Bitcoin Up 43.1% In Q3 2026, Best Quarterly Performance Since 2024

Source: coinpedia2026/09/30 12:03
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Bitcoin's 43.1% Q3 2026 gain marks its strongest quarter since Q4 2024, but the more substantive shift is in ETF flow direction: year-to-date flows swung from $5.0 billion in net outflows at the end of July to $1.0 billion in net inflows, with $2.4 billion arriving in the week ending September 25 alone. The article attributes the August 19 onward surge of 29.8% to the US Treasury's announcement of increased buybacks of long-dated Treasuries, a macro liquidity signal rather than a crypto-native catalyst, so the causal link remains the source's framing rather than a confirmed mechanism. Watch whether weekly ETF inflows persist after the largest intake since October 2025, whether Treasury buyback operations continue at the announced pace, and whether the quarter's gains hold into Q4 given how concentrated the move has been in a roughly five-week window.

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Bitcoin is up 43.1% so far in Q3 2026, on track for its best quarterly performance since Q4 2024 and its third-best quarterly gain since US spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading in January 2024. Since August 19 alone, Bitcoin has surged 29.8%, coinciding with the US Treasury’s announcement that it would increase buybacks of long-dated Treasuries. US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $2.4 billion in inflows for the week ending September 25, their largest weekly intake since October 2025. Year-to-date inflows now stand at $1.0 billion, a sharp reversal from $5.0 billion in total outflows recorded at the end of July.

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