# ETFs +$170.1M Aug 3; BTC flat near $63.5K > U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a $170.1M net inflow on August 3, led by IBIT at $111.4M. BTC settled $63,520; Fear & Greed fell back to 25. - **Source:** https://ptycoin.com/en/posts/2026-08-04-etf-inflow-170m-aug-3-spot-flat/ - **Published:** 2026-08-04 - **Category:** Markets - **Author:** Lucía - **Tags:** bitcoin, etf, fear-greed, ethereum, institutional - **Also published in:** [Español](https://ptycoin.com/es/posts/2026-08-04-etf-inflow-170m-aug-3-spot-flat/) --- August's first cash line is green, and it is big enough to matter. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in a **$170.1 million** net inflow on **August 3**, per [SoSoValue](https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot) product data (also reported via [Farside](https://farside.co.uk/btc/) monitors). BlackRock's IBIT led at **+$111.4 million**, Fidelity's FBTC added **+$33.4 million**, and no listed fund printed a net redemption for the session. Spot did not race the flow: BTC/USDT on [Crypto.com Exchange](https://crypto.com/exchange) settled Monday at **$63,520.01**, about **$53** under Sunday's **$63,573.12**. As of about **11:59 UTC** on **August 4** the pair last traded near **$63,772**. That mark is still **intraday** on a forming daily candle. ## What the flow table actually says Monday was the first U.S. equity session of August after Friday's **−$265.4 million** flush (July 31 on the same SoSoValue series). The product table flipped hard: IBIT alone almost offset half of Friday's total redemption in a single day. Secondary names filled in rather than fought the bid: Franklin's EZBC (**+$9.2M**), Invesco's BTCO (**+$6.7M**), VanEck's HODL (**+$4.5M**), Bitwise's BITB (**+$2.8M**), and ARK 21Shares' ARKB (**+$2.1M**). The rest of the table sat at zero; none sat red. That is a clean creation day, not a mixed one. Primary-market flow measures share creations and redemptions, not every secondary trade on the tape. A **$170.1 million** print is still modest next to June's multi-billion drains, and it does not reverse 2026's cumulative net outflows near **$5.3 billion** against lifetime net creations still near **$51.5 billion** on the same dashboard. It does, however, answer the question Monday's open left hanging: cash came back on the first chance it had. ## Spot finished flat after a wide Monday Monday's range was loud; Monday's settle was quiet. The session low tagged **$62,295.78** in the early hours, the high reached **$64,092.91**, and the day closed **$63,520.01**, almost exactly where Sunday left it. Traders who only watched the US-session push toward $64,000 saw a different movie than the daily candle shows. The wide print and the flat settle can sit together: the bid that defended the weekend band did not force a new close. Tuesday has so far stayed inside that band. The August 4 candle (still open) has ranged roughly **$63,318–$64,251** on Crypto.com 1D data, with the last trade near **$63,772** around **11:59 UTC**. That is description of an unfinished session, not a settled close. Ethereum is softer relative to its weekend peak. ETH/USDT settled **$1,860.45** Monday after Sunday's **$1,885.06**, and as of the same Tuesday window traded near **$1,873**. The ETH/BTC cross is not the lead story today; the ETF line is. ## Chart: price holds, mood re-freezes The series pairs settled daily closes (and Tuesday's still-forming candle) with the [Crypto Fear & Greed Index](https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/). Price stepped down through Friday's settle, reclaimed into the weekend, and then parked near **$63.5K** as Monday's flow print arrived. Sentiment took the other door. *BTC price vs the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, July 28–August 4. The August 4 point is an intraday read as of ~11:59 UTC, not a settled close. Sources: [Crypto.com Exchange](https://crypto.com/exchange) 1D candles and [alternative.me](https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/).* ## The split: green cash, Extreme Fear The composite sat at **25** (Extreme Fear) on July 31, climbed only to **27–28** (Fear) over the weekend and Monday, and printed **25** again on **August 4**. A creation day of this size did not thaw the mood gauge. Fear & Greed is a lagging composite of volatility, volume, social chatter, and surveys. It can stay cold while primary markets create shares. Treat that gap as information, not a contradiction to force closed. Stack the late-July through August 3 flow sequence for scale: **+$32.1M** (July 29), **+$233.1M** (July 30), **−$265.4M** (July 31), then **+$170.1M** (August 3). Two green days and one red day around the month turn nearly cancel in dollar terms; the open question for the rest of the week is whether Monday's breadth (no fund in redemption) was a one-session repair or the start of a steadier creation stretch. Nothing in today's instruments answers that ahead of the next print. ## Takeaway Hold three numbers apart and you keep the day honest: **+$170.1 million** of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF net creations on **August 3**, a Monday spot settle of **$63,520**, and Fear & Greed back at **25**. Cash came back after Friday's flush; the tape stayed flat; the mood gauge re-froze. Description only, not a recommendation — read the flow as one session of primary-market demand, not a verdict on August. --- ## Keep reading - [How to read a block explorer and verify a transaction](https://ptycoin.com/en/posts/2026-07-07-read-block-explorer-verify-transactions/index.md): A block explorer is the public receipt for every on-chain move. Learn how to look up a transaction ID, read confirmations, and confirm funds arrived at the right address. - [Self-Custody 101: Moving Your Crypto Off an Exchange Safely](https://ptycoin.com/en/posts/2026-06-05-self-custody-101-moving-crypto-off-exchange/index.md): Take control of your cryptocurrency. This step-by-step guide shows beginners how to safely move crypto from an exchange into a hardware wallet you control, with concrete checks that prevent the most common — and costly — mistakes. - [Kustodia: on-chain escrow for trustless high-value P2P deals in Latin America](https://ptycoin.com/en/posts/2026-06-05-kustodia-on-chain-escrow-latam/index.md): Kustodia locks payments in audited smart contracts on Arbitrum until buyers and sellers confirm delivery, using SPEI for fiat on/off ramps so LatAm users get on-chain security for big-ticket trades like used cars without needing crypto wallets or trusting intermediaries. --- Source: PTYcoin — https://ptycoin.com/en/posts/2026-08-04-etf-inflow-170m-aug-3-spot-flat/. Free to read and cite with attribution to ptycoin.com. AI-usage terms: https://ptycoin.com/en/ai-usage/