Key points:
Bitcoin ETF inflows obliterated the 2025 average on April 22.
ETF performance remains tightly dependent on BTC price action, with the turnaround following six-week highs in BTC/USD.
ETFs themselves are gaining influence, with one commentator arguing that they can “determine” exchange activity.
Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investors piled over eleven times the all-time average into the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on April 22.
Fresh data from onchain analytics firm Glassnode confirms that the $912 million ETF inflows equal more than 500 times the 2025 daily average.
Glassnode: 2025 ETF average inflow just 23 BTC
Bitcoin ETFs immediately felt the impact of BTC price rises this week, with inflows undergoing a “dramatic” turnaround to nearly $1 billion in a single day. BTC/USD hit its highest levels since early March.
Glassnode reveals just how unusual such a tally is