ETF

A crypto ETF is a regulated investment fund that tracks the price of one or more digital assets and trades on traditional stock exchanges like the NYSE or Nasdaq.Following the success of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, the 2026 market now includes Solana ETFs and diversified Altcoin Baskets. ETFs serve as the primary vehicle for institutional capital and retirement funds (401k/IRA) to enter the Web3 space. This tag tracks regulatory approvals, AUM (Assets Under Management) inflows, and the impact of Wall Street on crypto liquidity.

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Meme War Escalates Into Full-Blown Culture Clash

Meme War Escalates Into Full-Blown Culture Clash

The post Meme War Escalates Into Full-Blown Culture Clash appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Altcoins The last weekend of August on Crypto X wasn’t about charts or ETFs – it was about a roast. Litecoin’s official account fired off a satirical thread targeting XRP, and what began as a joke quickly spiraled into one of the ugliest (and funniest) online spats the industry has seen all summer. Instead of talking block sizes or transaction speeds, Litecoin’s post leaned into absurd humor. It compared the smell of comets to the idea that XRP tokens could somehow be more valuable than the money they move. The roast then veered into mockery of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, rebranded in the meme as “Brad Garlicmouse.” Within hours, the post had spread like wildfire, pulling XRP diehards into the fray. A Community on the Defensive XRP holders didn’t take kindly to the roast. Screenshots of Charlie Lee’s 2017 liquidation of his entire LTC stash resurfaced, with critics questioning why the founder dumped if the project had real future value. Others mocked Litecoin as irrelevant, accusing its social media manager of desperation rather than clever trolling. Some even claimed they were selling off their LTC in protest, while others proudly announced a switch to XRP. Litecoin Doesn’t Back Down If XRP fans expected an apology, they didn’t get one. The Litecoin account leaned into the chaos, pointing out that it had roasted Solana and itself in the past with little drama. Only XRP, it said, responded with “two days of legal threats and market-cap rants.” Eventually, the account softened the tone slightly with a joke about eating hot pockets and possibly being fired — but the trolling continued. Philosophy at the Core Beyond the memes, the feud spotlighted a genuine divide. XRP is built around institutional adoption and partnerships with banks, aiming to modernize cross-border settlement. Litecoin, meanwhile, has always…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Bitcoin Price Prediction for “Red September” 2025

Bitcoin Price Prediction for “Red September” 2025

The post Bitcoin Price Prediction for “Red September” 2025 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction for “Red September” 2025 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin is kicking off September under pressure. After a 6.49% slide in August, the leading cryptocurrency has opened the month at $108,253, staring down its historically weakest stretch of the year – a trend traders call “Red September.” Since 2013, Bitcoin has posted an average loss of 3.77% in September, falling in eight of the past 11 years. The pattern isn’t unique to crypto; Wall Street has been plagued by September selloffs for nearly a century.  But this year the situation is far more volatile, and traders know it. The September Effect on Crypto  Every year, September brings a familiar mix of selling pressure. The mood turns bearish, traders cut risks, and the market bleeds. “The pattern is predictable: negative social media chatter spikes around August 25, followed by increased Bitcoin deposits to exchanges within 48-72 hours,” said Yuri Berg of FinchTrade. “We’re watching an entire market talk itself into a selloff based on history rather than current fundamentals.” That fear is backed by market structure. Mutual funds lock in losses for tax purposes, liquidity shifts into bonds, and traders return from summer ready to rebalance. In crypto, these moves are amplified.  Bitcoin trades 24/7, leverage kicks in, and whale-driven volatility often makes things worse. Geopolitics, Inflation, and a Risk-Asset Reality Check Global risks are piling on. Inflation in the U.S. is stuck at 3.1%, two major wars are disrupting supply chains, and trade tensions are heating up. “The contemporary state of global geopolitics perfectly positions BTC for a steep decline come September 2025,” said Daniel Keller of InFlux Technologies. Today, BTC moves like a risk asset and that makes it vulnerable to every macro shock. Charts Flash Red as Institutions Pull Back Bitcoin has…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
‘Bitcoin Is King’: Major Cryptocurrency Shuts Altseason Hype With $440 Million

