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Spot Bitcoin ETFs faced a historic $812.25 million in net outflows on August 1, 2025, the second-largest single-day exodus, slashing cumulative net gains to $54.18 billion, per SoSoValue. Total assets under management (AUM) dropped to $146.48 billion, or 6.46% of Bitcoin’s market cap. Fidelity’s FBTC led with $331.42 million in redemptions, followed by ARK Invest’s ARKB at $327.93 million and Grayscale’s GBTC at $66.79 million. BlackRock’s IBIT saw a modest $2.58 million loss. Despite the outflows, trading volume hit $6.13 billion, with IBIT contributing $4.54 billion, signaling sustained institutional interest.
Concurrently, spot Ether ETFs ended a 20-day inflow streak, recording $152.26 million in net outflows. Their AUM now stands at $20.11 billion, or 4.7% of Ethereum’s market cap. Grayscale’s ETHE saw $47.68 million in redemptions, Bitwise’s ETHW $40.30 million, and Fidelity’s FETH $6.17 million, while BlackRock’s ETHA held steady at $10.71 billion. Trading volume reached $2.26 billion, with ETHE contributing $289 million. Earlier, Ether ETFs saw record inflows of $726.74 million on July 16, driven by institutional demand, with firms like BitMine ($2 billion in ETH) and Ether Machine (15,000 ETH) boosting corporate holdings to 2.73 million ETH (Strategic Ether Reserves).
Bloomberg analysts now peg a 95% chance for SEC approval of spot Solana, XRP, and Litecoin ETFs in 2025, up from 90%, with a crypto index ETF possibly launching this week. Meanwhile, institutional Bitcoin adoption grows, with Genius Group doubling its holdings to 200 BTC, aiming for a 10,000-BTC treasury.
