Bitcoin Holds near $76,612 after BTC Spot ETFs Take In $731 Million in a Day; XRP ETF Inflows Drop 83%

Bitcoin’s price (BTC-USD) is holding near $79,612 as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $731 million in net inflows on September 3, marking their largest single-day total since January 14. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounted for $454 million of that total, followed by ARK’s ARKB (ARKB) with $138 million and Fidelity’s FBTC (FBTC) with $74 million. Over the week ending September 5, total spot Bitcoin ETF inflows reached $986.9 million, pushing a three-week streak to $3.8 billion.

In contrast, XRP spot ETFs saw weekly inflows drop 83% to $19 million, down from $110.5 million the prior week. Ethereum spot ETFs experienced a similar 74% decline, pulling in $218.4 million compared to $824.4 million previously. This shift could mean that investors are rotating funds into Bitcoin, even as both XRP and Ether funds maintained positive net flows without recording capital outflows.

BTC Price Is Hovering at $79,612

Alongside strong fund inflows, BTC’s price trades near $79,612 after briefly reaching an intraday high above $82,000. Chart analyst Sarala notes that Bitcoin is consolidating between $79,300 and $80,500 on the 4-hour chart, remaining close to its 9-day moving average near $79,860 and 21-day average near $80,004.

While Bitcoin ETFs have recorded three straight weeks of inflows, overall spot funds remain roughly $1 billion negative for 2026. Meanwhile, on-chain price performance shows XRP’s price up 39% and Ether’s price up 30% over the past month, outrunning Bitcoin’s 23% gain despite slower weekly ETF inflows.

Crypto Funds Have Retained Positive Year-to-Date Performance

Looking at total year-to-date performance, altcoin funds continue to build positive net balances. Ether spot ETFs have gathered roughly $863 million in net additions since January 1, while XRP ETFs have collected about $515 million.

In addition, ETF flows capture only part of overall market volume, as significant crypto trading occurs directly on spot exchanges. XRP’s price gained 4% in the week ending September 6, confirming that slower ETF additions have not triggered net selling. Technical charts mark $82,000 as key upside resistance for Bitcoin, with $79,000 and $78,500 acting as immediate downside support.