Bitcoin Dip, ETF Demand: IShares’ IBIT Pulls in $229M as Price Slump Fails to Deter Inflows
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IShares Bitcoin Trust Registered’s flagship spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT, attracted fresh inflows of $228.7 million on January 07, 2026, even as its underlying asset remains deep in a three-month drawdown. The single-day haul represents roughly 0.32% of the fund’s latest reported assets under management of $72.1 billion, signaling that institutional and retail allocators are still committing capital to bitcoin exposure despite recent price weakness.
The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading around $89,785.67, down about 25.7% over the past three months, a slide that has shaken momentum traders but appears to be drawing in longer-term ETF buyers who may view the pullback as a buying opportunity. Technically, the market is sending an equivocal message: the one-day signal sits at Hold, underscoring a tug-of-war between dip buyers and those wary of further downside.
The contrast between persistent ETF inflows and soft spot prices highlights a growing divide between long-horizon capital entering through regulated vehicles and shorter-term sentiment driving day-to-day volatility in bitcoin. With IBIT’s latest flow moving only a fraction of its total AUM, the ETF still has capacity to absorb further demand, but sustained redemptions or continued price declines in BTC-USD could quickly test investors’ conviction. For now, though, the balance of flows suggests that the narrative of bitcoin as a strategic allocation is holding up better than its recent chart.
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