Institutions Pump Nearly $695M into Bitcoin ETFs, Led by BlackRock and Fidelity

Beincrypto reports Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their largest single-day inflow in three months on January 5, drawing nearly $695 million as institutional demand rebounded at the start of 2026. The surge was led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) with $371.9 million and Fidelity’s FBTC with $191.2 million, according to data on SoSoValue.

Flows were broadly distributed across issuers: Bitwise’s BITB added $38.5 million and Ark’s ARKB $36 million, while Invesco, Franklin Templeton, Valkyrie and VanEck posted positive net flows. Grayscale’s legacy GBTC recorded zero outflows that day after more than $25 billion in cumulative withdrawals since its conversion; trading activity rebounded and Bitcoin held above the $90,000 level throughout the session.

BlackRock released a new investment outlook arguing crypto is shifting from an experimental asset to financial infrastructure—highlighting settlements, liquidity rails, tokenization and the growing role of stablecoins, and warning this trend is placing pressure on banks as deposits and yield migrate toward crypto-native products.

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Crypto, Blackrock, Fidelity, Ibit, Fbtc, Bitcoin Etfs