#ETHInstitutionalFlows Week ending August 17, 2025: Ethereum-based investment products captured a staggering $2.87 billion, accounting for roughly 77% of the $3.75 billion total crypto fund inflows—marking the fourth-largest weekly gain on record. This helped push total crypto assets under management (AuM) to $244 billion .

Year-to-date (2025): Institutional inflows into Ethereum now exceed $11 billion, outpacing Bitcoin on a proportional basis and signaling ETH’s growing role as a core institutional asset

Over the past six weeks, inflows into Ethereum ETFs have surpassed the total recorded in all of 2024, illustrating a remarkable acceleration in institutional interest .

In the most recent week, BlackRock’s ETH ETF (ETHA) alone received over $2.3 billion, contributing significantly toward ETH’s year-to-date total .

July 2025 saw record-breaking inflows of approximately $5.43 billion into Ethereum ETFs—the strongest month ever for institutional demand .

Insights & Implications

Growing institutional conviction: The consistent and sizable inflows reflect deepening institutional conviction in Ethereum's long-term value, stemming from its staking ecosystem, sophisticated custody solutions, and programmable utility.

Supply squeeze dynamics: Institutional accumulation via ETFs, combined with an expanding portion of ETH locked in staking, is tightening available supply—creating a supportive backdrop for price resilience and rally potential .

Shift from Bitcoin dominance: Institutional interest is increasingly tilting toward Ethereum. In the recent inflow period, Bitcoin ETFs drew just $522 million, while Ethereum products captured the lion’s share .

Corporate balance sheet exposure: Small public firms are also adding ETH to their treasuries. As of mid-2025, corporate treasuries held approximately 966,304 ETH (about $3.5 billion)—a dramatic increase from under 116,000 ETH at the end of 2024 .

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