{"id":415420,"date":"2025-12-28T20:52:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/the-year-in-crypto-etfs-2025-bitcoin-ethereum-thrive-as-xrp-and-more-join-the-party-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T21:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:37:04","slug":"the-year-in-crypto-etfs-2025-bitcoin-ethereum-thrive-as-xrp-and-more-join-the-party-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/the-year-in-crypto-etfs-2025-bitcoin-ethereum-thrive-as-xrp-and-more-join-the-party-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year in Crypto ETFs 2025: Bitcoin, Ethereum Thrive as XRP and More Join the Party &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;overflow:visible;font-size:1.2em;line-height:1.58\">\n<div class=\"pt-8 pb-10 border-t border-b border-decryptGridline \">\n<h4 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-4 bNRGqr gg-dark:text-white\" color=\"#333\">In brief<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs continued generating inflows this year.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">Access broadened to products tracking XRP, Solana, and beyond.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">The SEC focused on listing standards and staking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This year, exchange-traded funds opened several doors to crypto on Wall Street, as the SEC forged a fresh approach to the products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Although asset managers had previously <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/298017\/year-in-crypto-2024-bitcoin-ethereum-etfs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">fought tooth and nail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to offer products tracking <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-bitcoin-four-minute-instant-guide-explainer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Bitcoin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-ethereum-quickly-explained-four-minute-guide\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Ethereum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u2019s spot price, many foresaw opportunities in 2025, as the regulatory environment started to shift with President Donald Trump\u2019s return to power in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As of Dec. 15, spot Bitcoin ETFs had generated $57.7 billion in net inflows since their historic debut in January 2024, according to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/farside.co.uk\/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Farside Investors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. That represented a 59% increase compared to $36.2 billion at the start of this year. But inflows weren\u2019t consistent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0\" src=\"https:\/\/myriad.markets\/embed\/market\/bitcoin-s-next-move-pump-to-100k-or-dump-to-69k\" width=\"100%\" height=\"415px\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Investors poured $1.2 billion into spot Bitcoin ETFs on Oct. 6, for example, as the asset approached an all-time high above $126,000, according to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/bitcoin-etf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">CoinGlass<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. As Bitcoin\u2019s price slipped below the $90,000 mark on Nov. 11, a few weeks later, investors yanked $900 million from the funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Still, that was only the second worst day for spot Bitcoin ETFs on record: As Bitcoin plunged in February on fears related to trade and inflation, the products <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/307890\/bitcoin-etfs-worst-day-ever\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">posted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> $1 billion in outflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Since their debut last July, spot Ethereum ETFs had generated $12.6 billion in net inflows, as of Dec. 15, according to CoinGlass. As the cryptocurrency surged toward an all-time high of nearly $4,950 in August, the products generated $1 billion in inflows on a single day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">With signs of growing adoption among financial institutions, those products largely operated in the background, as onlookers focused on the prospect of more ETFs that could potentially boost digital asset prices, or expand access to new investors. Yet some are relatively focused on ETFs tracking multiple cryptocurrencies at once, as products ideal for institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-2 bmropA gg-dark:text-white scene:font-itc-avant-garde-gothic-pro scene:font-light\" style=\"margin-top:2em;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #dfe2e4\" color=\"#333\">Make it generic<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">When the SEC <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/340094\/sec-clears-path-waves-of-crypto-etfs-new-listing-standards\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">approved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> generic listing standards for commodity-based trusts in September, the regulator moved to address anticipation that had been building for months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The stack of applications for ETFs covering a wide range of digital assets had grown thick on its desk, with approvals hinging on an answer that the SEC\u2019s previous leadership had danced around for years: When should a digital asset be treated a commodity?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Instead of being forced to make case-by-case decisions about the eligibility of various cryptocurrencies, from <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/dogecoin-crypto-cryptocurrency-guide-how-to-buy-doge\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Dogecoin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-trump-donald-trumps-official-solana-meme-coin\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">president\u2019s meme coin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, the SEC instead outlined criteria for exchanges that made digital assets fit for commodity-based trusts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Among the most important factors, the standards require digital assets underlying ETFs to trade on <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/303954\/sec-regulatory-rubicon-xrp-dogecoin-solana-etfs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">surveilled markets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, have a six-month history of futures trading, or already back an exchange-traded fund with significant exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">That meant that at least a dozen cryptocurrencies were instantly \u201cgood to go,\u201d Bloomberg Intelligence Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Decrypt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in September. From his perspective, he described the move as expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The approval of generic listing standards is set to greatly expand the number of products that investors have access to, but asset managers are still waiting for answers on at least 126 ETFs, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Research Analyst James Seyffart recently <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JSeyff\/status\/1999142118049132940?