‘Bitcoin Is King’: Major Cryptocurrency Shuts Altseason Hype With $440 Million

The post ‘Bitcoin Is King’: Major Cryptocurrency Shuts Altseason Hype With $440 Million appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In the final days of August, Bitcoin made a comeback, reclaiming the lead in the crypto ETF competition. Spot Bitcoin funds absorbed $440.71 million in new investments, reversing the $1.17 billion outflow from the previous week and bringing the total net intake to $54.24 billion. Net assets now total nearly $140 billion, according to SoSoValue. In contrast, Ethereum ETFs, which had once dominated, added only $1.08 billion during the same period. This is a striking contrast to the previous week: On Aug. 22, Ethereum products took in $2.85 billion, while Bitcoin slipped into the red. You Might Also Like This was quickly framed as the start of an “alt season,” but one week later, the story looks different. Bitcoin is back in the lead, and Ethereum’s numbers now appear to be a temporary spike rather than a real trend. Game of dominance The rotation is easiest to see when you compare it to Bitcoin’s dominance chart. After peaking above 66% in the early summer, the cryptocurrency’s share of the total crypto market cap has slid to around 58%. This decline has allowed altcoins to gain ground, but ETF flows suggest that when larger investors return to the market, they still favor Bitcoin. Source: TradingView Ethereum’s summer streak, with multiple weeks exceeding a billion dollars, was enough to narrow the gap, but not enough to change the underlying order. Institutional buyers appear to be using ETH as a satellite allocation while keeping BTC as the core. This explains why one week of Ethereum outpacing Bitcoin is quickly followed by a swing in the other direction. You Might Also Like August showed how ETF flows can swing from week to week while the dominance trend continues to favor Bitcoin. The $440 million inflow keeps Bitcoin in the lead, but the 58% dominance reading makes it clear…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
CoinShares: Digital asset investment products saw net inflows of $2.48 billion last week, bringing the total net inflow in August to $4.37 billion.

CoinShares: Digital asset investment products saw net inflows of $2.48 billion last week, bringing the total net inflow in August to $4.37 billion.

PANews reported on September 1st that according to CoinShares' latest weekly data , digital asset funds saw net inflows of $ 4.37 billion in August , bringing the total year-to-date inflows to $ 3.55 billion. However, assets under management (AUM) declined 10% to $ 219 billion. Last week, net inflows reached $ 2.48 billion, with the United States accounting for $ 2.29 billion, Switzerland, Germany, and Canada receiving $ 109 million, $ 69.9 million, and $ 41.1 million, respectively. Ethereum saw a monthly inflow of $ 3.95 billion, far exceeding Bitcoin 's net outflow of $ 301 million. Solana and XRP , driven by expectations for US ETFs , saw inflows of $ 177 million and $ 134 million, respectively.

Author: PANews
XRP Price Prediction: Smart Money Accumulate 340M Tokens as ETF Approval Odds Hit 95%

XRP Price Prediction: Smart Money Accumulate 340M Tokens as ETF Approval Odds Hit 95%

TLDR XRP whales accumulated 340 million tokens over two weeks, bringing total holdings to 7.84 billion XRP Bloomberg analysts raised XRP spot ETF approval odds to 95% following synchronized SEC filings from major firms XRP futures launched on Coinbase Derivatives and CME, meeting SEC’s six-month requirement for ETF approval XRP market cap reached $132 billion [...] The post XRP Price Prediction: Smart Money Accumulate 340M Tokens as ETF Approval Odds Hit 95% appeared first on CoinCentral.

Author: Coincentral
South Korean Investors Dump $657M in Tesla Stock, Chase Crypto Returns Instead

South Korean Investors Dump $657M in Tesla Stock, Chase Crypto Returns Instead

South Korean retail investors sold a net $657 million in Tesla stock during August, marking the largest outflow since early 2023 as traders pivot toward crypto investments amid growing disillusionment with the electric vehicle maker. According to a Bloomberg report, the dump resulted from waning enthusiasm among Tesla’s most loyal global retail base, with investors instead favoring volatile crypto proxies, such as Bitmine Immersion Technologies, which attracted $253 million in net inflows. Individual Korean investors reduced their U.S. big tech share purchases from a monthly average of $1.68 billion between January and April to just $260 million in July, according to the Korean Center for International Finance. Crypto-related stock investments surged from 8.5% in January to 36.5% in June before declining to 31.4% in July as domestic markets outperformed overseas alternatives. The shift coincides with South Korea’s aggressive push toward developing the crypto market, with President Lee Jae-myung designating digital asset ecosystem construction as a “key national task” within the five-year state administration plan. As of August, over 10,000 Korean crypto investors now hold assets exceeding 1 billion won ($750,000), with the nation’s 10.86 million active trading accounts representing roughly 20% of the population. Tesla Loses Its Korean Retail Champion Status to Crypto Fever Tesla remains the top foreign stock among Korean retail traders with $21.9 billion in holdings, but investor sentiment has soured considerably. Han Jungsu, a 33-year-old investor who first bought Tesla in 2019, sold his position earlier this year, stating, “Tesla used to offer a lot of inspiring narratives but it has failed to win people’s hearts.”Source: Bloomberg The leveraged TSLL ETF, which offers double Tesla exposure, recorded its biggest monthly outflow since early 2024, with $554 million withdrawn in August. Korean investors criticized Tesla’s failure to establish a compelling narrative in artificial intelligence compared to emerging crypto opportunities. Young Korean investors in their 20s lead crypto adoption, with an average holding of 2.69 billion won, despite representing the smallest demographic group among high-net-worth crypto holders. This generation is increasingly favoring digital assets over traditional U.S. tech stocks, allocating an average of 14% of their financial assets to cryptocurrencies. The demographic breakdown among Korea’s crypto millionaires reveals 3,994 investors in their 50s and 3,086 in their 40s, but the 137 twentysomething investors maintain the highest average balances.Source: YNA Early adopters typically began with Bitcoin before diversifying into altcoins and stablecoins, with 60% of them starting their investments during the 2020 bull run. Additionally, retail investment behavior shifted dramatically as Korean investors expressed concerns about the impact of U.S. tariffs and the strengthening of the local currency. A similar survey data indicate that 27% of Koreans currently hold cryptocurrencies, with an average holding of 13 million won ($9,547) per investor. Over half of South Koreans aged 20-59 have experience with crypto trading, establishing the nation as a global crypto powerhouse. Government-Led Crypto Infrastructure Revolution Accelerates President Lee Jae-myung’s administration has fast-tracked pro-business crypto reforms, reclassifying crypto trading firms as “venture companies” to grant them access to tax incentives, subsidies, and state-backed financing that was previously denied since 2018. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups proposed amendments to include Virtual Asset Service Providers under the status of a venture company. Similarly, financial regulators have lifted restrictions on institutional crypto investments while preparing approval for Korea’s first spot crypto ETFs. The Financial Services Commission presented implementation measures for spot crypto ETFs and regulatory frameworks for won-based stablecoins, scheduled for implementation in late 2025. Major banks established dedicated crypto teams, anticipating legislative approval. Woori Bank launched a nine-member Digital Asset Team, while Kookmin Bank created a Digital Asset Response Council covering KB Financial Group affiliates. Shinhan Bank formed a 20-employee crypto task force as institutions prepare rapid market entry strategies. Regional institutions, including Busan Bank, have also established blockchain teams that cover all aspects of distributed ledger technology. As adoption of crypto grows, the Financial Intelligence Unit has begun reorganizing anti-money laundering protocols to institutionalize the use of stablecoins, conducting external research to compile guidelines for operators and issuers in December

