{"id":12474,"date":"2026-08-27T19:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12474"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:12:15","slug":"bitcoin-and-gold-etfs-just-pulled-a-record-7-billion-inflow-in-5-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12474","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin and gold ETFs just pulled a record $7 billion inflow in 5 days"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gold and Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew roughly $7 billion over five US trading sessions, a record combined haul that puts both assets at the center of a renewed investor push for protection against currency weakness and mounting fiscal pressure.<\/p>\n

About $3.4 billion of this capital went into SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) while BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) attracted roughly $1.5 billion. GLD manages more than $150 billion in assets, while IBIT holds around $60 billion, making each the dominant institutional access point in its respective market.<\/p>\n

Together, the two funds accounted for about 70% of the combined \u201cdebasement trade\u201d inflow, showing how strongly the move was concentrated in the largest vehicles.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas said the five-day total was easily a record for the pair, with both GLD and IBIT ranking among the 10 biggest US ETFs by weekly inflows. He also noted that IBIT\u2019s year-to-date flows had returned to positive territory after recovering from an earlier deficit.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 US ETFs by Weekly Flow (Source: Bloomberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The surge came as both assets climbed sharply. Bitcoin broke above $80,000, while gold traded above $4,600 an ounce, extending a move that has increasingly linked the two through the same scarcity narrative.<\/p>\n

Fiscal pressure revives demand for hard assets<\/h2>\n

The synchronized buying accelerated as investors focused on US debt, Treasury-market strains and a softer dollar.<\/p>\n

Treasury\u2019s Aug. 19 decision to at least double the maximum size of liquidity-support buybacks for longer-dated securities to $4 billion per operation added to that backdrop. The change helped pull long-term yields lower initially and came with U.S. public debt already above $40 trillion.<\/p>\n

That combination has revived the so-called debasement trade, where investors seek assets with constrained supply as protection against the possibility that persistent deficits and currency expansion erode purchasing power.<\/p>\n

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the attraction partly reflects how traditional portfolios remain fully denominated in fiat money.<\/p>\n

\u201cA 60\/40 portfolio is 100% exposed to fiat currency,\u201d Hougan said, arguing that investors are increasingly looking for a modest source of diversification as fiscal uncertainty rises.<\/p>\n