Key Takeaways
BlackRock’s IBIT led all funds with $263.2M in inflows, 57.4% of the every day complete.
Eight of 11 tracked funds posted optimistic inflows. Three had no exercise. None noticed outflows.
The inflows lengthen a reversal from 5 consecutive weeks of web outflows earlier in 2026.
March 3 (Crypto-Information.Web) – U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $458.2 million in web inflows on March 2, with no fund recording a single greenback in outflows. The inflows got here on the third day of U.S.-Israel navy strikes on Iran.
Of the 11 funds tracked by Farside Buyers, eight posted optimistic inflows. Three funds, Valkyrie’s BRRR, WisdomTree’s BTCW, and Grayscale’s GBTC, recorded zero exercise in both path, in keeping with knowledge from Farside Buyers.
BlackRock’s IBIT Leads the Pack
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief (IBIT) accounted for $263.2 million of the entire, or 57.4%. Constancy’s FBTC adopted with $94.8 million. Bitwise’s BITB added $36.4 million. Collectively, the highest three funds introduced in $394.4 million, or 86.1% of the day’s complete.
VanEck’s HODL pulled in $19.5 million and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Belief added $18.4 million. Franklin Templeton’s EZBC recorded $14 million, Invesco Galaxy’s BTCO took in $6.2 million, and ARK 21Shares’ ARKB added $5.7 million.
Outflow Streak Reversal Continues
The March 2 inflows got here after a tough stretch for Bitcoin ETFs. The funds had misplaced roughly $4.5 billion in web outflows in 2026 earlier than a late-February turnaround, in keeping with the Farside knowledge.
A five-week consecutive outflow streak ended the prior week. The funds pulled in $787.3 million throughout that week. Since their January 2024 launch, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $54 billion to $55 billion in cumulative web inflows.
Markets Get better After Early Losses
U.S. fairness markets opened decrease on March 2 however recovered by the shut. The S&P 500 fell as a lot as 1.2% through the session earlier than ending up 0.04% at 6,881.62, in keeping with CNBC market knowledge. The Nasdaq Composite closed up 0.36% at 22,748.86.
Bitcoin adopted an analogous sample. The cryptocurrency dropped roughly 4% to about $63,000 over the weekend after strikes started on Feb. 28. It reached an intraday excessive above $68,000 on March 2 earlier than settling close to $66,500, in keeping with a Fortune report. About $300 million in pressured promoting by leveraged merchants was triggered through the preliminary drop, in keeping with QCP Capital.
Brent crude oil rose as a lot as 13% through the session earlier than closing close to $78 per barrel, up roughly 7%. Gold reached a one-month excessive above $5,384 per ounce.
Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $38.69 million in inflows on the identical day, in keeping with Farside Buyers.
Reporting & Enhancing by Zoran Spirkovski
