
Treasury buys $5.2 billion of bonds as Bitcoin ETF flows stay negative
The operation supported older bonds, but rising real yields showed why market plumbing had yet to ease Bitcoin’s funding backdrop.
Follow crypto ETF news, approvals, inflows, issuers, and market reactions across spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, and digital asset funds.

Options demand has tilted bullish and ETF inflows are accelerating, but exchange selling remains dominant as BTC struggles below $80,000.

Seven funds posted positive flows Thursday, but only IBIT and FBTC did on Sept. 4, ahead of Monday's US exchange closure.

IBIT has become Bitcoin’s dominant US ETF with enough inflows to offset the combined net withdrawals from every rival fund.

SOL ETFs stayed net positive in the week ending Sept. 4, while a separate Sept. 1 snapshot showed reduced net short exposure.

Their 6.01% combined weight shows how crypto-linked volatility can reach a generalist stock portfolio.

Bitcoin funds logged their third-largest daily inflow of 2026 as both major cryptocurrencies broke above key levels.



