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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF sees best day in over a year

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Bitcoin's price is near $82K, and ETF inflows did slow from $527M on Monday to $23M on Tuesday before rebounding to $528M on Wednesday. Oil is around $110, but the post's framing of a "trap" is opinion, not fact.

Bitcoin was near $81.5K, and there was a tech rout weighing on markets, but the claim of Bitcoin ETF selling returning was contradicted by data showing ETF inflows of $527M on Monday and strong inflows for the week. Oil was near $110.

BlackRock's IBIT did see a $665M daily inflow reported on Monday, its strongest in over a year, not $664M. The claim that it was the strongest since October 2025 is not supported—sources say it was the strongest in more than a year (which would be before October 2025). This is an opinionated personal statement comparing a person named Talarico to spam and Bitcoin. It makes no factual claim about Bitcoin itself. This is a promotional post with hashtags linking to a Substack article. It makes no specific factual claim about Bitcoin or markets. This is a donation solicitation post with Bitcoin and Lightning addresses. It makes no factual claim about Bitcoin. This is a donation solicitation post promoting a raffle and providing Bitcoin addresses. It makes no factual claim about Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin's price is near $82K, and ETF inflows did slow from $527M on Monday to $23M on Tuesday before rebounding to $528M on Wednesday. Oil is around $110, but the post's framing of a "trap" is opinion, not fact.

Morning all 🚨 CRYPTO MARKET ALERT! BITCOIN IS RECOVERING — BUT THERE’S A CATCH! 👀 ₿ $BTC: ~$82.8K ⚡ $XRP: ~$1.33 Bitcoin ETF inflows have slowed from $527M to just $23M! Meanwhile, oil is back above $110. Is this a REAL recovery or another trap? Here’s what traders

Original post · 2bit Crypto 📌 (@2bitcrypto_YT)

[fxstreet.com](https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/crypto-today-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-fall-despite-net-etf-inflows-202610221054)

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Bitcoin was near $81.5K, and there was a tech rout weighing on markets, but the claim of Bitcoin ETF selling returning was contradicted by data showing ETF inflows of $527M on Monday and strong inflows for the week. Oil was near $110.

🚨 CRYPTO MARKET ALERT! IS ANOTHER WEEKEND SHAKEOUT COMING? 👀 ₿ $BTC: ~$81.5K ⚡ $XRP: ~$1.31 The Nasdaq just suffered its worst week since June. Oil is approaching $110. And Bitcoin ETF selling has returned. Here’s what traders need to watch 🧵👇 #Bitcoin #Crypto

Original post · 2bit Crypto 📌 (@2bitcrypto_YT)

[theleveragewire.com](https://www.theleveragewire.com/article/crypto-prices-slip-as-oil-rises-and-equity-weakness-spreads)

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BlackRock's IBIT did see a $665M daily inflow reported on Monday, its strongest in over a year, not $664M. The claim that it was the strongest since October 2025 is not supported—sources say it was the strongest in more than a year (which would be before October 2025). This is an opinionated personal statement comparing a person named Talarico to spam and Bitcoin. It makes no factual claim about Bitcoin itself. This is a promotional post with hashtags linking to a Substack article. It makes no specific factual claim about Bitcoin or markets. This is a donation solicitation post with Bitcoin and Lightning addresses. It makes no factual claim about Bitcoin. This is a donation solicitation post promoting a raffle and providing Bitcoin addresses. It makes no factual claim about Bitcoin.

🚨BREAKING: BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF ($IBIT) reportedly attracted $664 million in a single day, its strongest daily inflow since October 2025. Nowadays, investors are putting significant money into a Bitcoin ETF managed by BlackRock. We all know when money flows into a spot h

Original post · Gwaendy Jn Baptiste (@gwaendy_7)

[theleveragewire.com](https://www.theleveragewire.com/article/crypto-prices-slip-as-oil-rises-and-equity-weakness-spreads) POST bsky:at://did:plc:j4ot6uzegham4n

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ABlackRock's Bitcoin ETF just had its best day in over a year, and suddenly half of crypto Twitter is screaming 'trap.'
BBecause that's what crypto Twitter does. It screams.
AFair. But let's look at the actual numbers. IBIT pulled in roughly six hundred sixty-five million dollars in a single day.
BThat's real money. That's institutions saying yes, not retail panicking.
ARight. But then you've got 2bit Crypto posting that ETF inflows slowed from five hundred twenty-seven million to just twenty-three million.
BTwenty-three million? That's cherry-picking one day.
AIt is. Tuesday was slow. Wednesday bounced right back to over five hundred million.
BSo the 'catch' they're warning about is just... normal volatility?
APretty much. Bitcoin's hovering around eighty-two, eighty-three thousand. Oil above one ten. The Nasdaq had a rough week.
BAnd that's the real story. This recovery isn't a trap. It's crypto following equities, which are following oil.
ABut here's where I push back. When everyone's screaming 'trap,' there's usually a reason.
BWhat reason? The data doesn't support it.
AThe reason is leverage. Weekend shakeouts have been brutal this year.
BOh, come on. That's pattern-matching, not analysis.
AIt's history! Every time Bitcoin looks strong into a Friday, Sunday hits and the funding rate resets.
BAnd every time someone predicts a crash, Monday proves them wrong. Like this week.
AFair point. But I'm not calling a crash. I'm saying the fear isn't irrational.
BIt's not irrational, but it's manufactured by accounts that need engagement.
ASpeaking of engagement... Switzerland rumor alert.
BBlockbuzz Hunter posted that Switzerland approved its first retail spot Bitcoin ETF. Big if true.
ABig if. Nobody reliable has confirmed it. The account says it, but I can't find a single regulatory filing or news outlet reporting it.
BSo we're treating this as a rumor?
AWe're treating it as unverified. A Telegram channel claimed it. That's it.
BAnd if it's true, it matters. Switzerland is where a lot of European crypto regulation gets tested.
AIf it's true. But my instinct says this one's a nothingburger until we see an official statement.
BYour instinct is usually buying one day late.
AThat's fair. And wrong. But fair.
BMeanwhile, there's this Bluesky post. Someone says the name 'Talarico' is synonymous with spam and financial grift.
AAnd they say his last name might as well be Bitcoin. That's... a take.
BLook, I get the joke. Crypto has grifters. But using Bitcoin as a synonym for spam is lazy.
ALazy maybe, but it tells you how a lot of people feel after the last cycle.
BA lot of people felt that way about the internet in 2001. Then it built everything.
AAnd a lot of dot-coms went to zero. Both things are true.
BHere's something we can actually use. BlackRock inflows were their strongest in more than a year.
ANot since October 2025, like one post claims. That's wrong. The source says it's the best day in over a year.
BWhich is still significant. It means the big money isn't running from Bitcoin. It's waiting.
ABut oil at one ten is a tax on everything. Every company that ships goods, every airline, every factory.
BAnd that's what's actually driving the Nasdaq pain. Not some crypto-specific collapse.
ARight. So when 2bit Crypto says 'watch the weekend,' I'd say watch Monday's oil open instead.
BWatch oil, watch the Treasury market, and ignore most of the crypto alerts.
AMarket Open is next. The stock market's still digesting the tech rout from this week.
BAnd whether Bitcoin can hold above eighty while the macro picture stays messy, that's the question we'll be watching.

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