Bitcoin ETFs post best day in 9 months as price hits $82,000

The U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew roughly $730.87 million on Sep. 3 as Bitcoin surpassed the $82,000 price level.

The ETF inflows were the largest since Jan. 14, when the funds attracted $843.62 million, according to SoSoValue data. It means yesterday marked the best day of the ETFs in nine months.

Bitcoin has traded between roughly $76,200 and $82,100 in September. It was trading at $79,845.74 at the time of writing.

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (Nasdaq: IBIT) led the session with $453.96 million of net inflows, accounting for about 62% of the total money entering U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF yesterday.

ARK Invest and 21Shares' ARKB followed with $137.74 million, while Fidelity's FBTC attracted $74.45 million. Bitwise's BITB added another $24.76 million.

VanEck's HODL and WisdomTree's BTCW moved in the opposite direction, recording outflows of $19.6 million and $5.2 million respectively.

Combined net assets across U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs reached about $103.34 billion after Thursday's session, equal to a little over 6% of Bitcoin's market capitalization.

The flows also reversed a weak start to the week. The funds recorded a $216.7 million inflow on Aug. 31, a $236.5 million outflow on Sep. 1, and a $101.15 million inflow on Sep. 2. The figure sharply escalated yesterday, Sep. 3.

Bitcoin briefly traded around $82,100 to $82,300 during the latest advance before easing back toward $80,000.

That leaves the cryptocurrency close to a level watched closely by CryptoQuant. The analytics firm has placed Bitcoin's 365-day moving average around the $83,000 region, describing it as an important technical threshold.

Trading activity has also increased alongside the move, with 24-hour volume hitting $43 billion.

Still, the ETF figures sit alongside a more cautious signal from the spot market. CryptoQuant has said recent gains were driven partly by short covering rather than an increase in fresh long positions.

This story was originally published by TheStreet on Sep 4, 2026, where it first appeared in the MARKETS section. Add TheStreet as a Preferred Source by clicking here.