Institutional Bitcoin demand is doing something traders have not seen much of this year: getting stronger for several weeks in a row.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $986.9 million during the week ending September 4, bringing their three-week net inflow total to about $3.8 billion. That is the strongest three-week stretch of 2026, according to SoSoValue data cited by Cointelegraph.

The timing is what makes the move interesting. Bitcoin has been trading around the $80,000 area ...