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> on X.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Those applications focus on tokens from up-and-coming decentralized finance projects like the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-hyperliquid-decentralized-exchange-blockchain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hyperliquid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, as well as relatively novel meme coins, including Mog.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-2 bmropA gg-dark:text-white scene:font-itc-avant-garde-gothic-pro scene:font-light\" style=\"margin-top:2em;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #dfe2e4\" color=\"#333\">XRP and Solana<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">First there was Bitcoin, then there was Ethereum. Now, investors in the U.S. have access to ETFs tracking the spot price of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/xrp\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">XRP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-solana-a-scalable-decentralized-network-for-dapps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Solana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, among a handful of others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As the fifth- and seventh-largest digital assets by market capitalization, respectively, XRP and Solana both faced <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/308673\/trumps-crypto-picks-face-reality-xrp-ada-hold-gains-as-majors-slide\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">regulatory headwinds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> under the Biden administration, which dissipated on the road to becoming underlying assets for a number of products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Last year\u2019s debut of spot Bitcoin ETFs unleashed a wave of demand that buoyed the asset\u2019s price to new highs. While the same can\u2019t be said for the smaller cryptocurrencies yet, products dedicated purely to XRP and Solana still generated notable activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019ve had the effect on the price that maybe people hoped for, but I do think, idiosyncratically, they have been huge successes and a validation of investor appetite beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum,\u201d Bitwise Senior Investment Strategist Juan Leon told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Decrypt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Leon said the debut of ETFs for Solana and XRP came in November at a \u201cdisadvantageous time,\u201d with macroeconomic conditions driving digital-asset prices lower in recent months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Still, spot Solana ETFs have generated $92 million in net inflows since launch, as of Dec. 15, according to CoinGlass. Spot XRP ETFs, which debuted the same month, have generated roughly $883 million in net inflows since they began trading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The debut of Solana ETFs was notable for another reason: They were among the first ETFs to share a portion of their rewards from <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=site%3Adecrypt.co+what+is+staking&#038;oq=site%3Adecrypt.co+what+is+staking&#038;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgYIARBFGEAyBggCEEUYOtIBCDUxMTRqMGo0qAIAsAIA&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">staking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> with investors, a development <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/348044\/ethereum-solana-etfs-green-light-staking-us-treasury-irs-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">bolstered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by new guidance last month from the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">BlackRock, the world\u2019s largest asset manager, was among financial giants that have thus far passed up the opportunity to expand their set of crypto-focused products to additional assets, but Leon noted that XRP and Solana\u2019s communities may not need them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWhat we\u2019ve seen with the ETF so far shows that these communities are much more engaged and stronger and larger than maybe many people thought,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think that bodes well for both ecosystems going into 2026.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Net inflows for spot Dogecoin ETFs stood at $2 million as of Dec. 15, according to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/us-doge-spot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">SoSoValue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-2 bmropA gg-dark:text-white scene:font-itc-avant-garde-gothic-pro scene:font-light\" style=\"margin-top:2em;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #dfe2e4\" color=\"#333\">Index wars?