Ether ETFs take $162.2M for a third straight inflow day
By Satoshi’s Wire
September 23, 2026
U.S. spot Ether ETFs took in $162.2 million in net inflows on September 22, a third straight positive session after Monday’s roughly $270 million haul, according to Farside Investors data carried by BloomingBit and FinanceFeeds on September 23. BlackRock’s ETHA led with $88.1 million, followed by Fidelity’s FETH at $33.6 million, Grayscale’s Ethereum Mini Trust at $27.3 million, Grayscale’s ETHE at $10.4 million, and BlackRock’s staking-enabled ETHB at $2.8 million. No Ether ETF recorded a net outflow.
Two-day Ether product totals near $432.2 million lift cumulative net inflows to about $13.71 billion in the FinanceFeeds Farside cut. That follow-through matters for desks that already filed Monday’s ETHA-led $270 million session: Tuesday’s print is smaller in dollars but keeps the streak alive with every reporting Ether fund flat-to-positive on net flow.
Cross-crypto context for the same U.S. session: Bitcoin ETFs absorbed about $714.7 million (already wrapped on 8bitcrypto’s two-day ~$1.7 billion BTC file), and Solana ETFs took about $28.9 million, led by Bitwise’s BSOL at $26.4 million, with Fidelity’s FSOL near $700,000 and Grayscale’s GSOL near $1.8 million. Combined BTC+ETH+SOL ETF net inflows for September 21–22 sit near $2.20 billion in the same Farside wrap—broad institutional bid rather than an Ether-only story.
Bitcoin fund detail for scale only: IBIT ~$350.3 million, FBTC ~$257.4 million, Morgan Stanley’s MSBT ~$99 million (largest day since launch in that report), with the rest flat and no BTC ETF outflows on September 22. Cumulative BTC ETF net inflows near $56.94 billion. Attribute those as session backdrop; today’s unused lead is the Ether third-day $162.2 million print.
Why NFT collectors still open this Ape Index wire: Ethereum remains the settlement rail for CryptoPunks, SuperRare 1/1s, and most blue-chip secondary. Sustained ETH ETF absorption loosens bid currency without guaranteeing floor clears—keep secondary NFT sales volume separate from ETF net inflows. A third green Ether session beside the larger BTC binge is a risk-on tell for whether collectors keep lifting ETH-denominated asks into the Orange County afternoon.
What to cite cleanly: Farside Investors via BloomingBit/FinanceFeeds; September 22 U.S. session; Ether ETF net inflows $162.2 million; third consecutive inflow day; ETHA $88.1 million; FETH $33.6 million; Mini Trust $27.3 million; ETHE $10.4 million; ETHB $2.8 million; zero Ether ETF outflows; two-day Ether ~$432.2 million; cumulative Ether inflows ~$13.71 billion; same-day BTC ~$714.7 million and SOL ~$28.9 million as context. What not to invent: that ETH ETF dollars flowed into any specific NFT collection, or that Monday’s $270 million day automatically repeats Wednesday.
Collector reading tip: watch whether Wednesday’s Farside print keeps Ether products above $100 million net, whether ETHA remains the plurality buyer, and whether staking-enabled ETHB stays a rounding-error add or scales. For Orange County desks sizing ETH bids against Punks and SuperRare auctions already live today, refresh Farside before treating Tuesday’s $162.2 million as a multi-day trend—and keep it on the same tape as BTC’s larger dollar sessions rather than as a standalone NFT catalyst. The earlier-September redemption stretch FinanceFeeds flagged for Bitcoin funds (heavy outflows around September 15–16 before the rebound) is a reminder that one green week does not erase flow volatility; Ether products can flip just as fast if risk appetite cools.
Separate the instruments carefully for collectors: ETF net inflows are wrapper demand for ETH exposure; CryptoSlam secondary sales are NFT trade dollars; SuperRare auction hammers are primary 1/1 clears. Tuesday’s Ether ETF print supports the first bucket and only loosely informs the other two. If ETH spot softens while ETF flows stay green, that divergence itself becomes the next desk note—do not invent it until Farside and spot vendors print it.
Bottom line: On September 22, U.S. spot Ether ETFs printed $162.2 million in net inflows for a third straight day—ETHA leading at $88.1 million—an unused Ape Index follow-through beside Monday’s larger Ether haul and the still-heavier Bitcoin ETF binge.
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