Wall Street ♥ ETH

BlackRock’s Ether ETF hits 10B — and does it faster than almost any ETF in history

📌 Quick Stats

• 🧠 ETF: BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA)
• 💼 AUM: 10.5B in 1 year
• 🚀 Speed Rank: #3 fastest ETF to hit 10B
• 🆚 ETH vs BTC ETF inflows: 2.4B vs 830M in 6 days
• 📈 ETH Price: 3,630 (up 48% in a month)
• 🪙 ETH acquired by ETFs & corps: 2.8M ETH since May
• 💸 Fidelity FETH inflow: 210M in 1 day (record)

🥇 ETHA: The New Power Player

BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF just went full beast mode. In a single year, ETHA hit 10.5B in assets — making it the #3 fastest ETF in U.S. history to break that mark. Faster than most tech, faster than most energy, and closing in on BlackRock’s own Bitcoin ETF.

But here’s the kicker: Ethereum ETFs are now outpacing Bitcoin ETFs in inflows — six days in a row. This isn’t just a pump — it’s a rotation.

💼 Institutions Are Buying ETH — Hard

While Bitcoin ETFs are still soaking up headlines, ETH is quietly becoming Wall Street’s favorite alt. Just in the last 7 trading days, ETH-focused ETFs brought in 3B+, compared to Bitcoin’s 830M.

Even on a “slow” day, Fidelity’s FETH netted 210M in new inflows — a single-day record. As ETF analyst Eric Balchunas put it:

“It went from 5B to 10B in ten days.”

Translation: institutions are eating Ether like it's caviar.

🔄 Supply Shock in Progress

According to Bitwise, between ETFs and treasury buys, 2.8 million ETH have been scooped up since May — that’s 32x more than the actual new supply minted. Scarcity vibes are getting real.

And while Bitcoin slid 3% in the past 12 hours, ETH held steady at 3,630 — a sign of institutional hands bracing for the long game.

📊 The Bigger Picture: ETH Rewrites the Narrative

Forget the “tech altcoin” label. Ethereum is becoming a monetizable financial platform — programmable, scarce, and ETF-friendly.

As more treasuries and ETFs stack ETH, and as staking and Layer 2 growth heat up, Ether is slowly positioning itself as:

• 🧱 Infrastructure for the new internet
• 💹 A yield-generating reserve asset
• 💰 The other institutional playbook

“We’re optimistic BTC and alts will bounce, but ETH is writing its own script now.” — Nick Ruck, LVRG Research

This isn't just a flippening preview — it’s the institutionalization of ETH. If momentum holds, BlackRock might’ve just crowned the next blue-chip of crypto.

TL;DR

BlackRock’s ETHA just hit 10B in one year — and institutions are piling into ETH harder than BTC. Inflows are up, supply is down, and Ether is quietly becoming Wall Street’s programmable darling. Don’t call it an altcoin. Call it a thesis.