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Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in nearly $2.5 billion over the past month, erasing almost all year-to-date outflows and displaying what Bloomberg Intelligence<\/em> analyst Eric Balchunas calls “incredible fortitude” amid Bitcoin’s 40% price drawdown.<\/p>\n The March streak has been underscored by nine days of inflows exceeding $150 million, including a $458.19 million day on March 2 and back-to-back $200 million days on March 16 and 17, according to SoSoValue data.<\/p>\n Weekly flows remained strong, with $787.31 million in the last week of February, followed by $568.45 million and $767.33 million, $95.18, and $167.23 million in nearly four weeks of March, bringing the past month\u2019s total inflows to approximately $2.5 billion.<\/p>\n The sustained inflows defy Bitcoin’s price weakness\u2014the leading crypto remains 40% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080\u2014and contrast sharply with traditional assets, according to CoinGecko data.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter a brutal five-week stretch of outflows in February, March 2026 saw a \u2018structural bid’ return,\u201d Markus Levin, Co-founder of DePIN project XYO, told Decrypt<\/i>. \u201cUS-listed Bitcoin ETFs attracted nearly $2.8 billion in net inflows by mid-March, effectively neutralizing earlier losses.\u201d<\/p>\n When gold fell 40% roughly a decade ago, Balchunas noted, about one-third of its investors exited. \u201cBitcoin is just abnormal,\u201d he said, highlighting the leading crypto\u2019s relative strength considering escalating macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.<\/p>\n Bitcoin\u2019s resilience comes as ETFs increasingly dominate broader markets.<\/p>\n ETFs now account for 37% of total U.S. stock market volume, the highest monthly average on record, The Kobeissi Letter posted Wednesday. That figure has climbed 13% since the start of 2025, surpassing peaks seen during the 2020 pandemic crash.<\/p>\n \u201cInstitutional investors are increasingly using ETFs as the primary tool for hedging, shorting, or reducing exposure to the broader market, rather than selling individual stocks,\u201d The Kobeissi Letter wrote. \u201cRecord ETF activity signals how aggressively hedge funds are repositioning as volatility intensifies.\u201d<\/p>\n The decoupling signals Bitcoin is now trading as a “forward-looking liquidity asset”\u2014pricing in institutional positioning rather than short-term macro noise, unlike equities and gold, Levin explained.<\/p>\n The growth in ETFs, in general, is due to their regulated nature, making them simple and easy to access, without custody hassle, Andri Fauzan Adziima, research lead at crypto exchange Bitrue, told Decrypt<\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Bitcoin, this means massive on-ramp efficiency\u2014flows are rotating from gold ETFs into Bitcoin ETFs,” Adziima said, adding that it signals that institutions are “treating Bitcoin as a core portfolio diversifier, supporting sustained billions in inflows, and a tighter supply going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The shift in institutional positioning extends beyond Bitcoin ETFs.<\/p>\n Strategy filed regulatory paperwork to acquire another $44 billion in Bitcoin\u2014roughly 590,000 BTC at current prices\u2014and a Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF is nearing launch. Meanwhile, less than 1 million BTC remain to be mined over the next 114 years.<\/p>\n Strategy Unveils $44 Billion Plan to Buy More Bitcoin, Driven By MSTR and STRC Shares<\/p>\n For now, the March inflow surge has positioned Bitcoin ETFs to fully recover their early-year losses with one strong day. IBIT, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, has already flipped positive for the year and ranks in the top 2% of all ETFs for year-to-date flows, according to Balchunas.<\/p>\n If this outlook continues, with a stabilized macro and geopolitical outlook, experts believe it could trigger an extended recovery rally for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market rather than another leg down.<\/p>\n