Well, here we go again. U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs just had a major dip with $465.1 million in net outflows on Monday, the largest single-day outflow since they launched. But before you start panicking, let’s break this down a bit.
🔻 Spot ETF Flow: Around 2,837 $BTC were sold and 128,587 $ETH were sold on August 5th.
— HodlFM Team (@Hodl_fm) August 5, 2025
📉-2,837 $BTC (-$323.5M)
📉-128,587 $ETH (-$465.1M)
🔹@Coinbase US appstore rank: 309
-1 from yesterday pic.twitter.com/W9MjfZkeA7
This sudden outflow follows a string of record-setting inflows for Ethereum ETFs over the past few weeks. We’re talking about a whopping $2.2 billion in the second week of July, $1.9 billion the following week, and $154.3 million just last week, according to SoSoValue data. So, yeah, a bit of a correction was bound to happen.
Experts Say It's Just Profit-Taking, Not a Rejection of ETH
The bulk of Monday's outflows came from BlackRock’s ETHA, which saw $375 million leave the fund. Fidelity’s FETH, Grayscale’s ETHE, and the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust also felt the burn. Ouch.
But before you grab your pitchfork and start blaming the market, hold up.
Experts are saying this isn’t exactly the end of the world. Nick Ruck, director at LVRG Research, thinks this could just be some short-term profit-taking after ETH’s recent rally. He points out that it doesn’t necessarily indicate a drop in institutional demand, especially since Ethereum saw a record $5.4 billion in inflows in July.
Vincent Liu, CIO of Kronos Research, echoed the same sentiment.
“It’s just a little profit-taking and a shift to safer assets,” he said.
So don’t go thinking that everyone’s jumping off the ETH ship just yet.
At the time of writing, Ethereum is sitting pretty at $3,650, a 4% jump in the last 24 hours, recovering from a weekend dip. Not bad, huh?
Peter Chung, head of research at Presto Research, offered a bit more context, suggesting that the $465 million outflow could have been tied to weak payroll data from Friday, which triggered a market selloff. Apparently, ETF flow data can take a day or two to catch up, so don’t sweat it too much.
In the same vein, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $333.2 million in outflows on Monday, but compared to $812.3 million in outflows on Friday, things are looking a bit better.
So, don’t overthink the daily fluctuations. The crypto market is known for its drama, and things can turn around faster than you can say “blockchain.”
Maryna Hornieieva
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