ETF Inflows Broaden as US Treasury Praises Bitcoin Resilience

Digital-asset markets tilted further into mainstream finance today as US flows broadened beyond Bitcoin and the U.S. Treasury Secretary lauded 17 years of uptime, drawing focus to the spot ETF pipeline.

Solana posted a $44.48 million net inflow and a fourth straight positive day, while Hedera added $12.28 million and Litecoin $230,000, signaling wider risk appetite across spot ETF products.

Average monthly returns diverged at 42.49% for Bitcoin and 7.08% for Ethereum, a gap that helps explain rotating inflows as investors weigh relative performance against spot ETF demand.

Plumbing also shifted as Binance enabled Chinese input for token deposits and a Zhoushan court closed a Tether-aiding cybercrime case exceeding 5 million yuan, reinforcing localization and compliance alongside spot ETF distribution.

Creation rails advanced as Pump.fun launched Spotlight backed by a utility token, while Ansem likened buying ZEC at $432 to buying Bitcoin at $432, underscoring trader narratives amid expanding spot ETF access.

To technology investors, these signals echo the capital cycle shaping artificial intelligence and video tools, where scale and distribution crown winners much as spot ETF channels concentrate liquidity.

That parallel could shape global risk budgets as investors learn to price regulated wrappers, a habit likely to influence frontier software allocations while spot ETF supply increases.

For enterprises, normalization through regulated wrappers foreshadows governance and distribution standards for AI content, mirroring the trust now expected from spot ETF gateways.