Bitcoin has been on the road to recovery after a price slump to around $53,000 - and spot BTC ETFs have been recording significant inflows.
ETFs in the U.S. currently hold 900,000 Bitcoins, representing 4.3% of the total Bitcoin supply, according to Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store.
With assets totaling around $60 billion, these ETFs control about 5% of Bitcoin’s market value, which is presently $1.3 trillion. Since their introduction in January, Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $17 billion in net inflows.
Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted the significance of these figures, noting that Bitcoin ETFs saw $17 billion in net flows since the year’s start, independent of Bitcoin’s price rise. This reflects genuine demand and adoption, devoid of false data.
In related developments, prominent U.S. ETF issuers, including BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, and Bitwise, revealed fee structures for upcoming spot Ethereum ETFs.
Most issuers, like BlackRock, set fees at 0.25%, while Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust fee is notably higher at 2.5%. Grayscale also plans to launch a Mini Ethereum ETF with an additional 0.15% fee.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has authorized BlackRock to offer options trading on spot Bitcoin ETFs, marking a key milestone in expanding crypto investment products.
Crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe suggested that the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points could positively influence the crypto market.
Recent data from CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju reveals a dramatic 75% reduction in net short positions for CME Bitcoin futures over the last five months.
A Bitcoin miner wallet, inactive for 15.7 years, recently came to life, transferring 50 BTC—valued at approximately $3.05 million—into another wallet.