On March 3rd, according to Coinglass data, the total open position of ETH futures contracts on the network is 3.33 million ETH, equivalent to approximately $11.46 billion. Among them, the open position of Binance ETH contracts is approximately 1.13 million ETH (approximately $3.9 billion), ranking first.

In the 8th week since the launch of Bitcoin spot ETFs, the top four ETFs have increased their holdings as follows:

BlackRock has officially updated its holdings data for its Bitcoin ETF. As of February 23rd, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) had a circulation of 222,840,000 shares, holding over 130,231.2998 BTC for the first time, with a market value of over $6.647 billion. It also holds $138,389.43 in cash.

On February 25th, according to Farside Investors data, since the listing of Bitcoin spot ETF on January 11th, the historical cumulative net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETF has exceeded 5.5 billion US dollars. Among them:

Farside Investors monitored that on February 23, the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin Spot ETF (ARKB) had a net inflow of $34.5 million.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that the company would "welcome" exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the XRP token. It is inevitable that there will be various ETFs based on different tokens. In addition, Garlinghouse predicted that there will be basket ETFs in this field, which he believes will "diversify risk" for investors. When asked if Ripple is currently in talks with ETF issuers, the CEO declined to comment. However, Garlinghouse reiterated the company's position: "We believe this is meaningful for the overall XRP community."

February's Finance Bridge examines the impact of Bitcoin ETF approvals, a surge in stablecoin supply, and emerging volatility trends. Essential insights for directional and momentum traders.

According to BitMEX Research data, on February 16th, the net inflow of Bitcoin ETF was 331.7 million US dollars. The net inflow this week was 2.2734 billion US dollars, and the total net inflow since January 11th is 4.9269 billion US dollars.

This week’s headlines include Franklin Templeton’s entry into the Ether ETF race, Ripple’s new custody deal, Bakkt’s sale of securities and CoinShares’ Q4 earnings.

Bloomberg analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart stated on social media that VanEck has submitted a revised S-1A filing for its Ethereum spot ETF, while ARK/21Shares has submitted a new 19b-4 filing and a series of new analytical explanations for its Ethereum spot ETF.