BTC holds $78K as spot ETFs bleed $202M
Bitcoin holds above $78K with a small gain while spot BTC ETFs report another outflow. The regime reads risk-off and flat, yet sentiment stays in greed territory.
Market state
BTC trades at $78,169, up 0.6 % over 24 hours. Dominance is 59.5 % and the fear and greed index reads 69 (greed). The regime is classed as risk-off with a flat direction and a score of 49.4.
- BTC
- $78,169
- +0.63% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 69
- Greed
- BTC.D
- 59.5%
- Short term
- caution
Liquidations
Liquidations sit at a normal level. Over the past hour $1.4M in longs and $1.1M in shorts were liquidated. The balance shows no clear tilt to either side.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $1M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $1M
Funding extremes
Funding is moderate across the board. NEAR, NEO, ARB, UNI and CRV each carry about 11 % annualised, while WLD sits negative at -10.1 %. All extremes are flagged neutral, which usually means no strong leverage tilt.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 NEAR | +11% |
| NEO | +11% |
 ARB | +11% |
 UNI | +11% |
 CRV | +11% |
 WLD | -10.1% |
Leverage positioning
The strongest 5-minute net inflow belongs to SOL at $856K, while BTC shows an outflow of $340K. Crowd long positioning leans most on ETH at 71.6 %, SOL at 65.4 % and BTC at 53.2 %. All tracked symbols carry a NORMAL flag.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 SOL | $856K | · |
 BTC | $340K | · |
 HYPE | $243K | · |
 XRP | $156K | · |
 ETH | $16K | · |
 SUI | $15K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 53% · ETH 72% · SOL 65%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs report a net outflow of $201.9M. ETH ETFs, by contrast, saw a net inflow of $102.1M. The flows run in opposite directions.
- BTC ETF
- -$202M
- ETH ETF
- +$102M
Movers
The biggest declines were FUN at -22.6 % and VANRY at -21.4 %, both from lower tiers. On the upside ZKP rose 16.0 % and OPG 11.7 %. No new listings were recorded.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| FUN | $0.000346 | -22.6% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| ZKP | $0.0501 | +16% |
| OPG | $0.0983 | +11.7% |
| ROBO | $0.0129 | -10.8% |
| COOKIE | $0.0128 | +10.3% |
Week ahead
The calendar holds a single high-impact event. The US NFP jobs report is due on 4 September, in 4 days. No other events are listed before then.
- US NFP Jobs ReportSeptember 4, 2026HIGH
Data: the syndicate engine (Binance, Hyperliquid, Coinglass, alternative.me and other cited sources), collected at publication time. Snapshot values do not update retroactively. Educational and journalistic content, not investment advice.
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