U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in $337.56 million on Aug. 24, a seventh consecutive day of net inflows, per SoSoValue data. Ether funds added $115.57 million and every listed asset drew money, with Solana funds up $33.49 million and XRP $13.82 million.The streak is the part that matters. Last week's breakout past $69,000 leaned partly on a $3 billion short squeeze, forced buying that can't repeat once the shorts are gone. Seven days of ETF inflows totaling more than $2.5 billion is the spot demand that outlasts a squeeze, the evidence that institutions are chasing the move rather than just short-sellers covering it.Bitcoin ETF assets have climbed to $98.56 billion from $78.67 billion a week earlier, tracking both the inflows and the price. Whether the buying holds is the open question now that bitcoin has topped $80,000 and analysts are flagging overbought conditions. A flat or negative print this week would test the durability read, while another day of inflows at this pace would settle it.