BlackRock

About 93% of the $1.09 billion net exit from US spot Ether ETFs between October 5 and October 22 came from BlackRock’s ETHA. That concentration changes the meaning of the headline: investors withdrew heavily from one fund, while the rest of the market did not move uniformly in the same direction. Nor does BlackRock’s staked Ether product provide evidence of a neat switch into yield. ETHB’s disclosed asset base shrank too. ...

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $998.95M, roughly 11,530 BTC, on September 21, their biggest dollar inflow in 11 months. Yet much of that demand probably originated Friday. And Americans buying the ETF wrapper faced a tax distinction: wash-sale planning followed the shares, not ordinary Bitcoin holdings. The Block reported the figures September 22. The prior larger session was October 6, 2025, at $1.2 billion. The comeback mattered, but the transaction date, ownership structure, and personal cost basis mattered just as much. ...

In August 2026, Cboe BZX Exchange filed a proposed rule change with the SEC seeking approval for the first U.S. 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETF — and a matching 3x Ether fund. If approved, it would mark a brand-new product category for American investors: triple-leveraged crypto exposure inside a regulated, exchange-traded wrapper. The filing landed the same week spot Bitcoin ETFs were still pulling in steady inflows, which tells you where the industry thinks demand is heading. ...