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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds slipped back into negative territory on Tuesday, snapping a brief run of strong inflows that had marked the opening days of 2026.

U.S. ETFs have recorded approximately $1.2 billion in net inflows across the first two trading days of 2026, coinciding with bitcoin BTC $92,095.25 rising nearly 7% from $87,000 at the start of the year to slightly under $94,000.

Spot bitcoin exchange traded funds noted their largest outflows on record during the months of November and December. Learn more here.

The Supreme Court has issued its first ruling that Bitcoin owned by individuals and held in virtual asset exchanges like Upbit and Bithumb is subject to seizure under the Criminal Procedure Act. Legal circles anticipate that this ruling,

Analysts called the outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs a temporary repositioning rather than a structural shift in sentiment.

In fact, what happened was that on Dec. 24, the BTC/ USD1 trading pair on the world's largest crypto trading exchange, Binance , displayed the Bitcoin price of $24,111 for a few seconds before snapping back to the $87,000 level.

US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs kicked off the new year with strong net inflows of $471.3 million and $174.5 million, respectively.

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