Bitcoin traded near $83,800–$84,000 on Friday, down about 0.3% over 24 hours but still up roughly 8% over the past week, according to CoinGecko. The price had moved above $87,000 earlier in the week before pulling back toward $84,000.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $191 million on Thursday, capping a six-day streak worth $2.8 billion. Still, Thursday's inflow was 81% lower than Monday's $999 million, which was the largest single-day Bitcoin ETF inflow of 2026 so far. For the full trading week of September 21–25, Bitcoin ETFs took in $2.39 billion, with every day posting a net inflow.
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust led all funds with $1.16 billion over five sessions. Fidelity's FBTC followed with $701.6 million, ARK 21Shares' ARKB added $294.7 million, and Morgan Stanley's MSBT brought in $203.3 million. Ether ETFs added $689.8 million over the week, while Solana ETFs drew $188.1 million, including $86.7 million on Friday alone.
Rising US Treasury yields have added pressure. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.2% on Friday, its highest level since 2007, making interest-bearing assets more attractive and pulling some demand away from Bitcoin and other risk assets.
Regulatory uncertainty is also building. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will leave the agency on October 2. She helped lead the SEC's Crypto Task Force and worked on staking, token classification, and tokenized securities rules. Her exit follows the Senate's failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. In addition, Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger is stepping down, with former leader Kristin Smith returning as interim CEO.
Outside the US, Germany proposed cryptocurrency tax reforms that could tax 50% of crypto sale proceeds when investors lack acquisition-cost records, a plan criticized by Circle executive Patrick Hansen. Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, also proposed daily dividend accruals for four of its preferred stocks, saying more frequent payments could boost liquidity and demand.
Analyst Ted, posting as @TedPillows, said Bitcoin is holding above $84,000 for now but added that a weekly close above $82,800 is needed; otherwise Bitcoin could drop to the $79,000–$80,000 range.
