Nearly $1 Billion Flows Into U.S. Spot Crypto ETFs in Week of April 6–10, 2026

Nearly $1 billion flowed into U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds in the week around April 6–10, 2026, marking the strongest week for digital asset investment products since January and signaling a renewed institutional push into Bitcoin and Ether.

Flow trackers cited by outlets including The Defiant and BeInCrypto show U.S. spot crypto ETFs drew about $973 million of net inflows that week. Roughly $786 million went into spot Bitcoin products, while about $187 million was directed to spot Ether funds.

Those figures cap a week that also featured the launch of a new spot Bitcoin ETF from Morgan Stanley and underscored the growing dominance of BlackRock Inc. in the nascent market.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, known by its ticker IBIT, captured the clear majority of Bitcoin inflows. Data from SoSoValue-style trackers indicate IBIT took in around $612 million over the week, a large share of the roughly $786 million that entered U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in total.

That concentration reinforces BlackRock’s position as the leading provider of spot Bitcoin exposure in the United States by both assets and flows. While several issuers offer similar products, the latest week suggests institutions and advisers are continuing to consolidate around the world’s largest asset manager.

Ether funds saw a smaller but notable revival. Of the approximately $187 million that flowed into U.S. spot Ether ETFs, BlackRock’s U.S. Ether product, often referenced as ETHA, was cited by market outlets as a major recipient. Fidelity’s Ethereum ETF was also highlighted among the funds drawing new capital, though individual issuer splits vary by data vendor.

The weekly totals were driven in part by a powerful single day. On April 6 alone, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $471.3 million to $471.4 million in net inflows, according to multiple sites using the same underlying ETF flow data. Analysts have linked that surge in demand to support for Bitcoin prices above $70,000 in early April, with ETF buying helping to underpin the market.

Regulated ETFs have become a primary on-ramp for institutions and financial advisers seeking exposure to digital assets. Since U.S. regulators approved spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024 and later cleared spot Ether ETFs in 2024 and 2025, the products have offered a way to hold Bitcoin and Ether through traditional brokerage accounts. Because ETF sponsors typically buy or hold the underlying coins, large weekly inflows can translate directly into additional market demand.

The latest figures also arrive alongside new competition. Morgan Stanley, one of the largest U.S. banks, launched its spot Bitcoin ETF, ticker MSBT, on April 8. Coverage of the debut notes that MSBT attracted inflows during its first week and contributed to the broader Bitcoin ETF totals in the same April 6–10 window, suggesting that mainstream Wall Street interest is still expanding rather than plateauing.

A separate dataset from digital asset manager CoinShares points to the same inflection point on a global scale. In a report published April 13, CoinShares said “digital asset investment products saw US$1.1bn of inflows, the strongest since January.” The firm listed weekly inflows of about $871 million for Bitcoin products and about $196.5 million for Ethereum products.

The discrepancy between the roughly $973 million in U.S. spot ETF inflows reported by SoSoValue-style trackers and CoinShares’ $1.1 billion figure reflects differences in coverage and methodology rather than a disagreement on direction. The U.S.-focused trackers concentrate on spot ETFs listed in the United States, often using a Monday-to-Friday trading week. CoinShares includes a broader range of “digital asset investment products” globally and can use a different weekly cutoff, which tends to produce higher aggregate numbers.

Even with those differences, both datasets depict a clear shift from the more uneven pattern seen earlier in 2026, when inflow weeks were frequently offset by outflows. By flagging the mid-April week as the most robust since January, CoinShares and other market observers suggest that institutional appetite for Bitcoin and Ether is strengthening again.

For investors watching crypto move further into the financial mainstream, the latest week’s flows highlight two parallel trends: a single dominant provider, BlackRock, absorbing a large share of new demand, and a widening field of major Wall Street firms, including Morgan Stanley, building products to capture it. In a market where ETF flows now serve as a key barometer of mainstream interest, both the concentration of assets and the broadening of participants are likely to shape how capital enters Bitcoin and Ether in the months ahead.