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In 2025, individual investors and hedge funds were among the most likely groups to hold spot crypto ETFs, but that dynamic may start shifting materially soon, according to Gerry O\u2019Shea, head of global market insights at Hashdex Asset Management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Decrypt <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">that many advisors and professional investors are still in the process of due diligence for ETFs that track cryptocurrencies, but he has a sense that they could start thinking seriously about allocations to the asset class soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Then again, Vanguard <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/350558\/vanguard-allow-trading-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-etf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">signaled<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> earlier this month that it would let its 50 million customers trade some spot crypto ETFs on its brokerage platform. Bank of America, meanwhile, put its <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/350653\/bank-america-endorses-4-allocation-wealth-management-portfolios-crypto-report\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">stamp of approval<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> on modest crypto allocations for private wealth clients starting next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cA year ago or so, there was a lot of regulatory uncertainty, and they weren&#8217;t really ready to dip their toes into the space\u201d he said. \u201cAnd now the questions aren\u2019t really whether or not they should get exposure. It&#8217;s how they should get exposure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In that sense, O\u2019Shea believes ETFs that track an index of digital assets will become a bigger part of the conversation next year. Many professional investors appreciate how those funds\u2019 holdings shift over time, giving them relative peace of mind, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cThey can make an allocation to an index ETF and get broad exposure to the growth potential of the market without having to have all that sort of detailed knowledge,\u201d O\u2019Shea explained. \u201cThey don&#8217;t need to know everything about every one of these individual assets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In February, Hashdex was behind the first spot ETF tracking multiple digital assets in the U.S., with the debut of the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index ETF. Modeled on the Nasdaq Crypto Index, it holds Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar, as well as larger cryptocurrencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, Bitwise, 21Shares, and CoinShares have debuted similar products, although some seek exposure to digital assets through derivatives. In total, the group of index ETFs offer exposure to 19 digital assets, per <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etftrends.com\/crypto-etfs-crypto-index-etfs-quietly-emerge\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">ETF Trends<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Although some pension funds in the U.S. have purchased spot Bitcoin ETFs, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/320373\/wisconsin-pension-fund-300m-blackrock-bitcoin-etf-tariff-turmoil\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">liquidated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> $300 million in holdings around February. The move was revealed via 13F filings that large institutional investors release quarterly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Al Warda Investments <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/2075444\/000092963825004251\/xslForm13F_X02\/informationtable.xml\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">disclosed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> a $500 million position in BlackRock\u2019s spot Bitcoin ETF in November. The investment firm is tied to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment, which acts as a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Mubadala itself disclosed a position in BlackRock\u2019s product in February, which was worth $567 million, as of its latest <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1704268\/000101143825000551\/xslForm13F_X02\/informationtable.xml\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">13F filing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. Around the same time, it was <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/348838\/harvard-triples-bitcoin-position-emory-expands-btc-etf-holdings\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">revealed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that Harvard\u2019s endowment held shares in the ETF worth $433 million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Brown University and Emory University <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/317714\/brown-university-bitcoin-blackrock-etf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">also<\/span><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/news-explorer?pinned=800486&#038;title=emory-is-first-university-to-disclose-bitcoin-etf-holding\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">disclosed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> positions in spot Bitcoin ETFs this year, emerging as early adopters of the asset on an institutional level. Broadly, analysts have said the shift in investors could lead to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/343207\/blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-is-already-its-most-profitable-surpassing-older-etfs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">less volatility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> for Bitcoin and <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/336505\/bitcoin-four-year-cycle-over-why-btc-finally-break-trend\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">shallower drawdowns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt hasn&#8217;t been dramatic, but it has been notable,\u201d O\u2019Shea said, in reference to a broadening investment base. \u201cThis shift from retail to institutional is very good for the long-term sustainability of the asset class, because you do have these folks with much longer-term time horizons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4 border-b border-decryptGridline\">\n<div class=\"text-start p-8 md:py-12 md:px-12 max-w-prose relative\"><span class=\"border-t-4 border-l-4 w-4 h-4 md:border-t-[6px] md:border-l-[6px] md:w-6 md:h-6 border-decryptPurple dark:border-decryptNeon gg-dark:border-cc-pink-2 absolute top-4 left-4 md:top-6 md:left-6\"\/><span class=\"border-t-4 border-l-4 w-4 h-4 md:border-t-[6px] md:border-l-[6px] md:w-6 md:h-6 border-decryptPurple dark:border-decryptNeon gg-dark:border-cc-pink-2 absolute rotate-180 bottom-4 right-4 md:bottom-6 md:right-6\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-akzidenz-grotesk font-bold text-xl md:text-3xl md:text-center gg-dark:text-white\">Daily Debrief<!-- --> Newsletter<\/h3>\n<p>Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs continued generating inflows this year. 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