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The Bitcoin ETF Streak Ended at $865M and Two Funds Did All the Damage
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took $865.3 million across five sessions from August 3 to 7, then gave back $144.6 million on Monday. BlackRock's IBIT lost $53.6 million and Grayscale's GBTC lost $52 million. Thirty-day net flow remains positive at $439.9 million.
Crypto ETFs Pulled In $1.1 Billion in One Week After a July With Almost Nothing
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs took roughly $1.1 billion in combined net inflows for the week ending August 7, with Bitcoin funds near $854 million and Ethereum funds at $244.9 million. Ethereum has now posted five consecutive positive weeks.
On-Chain Real World Assets Hit $36.8B and 80% of It Is One Boring Trade
Tokenized real world assets reached $36.8 billion in early August across 1.35 million holders. Tokenized US Treasuries account for roughly $15 billion, BlackRock's BUIDL holds $2.9 billion with about 40% share, and BlackRock launched two new products on August 3.
No Bitcoin ETF Has Sold a Single Coin in August and Ethereum Funds Keep Bleeding
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded zero days of net outflows so far in August 2026, with a seven-day net of plus 1,241 BTC. Ethereum funds went the other way, shedding 16,270 ETH over the same window. The divergence is now six sessions old.
41 Million ETH Is Staked and That Yield Is Deciding Where Institutions Go
Ethereum's staking ratio has climbed to 34.23%, with over 41 million ETH staked and a staking market cap above $77 billion. Staked ETH ETFs pass through roughly 2.8% to 3.5% annually, and institutions are choosing them over non-yielding Bitcoin exposure in visible size.
Bitcoin ETFs Took $170M on August 4. Ethereum Gave Back $12M. One Fund Did It All.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took $170.3 million of net inflows on August 4, reversing the $265.4 million bleed that closed July. BlackRock IBIT accounted for more than the entire category net, meaning every other issuer was redeeming. Ethereum ETFs lost $12.2 million.
Italy's Biggest Bank Cut Its Bitcoin ETF 94% and Tripled Staked Ethereum
Intesa Sanpaolo's Q2 13F shows IBIT holdings down from 646,809 to 40,723 shares, bullish BTC calls down 99.3%, a new put on 500,000 IBIT shares, and staked ETH ETF exposure nearly tripled. This is not a crypto exit. It is a rotation from price beta into yield.
Bitcoin Holds $60K as Treasury Yields Hit 19-Year High and ETFs Extend Inflow Streak
BTC stabilized above $60,000 on Aug 2, 2026 as spot ETFs added $132M across four sessions, while the 30-year Treasury yield reached 5.274% and Fed policy stayed on hold.
Bitcoin ETFs Pulled In $233M on July 30. Ethereum Got $12.8M. The Gap Is the Story.
BlackRock's IBIT alone took $183.4 million in a single session while Ethereum's entire spot ETF complex managed a fraction of that, extending a rotation pattern that has held for most of July.
BNY Is Putting $8.6 Trillion in Fund Records On a Blockchain, Keeping the Old Rails Anyway
The 242-year-old bank is quietly rebuilding the plumbing behind 7.6 million fund accounts on-chain, with BlackRock and Baillie Gifford as anchor clients.
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Bleed for a Fourth Straight Day Ahead of the FOMC Decision
US spot bitcoin ETFs shed $49.75 million on July 28, a fourth straight day of outflows, putting the category on track for the smallest monthly inflow total since the January 2024 launch.
Morgan Stanley Debuts MSSE and MSOL at 0.14 Percent, Lowest on the US Market
Morgan Stanley Investment Management listed MSSE and MSOL on NYSE Arca on July 28 at a 0.14 percent expense ratio, with staking rewards passed through to shareholders.
Russia's Biggest Bank Is Building a Crypto Exchange Before the Law Exists
Sberbank set a December 1, 2026 launch date for a full crypto trading stack including a digital depository, moving faster than the State Duma's July 21 bill that has not yet been signed into law.
Fidelity Puts Its Digital Dollar on Ethereum, Issued Through an OCC Trust Bank
Fidelity confirmed on July 25 that FIDD, its dollar-backed stablecoin, will launch on Ethereum via Fidelity Digital Assets, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, redeemable 1:1 and backed by cash and short-term Treasuries under the GENIUS Act framework.
Grayscale and Morgan Stanley file amended Solana ETF specs. The fee war starts before the product ships.
Grayscale updated its proposed Solana staking ETF with a 0.19 percent fee. Morgan Stanley amended its spot SOL ETF proposal with a 0.14 percent management fee. The pricing tells you exactly how competitive this launch window is going to be, and what it means for SOL exposure.
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