hour | -0.16% | -0.16% | 0.00 pp | 20/10/2026, 05:44 → 20/10/2026, 06:47 | OKX · USDT | | 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) | OKX · USDT / 20/10/2026, 05:40 | ## 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]() — Cointelegraph; published 19/10/2026, 07:54; received 20/10/2026, 05:40 (UTC). ## Recent BTC events and market reactions - [BlackRock files for buffer bitcoin ETF with capped upside and limited losses]() — Published 20/10/2026, 14:28 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (5 publishers) · Market watch · 5m +0.09% / 1h -0.57% - [Swiss regulator FINMA approves country's first retail bitcoin ETF]() — Published 20/10/2026, 12:15 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (4 publishers) · Regulation · 5m +0.20% / 1h +0.03% - [JPMorgan's first Bitcoin return forecast projects 10% a year but keeps it out of core models]() — Published 20/10/2026, 08:54 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (5 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.09% / 1h -0.07% - [AnchorWatch opens Nevada trust company for bitcoin custody with fees capped at $10,000 a month]() — Published 19/10/2026, 22:28 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 5m +0.11% / 1h +0.08% - [US spot Bitcoin ETFs log largest daily inflow in nearly a month]() — Published 20/10/2026, 05:39 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (4 publishers) · Market watch · 1h -0.12% - [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]() - [Bitcoin halving and bull markets: evidence from four halvings]() - [Bittensor (TAO): Bitcoin beta, volatility and the AI crypto narrative]() [Methods and limitations]() Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.