“Will February be worse than January? After a tumultuous January for cryptocurrency ETFs, things don’t seem to be getting any better in these early days of February. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds turned negative again, recording net outflows. Key takeaways from this article: Bitcoin ETFs remain in the red with net outflows of nearly $545 million as of 4 […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
Will February be worse than January? After tumultuous January for cryptocurrency ETFs the situation does not seem to be improving in these early days of February. Exchange funds Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) turned negative again, recording a net outflow.
Key points of this article:
- Bitcoin ETFs remain in loss-making situations with net outflows of nearly $545 million as of February 4, 2026.
- Ethereum-based ETFs showed calmer dynamics, but also remained in the red with net outflows of $79 million.
On February 4, nearly $545 million in capital was withdrawn from Bitcoin ETFs. Cryptocurrency exchange funds ( ETFs ) have been struggling in recent weeks. Wednesday, February 4, 2026 was no exception: according to Farside Investors, spot bitcoin ETFs suffered in general almost 545 million dollars net outflow.
11 US-listed BTC funds have already experienced outflows in the amount of -272 million dollars on Tuesday, February 3, after a short-lived positive period of net inflow in size +561.8 million dollars, recorded on Monday, February 2.
Going back to yesterday, ETFs were the worst hit this time around BlackRock . Indeed, the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF ( IBIT ) of the Wall Street giant only recorded a net withdrawal on February 4 in the amount of 373.4 million dollars after modest inflows on the previous two days (a total of $202 million on February 2 and 3).
Net flow (inflows minus outflows) to US-listed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. – Source: farside.co.uk
Ethereum ETFs remain calmer, with outflows of just over $79 million The first 3 days of trading in February for the prince of altcoin exchange-traded funds were quite a lot calmer, than for the cryptocurrency king, even though the capital movement remained yesterday negative .
Indeed, although February 4 on the global spot market Ethereum ETFs a net outflow was recorded in the amount of 79.4 million dollars the previous day (February 3) saw an inflow into these 9 ETH funds in the amount of 14 million dollars according to Farside.
This is also where the fund suffered the most losses on Wednesday BlackRock follows him Fidelity since the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF ( ETHA ) of the first suffered from a net outflow in size 58.9 million dollars while the Fidelity Ethereum Fund ( FETH ) on February 4 experienced a net negative flow in in the amount of 20.5 million dollars .
Net flow (inflow minus outflow) to US-listed Ethereum exchange-traded funds. – Source: farside.co.uk
With Bitcoin’s price drop below $70,000 today and with the Ethereum price dangerously close to $2,000, their ETFs are bound to suffer. However, despite this general pessimism, some, such as Katie Wood and her ARK Invest funds are taking advantage of the situation to buy stocks in the crypto sector at bargain prices .
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