Last updated on August 26th, 2024 at 12:44 pm
On Friday, August 23, Fidelity emerged as the leader in Ethereum inflows, surpassing BlackRock, according to data released by the analytics account @lookonchain on the X social media network. The numbers also show an apparent change in the pace and character of the spot Ethereum ETF market, while Grayscale faced net redemptions.
The Ethereum Trust of Grayscale faced massive redemptions of 11,885 ETH, and roughly $31.61 million was recalled from the fund. This took the net outflow for nine spot Ethereum ETFs to negative territory, equal to 4,972 ETH. Still, the Grayscale Ethereum Trust remains to control 1,830,266 ETH, which cost nearly $5 billion. Nevertheless, they are not an isolated case for Grayscale, which reported a total net outflow of 61,901 ETH in the past week.
Source: Lookonchain
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Fidelity Takes the Lead in ETH Inflows
In the midst of a predominantly negative net flow, the Ethereum Fund offered by Fidelity attracted a massive 5,500 ETH on Friday. During this week, Fidelity has all the opportunity to buy as many ETH as it can, and it was able to pump up its ETH holdings by 11,250 ETH, which makes Fidelity the most successful ETF in terms of inflows for the current week. Through this buying pressure of assets into the Fidelity Ethereum Fund, it can be inferred that investors are more inclined and optimistic about the firm.
On the other hand, BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust witnessed no inflows, placing it at a standstill in market position. Other ETH ETFs were hit and miss – mostly miss – with the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust and Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF. The minor outflow was not for Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust, which received 1,602 fresh ETHs in its kitty. In contrast, quite a measly outflow of 189 ETH was witnessed for the Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF.
The last numbers show that the Cryptocurrency market remains highly unpredictable and that the ETF providers continue to fight for their market share. As the investment in cryptos grows, Fidelity’s capacity to attract large inflows puts it in an excellent position to compete in the Ethereum ETF niche as Grayscale struggles to dominate the area.
The above flows are relatively connected to the evolution of the Ethereum ETF and can show market trends responded to by investors following the dynamics of continuously changing trends.
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Maxwell Mutuma
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