2025-12-27 08:24:11

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs captured $31 billion in inflows throughout 2025, while combined trading volume exceeded $880 billion—a striking testament to institutional appetite for crypto exposure through traditional finance rails.

What's equally noteworthy: the regulatory landscape shifted. New ETF listing guidelines streamlined the approval process, lowering barriers for alternative assets. This policy evolution triggered a wave of applications from long-tail tokens seeking their own ETF products. The simplified framework is reshaping how emerging crypto assets gain access to mainstream investment vehicles.

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BagHolderTillRetire

· 12-27 08:54

3.1 billion entry, 88 billion trading volume... Institutions' appetite is really getting bigger and bigger --- With regulatory easing, small-cap coins are getting opportunities, but I'm just worried they'll pull the same stunt of cutting the leeks again --- Wow, even long-tail coins want to create ETFs? This time it's really different, the threshold for traditional finance is truly collapsing --- Speaking of which, how long can this wave of dividends last? It feels like once institutions are full, they'll start a shakeout --- 88 billion in trading volume looks impressive, but the real profit is still with those top players. Don't be fooled by the numbers

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SellLowExpert

· 12-27 08:53

3.1 billion inflows, 88 billion in trading volume, these numbers are indeed shocking... but honestly, the big players are still playing off-chain. --- Regulatory easing leads to mass ETF listings? Feels like another prelude to a wave of retail investors getting cut. --- Long-tail coins trying to ride the hype to get into ETFs... Hey, what does that mean? It indicates there is no real demand, only arbitrage opportunities. --- 88 billion in trading volume sounds impressive, but in reality? It's just a liquidity illusion. The true institutions are still waiting for the next dip. --- Wall Street is back to harvest, this time directly packaging products for us, saving themselves the trouble.

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GasWastingMaximalist

· 12-27 08:34

31b inflow sounds like a lot, but how much of the 880b trading volume is genuine institutional funds versus arbitrage and wash trading? I don't really trust this number.

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