
Spot ether ETFs log best week since launch as basis trade unwinds
Net inflows of $612M pushed cumulative ether ETF assets past $14bn, with issuers pointing to allocators rebalancing out of bitcoin-only mandates.

Net inflows of $612M pushed cumulative ether ETF assets past $14bn, with issuers pointing to allocators rebalancing out of bitcoin-only mandates.

Regulators in France, Ireland and Malta issued the first full authorisations, opening 27 markets to the approved venues.

A fourth straight session of net creations pushed BTC through a level that had capped rallies since April, with desks pointing to persistent institutional demand.

Net inflows of $612M pushed cumulative ether ETF assets past $14bn, with issuers pointing to allocators rebalancing out of bitcoin-only mandates.

Public miners are trading uptime for grid payments, keeping margins intact even as network difficulty prints another record.

Regulators in France, Ireland and Malta issued the first full authorisations, opening 27 markets to the approved venues.

Payment processors, not traders, drove the bulk of the increase as corporates adopt dollar tokens for cross-border payroll.

Collections are being redesigned around access, membership and provenance.

Borrow costs on major money markets fell below 6% for the first time since spring, signalling a calmer positioning backdrop.
| # | Coin | Price | 24h | 7d | Market cap | Volume 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitcoin BTC | $96,420.35 | +2.64% | +6.18% | $1.91T | $48.3B |
| 2 | Ethereum ETH | $3,428.92 | +1.87% | +4.42% | $412.8B | $21.6B |
| 3 | Tether USDT | $1.00 | -0.02% | +0.01% | $142.5B | $76.4B |
| 4 | Solana SOL | $214.61 | +5.12% | +11.35% | $102.3B | $6.18B |
| 5 | BNB BNB | $682.40 | +0.94% | -1.28% | $98.1B | $2.04B |
| 6 | XRP XRP | $2.31 | -1.74% | +8.62% | $132.6B | $5.72B |
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