For the first time, money inflows into Ethereum ETFs surpassed those into bitcoin
The price of ether (ETH) increased by 7.5% in the last 7 days.
The BlackRock ETF reported inflows of $250 million.
Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the Ethereum cryptocurrency, had net inflows of more than $332 million in a single day, marking a record in the history of these financial instruments operating in the United States.
Furthermore, it is important to highlight that, for the first time, these products surpassed bitcoin (BTC) ETFs in net inflowswhich recorded capital flows of 320 million dollars.
According to data from SosoValue, The fund that led the entries was the iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA)managed by the financial giant BlackRock, which attracted more than $250 million.
One step below appears the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) from the Fidelity firm, which reported income of 79 million dollars, while the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (ETH) registered inflows of more than 3 million dollars. The remaining 6 ETFs had no inflows or outflows of capital flows.
Since its launch on the market, The 9 exchange-traded funds based on the digital currency of the Ethereum network accumulate more than 573 million dollars.
The good performance of the funds boosted the price of the cryptocurrency. As seen in the following graph of TradingViewin the last week it increased more than 7.5%. Currently, its price is $3,670.
As CriptoNoticias has explained, the inflows of money into spot ETFs have a direct impact on the price of ETH. Due to their operation, the companies that manage them need to have the asset in their treasuries to support their actions.
If there is demand for these instruments, Companies must go to the market to buy more ether and that causes the price of the asset to rise.