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US Bitcoin Spot ETF Sees $137.6 Million Net Inflow, Ethereum Spot ETF Sees $92.1 Million Net Inflow

On August 7, the total net inflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs yesterday was $137.6 million, with BlackRock's IBIT seeing a net inflow of $128.3 million, MSBT a net inflow of $14.9 million, and FBTC a net inflow of $11.2 million. Meanwhile, HODL experienced a net outflow of $32.8 million, and GBTC had a net inflow of $7.5 million. The total net inflow for Ethereum spot ETFs yesterday was $92.1 million, with BlackRock's ETHA seeing a net inflow of $81.1 million, ETH a net inflow of $4.5 million, ETHE a net inflow of $3.1 million, and FETH a net inflow of $1.4 million, while other products saw relatively stable fund flows.

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