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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $332.7 million in net inflows on Tuesday, outpacing their Ethereum counterparts, which saw $135.3 million in net outflows, according to data from SoSoValue.
Fidelity’s FBTC led the <a href="https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-eth-spot" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">surge</a>, attracting $132.7 million, followed by BlackRock’s IBIT with $72.8 million. Additional inflows were reported across other major issuers, including Grayscale, Ark 21Shares, Bitwise, VanEck and Invesco.
Ether (<a href="/ethereum-price" rel="noopener noreferrer">ETH</a>) ETFs posted outflows. Fidelity’s FETH accounted for the bulk of the bleed, losing $99.2 million, while Bitwise’s ETHW shed $24.2 million. Ether ETFs also saw $164 million in outflows on Friday.
The reversal came after a <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ether-etfs-13b-corporate-treasuries" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">strong August for Ethereum funds</a>, which saw $3.87 billion in inflows compared with Bitcoin (<a href="/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer">BTC</a>) ETFs’ $751 million outflows.
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<h2 id="bitcoin-s-digital-gold-narrative-regains-momentum">Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative regains momentum</h2>
The renewed surge in spot Bitcoin ETFs comes as Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative is making a comeback. “Bitcoin is once again attracting institutional flows as its digital gold narrative regains traction,” Vincent Liu, the chief investment officer at Kronos Research, told Cointelegraph.
“With gold at all-time highs, appetite for hard assets is clearly strengthening. In this environment of macro uncertainty, BTC is standing out against ETH, which appears to be entering a period of profit-taking,” he added.
Liu said this trend could continue as long as global markets remain shaky, with investors favoring Bitcoin for its perceived stability and safe-haven appeal.
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<h2 id="crypto-funds-rebound-with-2-48-billion-in-weekly-inflows">Crypto funds rebound with $2.48 billion in weekly inflows</h2>
As reported, crypto investment products rebounded last week, <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-etp-inflows-2-48b-bitcoin-ether-etf-dominance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pulling in $2.48 billion</a> in net inflows after the previous week’s $1.4 billion outflow.
August wrapped with $4.37 billion in inflows. Year-to-date inflows now stand at $35.5 billion, up 58% compared to the same timeline in 2024. Total assets under management dropped 7% week-over-week to $219 billion.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs surge, Ether funds bleed as investors flee for safety

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