Hype around Solana and XRP ETFs appears to have cooled, with inflows tapering to $93.3 million and $61.6 million as traders reassess the market. Even as crypto prices dipped following renewed US-China tariff tensions, investors poured $3.17 billion into digital asset funds last week. The week closed quietly with just $159 million in outflows
Bitcoin faced $946 million outflows last week, yet altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, and XRP gained millions. Despite turbulence across crypto markets, investors treated Ethereum’s weakness as a buying window. During the week, investment funds dedicated to ETH pulled in $205 million in inflows during the week. The strongest momentum came from a 2x leveraged
The Solana network’s economic activity contracted for the second consecutive quarter. Solana witnessed a notable economic slowdown as its active addresses took a plunge of 30% and operational efficiency collapsed by over 40% in the third quarter of the year. But data suggest that the network’s stablecoin activity came to the rescue. Solana’s Network
Hong Kong investors will soon access Solana via ChinaAMC’s first spot ETF, which joins the company’s existing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Hong Kong’s financial regulator has granted approval for ChinaAMC’s spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF), setting the stage for its debut next Monday. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) confirmed on its website
Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko debate whether Ethereum’s Layer-2 networks truly ensure security and decentralization. A public exchange between Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has gotten attention in the X crypto community. The debate centered on the level of security that Ethereum’s Layer 2 (L2) networks offer. Security and Centralization
The issuers used an automatic SEC rule to launch the ETFs despite parts of the U.S. government being shut down. The U.S. market is about to welcome its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), and Hedera (HBAR). The funds, issued by Bitwise, Canary Capital, and Grayscale, are set to start
HBAR and LTC ETFs launched alongside BSOL, but with far smaller day-one volumes, $8M and $1M, respectively. The new Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) shocked the markets on Tuesday, recording $56 million in trading volume on its first day. This milestone makes it the best ETF launch of 2025, not just in crypto but
Lookonchain data shows whales rapidly reshuffling trades amid heightened volatility across BTC, ETH, and SOL. This week, the crypto market saw more selling pressure as Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $115,000, causing a tug-of-war between bullish and bearish traders on Hyperliquid. Lookonchain’s new whale data shows that top traders are changing their positions in what
Solana and select altcoins appear to have completely ignored the carnage. Digital asset funds experienced another difficult week as investors withdrew $1.17 billion. This was the second week in a row of steep outflows. Confidence remains fragile after the October 10th liquidity shock, and macro uncertainty over the Fed’s December policy decision continues to
On-chain data shows repeated SOL accumulation by large holders, pointing to growing confidence in the Solana ecosystem. The first hours of 2026 are revealing a crypto market at a crossroads. While notable whale activity on the Solana network hints at a potential price recovery, the aggressive Bitcoin accumulation of Strategy (MSTR) is drawing increased