Ethereum Wins Big as Crypto Investment Products Chart Record Inflows

ccn.comPublished on 2025-07-07Last updated on 2025-07-28

Key Takeaways
  • U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs command $20.66 billion in ETH, or 4.64% of its market cap.
  • Bitcoin investment product inflows have cooled off considerably since reaching $122,000.
  • ETH is trading up 60% at $3,878 in the past month.

As Bitcoin (BTC) cools off from its bullish rally above $120,000, crypto investors are turning their attention to Ethereum (ETH) and altcoin investment products.

Last week, ETH-focused investment products saw record-breaking inflows, outpacing Bitcoin and signaling growing institutional confidence in the world’s second-largest crypto asset.

Altcoins Shine

Crypto investment products have relished Bitcoin’s bullish uptick over the past month, granting altcoins like Ethereum and others the chance to enjoy some long-overdue gains themselves.

According to the latest CoinShares report , crypto investments captured $1.9 billion in inflows last week, raising month-to-date inflows to a record-breaking $11.2 billion.

This is far above the previous record of $7.6 billion, which occurred in December 2024.

Ethereum (ETH) took the lead with $1.59 billion, its second-largest weekly inflows on record. Inflows to ETH have been substantial in 2025, with year-to-date (YTD) inflows now above 2024 at $7.9 billion.

Bitcoin underperformed ETH, posting outflows of $175 million.

Altcoins also relished in sturdy gains, with Solana (SOL) products gaining $311 million, and Ripple (XRP) pulling $189 million. Notably, Sui (SUI) captured $8 million.

Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) posted minor outflows.

Regionally, the U.S. saw the strongest inflows with $2 billion, which largely went into spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Germany also saw solid inflows, garnering $70 million.

Hong Kong posted outflows of $160 million, followed by Canada with $84.3 million, and Brazil, which posted $23.2 million in outflows.

Ethereum ETFs

As per SoSoValue, Ethereum ETFs ended last week with $452.72 million in daily net inflows, raising weekly totals to $1.85 billion.

It marks their eleventh consecutive week of inflows, which have captured roughly $6.36 billion since mid-May.

Ethereum ETF daily inflows/outflows.
Ethereum ETF flows. | Source: SoSoValue.

Ethereum funds massively outperformed their Bitcoin counterparts in daily and weekly inflows last week, which has given markets a notable boost as investors increasingly turn to ETH and altcoins for their long-term investments.

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