Author: CryptoNews
Data: Hong Kong virtual asset ETF trading volume today is approximately HK$56.5228 million

Data: Hong Kong virtual asset ETF trading volume today is approximately HK$56.5228 million

PANews reported on September 1st that Hong Kong stock market data showed that as of the close of trading, the trading volume of all Hong Kong virtual asset ETFs today was approximately HK$56.5228 million. Among them: The trading volume of China Asset Management Bitcoin ETF (3042.HK/9042.HK/83042.HK) was HK$17.5426 million, and the trading volume of China Asset Management Ethereum ETF (03046.HK/09046.HK/83046.HK) was HK$23.365 million. The trading volume of Harvest Bitcoin ETF (03439.HK/09439.HK) was HK$5.3023 million, and the trading volume of Harvest Ethereum ETF (03179.HK/09179.HK) was HK$820,200; The trading volume of Bosera Bitcoin ETF (03008.HK/09008.HK) was HK$3.4703 million, and the trading volume of Bosera Ethereum ETF (03009.HK/09009.HK) was HK$6.0225 million. Note: All of the above virtual asset ETFs have Hong Kong dollar counters and US dollar counters, and only two of Hua Xia’s ETFs also have RMB counters.

Author: PANews
Sonic Labs Secures Approval for $200M Expansion into US Traditional Finance

Sonic Labs Secures Approval for $200M Expansion into US Traditional Finance

TLDR Sonic Labs will issue $200M in tokens for US TradFi expansion and ETF plans. 99.99% of votes supported the governance proposal, meeting quorum of 700M tokens. $100M will fund a Nasdaq PIPE reserve, $50M for an S token-tracking ETP. Sonic USA LLC will be formed in New York with a new CEO and local [...] The post Sonic Labs Secures Approval for $200M Expansion into US Traditional Finance appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Analysis: Bitcoin's average decline in September was about 6%. ETF fund outflows or stock market sell-offs may cause BTC to near $100,000

Analysis: Bitcoin's average decline in September was about 6%. ETF fund outflows or stock market sell-offs may cause BTC to near $100,000

PANews reported on September 1st that, according to CoinDesk data, September is historically one of Bitcoin's weakest months. Market data from the past 12 years shows that Bitcoin's average September decline is approximately 6%, with a median decline of approximately 5%. Furthermore, MicroStrategy's Bitcoin premium is declining, reflecting market concerns about cryptocurrency-driven corporate financial strategies. Nick Ruck of LVRG Research stated that this trend could exacerbate Bitcoin's seasonal weakness in September and also suggests that the crypto market is maturing and investors are beginning to reassess long-term value drivers. While expectations of a potential Federal Reserve rate cut are expected to ease seasonal pressure, ETF outflows or a stock market sell-off could further depress Bitcoin's price to near the $100,000 support level. Data shows that Bitcoin has closed lower in September eight times since 2013, including sharp declines of 13% in 2019 and 19% in 2014, making sustained gains difficult even during bull cycles. This seasonal pattern has led traders to view September as a fixed trading cycle.

Author: PANews
Bitcoin Hits Two-Month Low Amid $126M ETF Outflows and Bearish Pressure

Bitcoin Hits Two-Month Low Amid $126M ETF Outflows and Bearish Pressure

Bitcoin extended its decline into September, falling to $107,290—its lowest level in two months and nearly 14% below its August 14 all-time high. Analyst Sees Bull Market Ahead Bitcoin ( BTC) continued its losing streak from the weekend into Monday, Sept. 1, dropping to $107,290, its lowest price in two months. Since reaching a new […]

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