Bitcoin Spot ETFs See Surge in Inflows After Coldcard Wallet Incident
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Bitcoin spot ETFs posted their strongest weekly inflows since April (about $1B), led by products including BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC. Persistent multi-day inflows following the Coldcard wallet incident suggest accelerated institutional allocation via regulated vehicles, even if causality is unproven. The juxtaposition of a hardware-wallet security scare with rising ETF demand highlights a potential preference shift toward custodial, exchange-traded exposure, supporting near-term risk appetite in BTC.
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According to ChainThink, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas wrote on X on Aug. 8 that U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs posted their strongest weekly inflows since April, with net subscriptions of about $1 billion. The tally ranks as the third-best week since the "Silent IPO" in October last year.
Balchunas said several funds, including BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) and Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), drew steady inflows over multiple sessions following the Coldcard wallet incident. He noted there is no confirmed causal link, but said the alignment in timing between the event and the fund flows is "difficult to ignore."
Balchunas added it would be a touch ironic if the Coldcard episode ends up marking the launch of Bitcoin's next leg higher, given that attacks on cold wallets are typically viewed as major security breaches.
