Bitcoin (BTC) Price: ETFs Just Had Their Best Three Weeks of 2026 — While a Golden Cross Takes Shape

06-Sep-2026 CoinCentral

TLDR

  • US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $986.9M last week, bringing the three-week total to $3.8B
  • BlackRock’s IBIT led Friday inflows with $117.4M, about 67% of the day’s total
  • Bitcoin traded at $79,716 at time of reporting, up ~2.6% over seven days
  • Bitcoin’s 50-day EMA is closing in on the 200-day EMA, with a golden cross projected around September 11
  • Coin Bureau analyst flagged the upcoming golden cross as a historically bullish signal, though notes it is a lagging indicator

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have just posted their best three-week inflow run of 2026, pulling in $3.8 billion in total net flows. That stretch includes $986.9 million in the week ending Friday, September 5.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price
Bitcoin (BTC) Price

Total net assets across all US spot Bitcoin ETFs stood at $101.3 billion on Friday, after briefly touching $103.3 billion the day before. Cumulative net inflows reached $55.6 billion.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the pack on Friday, drawing $117.4 million. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) was the only other fund to see inflows, adding $57.2 million.

The week’s total Friday inflows came in at $174.6 million, down sharply from the $731 million recorded on Thursday.

Bitcoin briefly dipped below $79,000 on Friday before recovering to $79,716 at the time of publication. That’s still a gain of about 2.6% over the past seven days.

ETF Flows vs. Ether and XRP

Bitcoin ETF inflows rose roughly 7% week-over-week. In contrast, US spot Ether ETF inflows dropped 74% to $218.4 million, while XRP ETF inflows fell 83% to $19 million.

Both Ether and XRP ETFs remain in positive territory for the year. Ether ETFs have logged about $863 million in year-to-date net inflows and XRP ETFs have brought in around $515 million.

Year-to-date net flows for Bitcoin ETFs are still roughly $1 billion negative, despite the recent turnaround.

Golden Cross Watch

At the same time, a key technical signal is forming in Bitcoin’s price chart.

As of September 1, Bitcoin’s 50-day exponential moving average sat at $70,030, while the 200-day stood at $72,323. The gap between the two is about 3.2%.

A crossover — known as a golden cross — is projected to occur around September 11 if prices hold near current levels.

Crypto analyst account Coin Bureau posted on X that Bitcoin is “about to flash a golden cross for the first time since November 2025.” The account highlighted that the last three completed golden crosses sent Bitcoin up 50%, 45%, and 60% respectively. However, they also warned it is a lagging signal that has “sometimes reversed within weeks.”

Across 12 golden cross signals since 2012, Bitcoin averaged a 24.9% three-month gain, though results varied widely.

CryptoQuant data noted the late-August rally was driven mainly by short covering in derivatives, not fresh spot buying.

Bitcoin was trading near $77,000 on September 3, already above both moving averages.

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