Three critical US reports arrive in 30 minutes as Bitcoin’s $2.5 billion ETF streak faces its first real test

At 8:30 a.m. ET on Aug. 26, Bitcoin’s seven-session spot ETF inflow streak faces a concentrated macro test as three U.S. reports land at the same minute.The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to publish July Personal Income and Outlays, including the PCE inflation indexes, alongside its second estimate of second-quarter GDP. The U.S. Census Bureau will release July advance durable-goods orders at the same time.Ahead of the data, CryptoSlate’s Bitcoin market data put BTC near $78,508, down about 2% over 24 hours but still up roughly 22.8% over seven days. The asset therefore enters the release window with substantial recent gains, but without evidence yet of how it will respond to a fresh move in yields or the dollar.The ETF inflow streak is measurable. Farside Investors’ daily table shows seven consecutive positive U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF sessions from Aug. 17 through Aug. 25. Adding those daily totals produces $2.5697 billion in net inflows. However, fund-flow data do not identify end investors, so the aggregate cannot establish broad institutional participation on its own.The latest session was also highly concentrated. BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for $284.4 million of th...