Institutional demand for Bitcoin is accelerating as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) inject between $5 billion and $10 billion into the market each quarter.
This wave of fresh capital is helping to tighten the asset’s supply and reinforce its long-term bullish structure.
Bitwise Chief Technology Officer Hong Kim, citing Farside Investors’ data, said ETF inflows have become a steady force, arriving “like clockwork.” He described the pattern as “an unstoppable secular trend that even the four-year cycle cannot stop,” while adding that “2026 is going to be an up year.”
These inflows reflect a deeper shift in how traditional finance interacts with Bitcoin. Once dismissed as speculative, the flagship crypto is now being absorbed through regulated investment vehicles that bring predictable and sustained liquidity.
As a result, global crypto funds, including investment vehicles focused on BTC and Ethereum, have crossed $250 billion in assets under management (AUM), signaling institutional conviction in digital assets as part of diversified portfolios.
