# ETFs +$211.5M Aug 4; BTC settles $64.1K > U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a $211.5M net inflow on August 4, led by IBIT at $170.3M. BTC settled $64,103; Fear & Greed sits at 27. - **Source:** https://ptycoin.com/en/posts/2026-08-05-etf-inflow-211m-aug-4-btc-64100/ - **Published:** 2026-08-05 - **Category:** Markets - **Author:** Lucía - **Tags:** bitcoin, etf, fear-greed, ethereum, institutional - **Also published in:** [Español](https://ptycoin.com/es/posts/2026-08-05-etf-inflow-211m-aug-4-btc-64100/) --- Tuesday's product table did not merely stay green — it got louder. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs booked a **$211.5 million** net inflow on **August 4**, per [Farside Investors](https://farside.co.uk/btc/) (the same series mirrored on [SoSoValue](https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot)). BlackRock's IBIT alone took in **+$170.3 million**. That is the second straight creation day after Monday's **+$170.1 million**, and it is the larger of the two. Spot finally moved with the cash: BTC/USDT on [Crypto.com Exchange](https://crypto.com/exchange) settled Tuesday at **$64,103.07**, about **$583** above Monday's **$63,520.01**. As of about **15:22 UTC** on **August 5** the pair last traded near **$64,499**. That mark is still **intraday** on a forming daily candle. ## Two green days, one fund carrying the bag Stack Monday and Tuesday and the primary market has created roughly **$381.6 million** of net share demand in two U.S. cash sessions. That fully covers the **−$265.4 million** redemption print on **July 31** and leaves about **$116 million** on top. Concentration is the sharper detail: IBIT's **+$170.3 million** is about **80%** of Tuesday's total. Fidelity's FBTC added **+$19.6 million**, ARK 21Shares' ARKB **+$9.2 million**, Bitwise's BITB **+$8.7 million**, and MSBT **+$3.7 million**. Every other listed line sat at zero. No fund printed a net redemption. Primary-market flow counts creations and redemptions of ETF shares, not every secondary trade on the tape. A **$211.5 million** day is real demand from authorized participants; it is also still modest against June's multi-billion drains and does not rewrite 2026's cumulative net picture. Farside's lifetime total still sits near **$51.8 billion** of net creations across the complex. The useful read is narrower: cash came back on Monday, and it came back larger on Tuesday, with the bid still centered on the flagship wrapper. ## Spot finally co-moved Monday's flow day finished almost flat. Tuesday did not. The settled close climbed from **$63,520.01** to **$64,103.07**, with the session ranging about **$63,318–$64,550** on Crypto.com 1D data. That is a clean step higher after Friday's **$62,897.98** washout and the weekend hold in the low-$63Ks. The Friday-to-Tuesday path is the full shape: flush, grind, then a two-day primary-market bid that finally lifted the daily close above **$64,000**. Wednesday's open candle (still forming) has already pushed through Tuesday's high, printing **$64,757** before easing back. The last trade near **$64,499** around **15:22 UTC** is description of an unfinished session, not a settled close. Ethereum moved less dramatically: ETH/USDT settled Tuesday at **$1,869.73** after Monday's **$1,860.45**, and as of the same Wednesday window traded near **$1,876**. The lead instrument today remains the ETF line and the Bitcoin settle, not the ETH/BTC cross. ## Chart: price steps up, mood still cold The series pairs settled daily closes (and Wednesday's still-forming candle) with the [Crypto Fear & Greed Index](https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/). Price rebuilt from Friday's step down through the weekend and then cleared **$64K** on Tuesday's close. The mood gauge barely moved. *BTC price vs the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, July 29–August 5. The August 5 point is an intraday read as of ~15:22 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/).* ## Fear still, and a small product exits The composite printed **25** (Extreme Fear) on **August 4** even as creations ran **$211.5 million**, then ticked only to **27** (Fear) on **August 5**. Two strong flow days did not thaw the gauge. Fear & Greed lags volatility, volume, social chatter, and surveys; it can sit cold while authorized participants create shares. Treat the gap as information, not a puzzle that needs forcing shut. On the product side, the complex is also shedding its smallest U.S. spot wrapper. [Hashdex announced](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/03/3337650/0/en/hashdex-announces-closure-of-hashdex-bitcoin-etf.html) it will close and liquidate the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF (NYSE Arca: **DEFI**), which held about **$14.7 million** of assets as of **July 30**. Last trading day on NYSE Arca is **August 17**, with a cash liquidating distribution expected around **August 28**. That is a scale story, not a demand story for the whole complex: DEFI never gained traction while IBIT absorbed the bulk of this week's creations. Flows concentrating in the largest fund and the smallest fund winding down can sit in the same week without contradicting each other. ## Takeaway Keep three numbers in separate columns: **+$211.5 million** of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF net creations on **August 4**, a Tuesday spot settle of **$64,103**, and Fear & Greed still near **27**. Add Monday's **+$170.1 million** and you have two consecutive creation days that more than reverse Friday's flush in dollar terms, with IBIT still doing most of the work. Description only — not a recommendation. Read the print as two sessions of primary-market demand and a spot close that finally stepped higher, not a verdict on the rest of 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/2026-08-05-etf-inflow-211m-aug-4-btc-64100/. Free to read and cite with attribution to ptycoin.com. AI-usage terms: https://ptycoin.com/en/ai-usage/