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BlackRock's Spot Ether ETF Registers Record Trading Volume of 43M Amid Net Inflows of $158M

The ETF has seen significant investor inflows, with over $1 billion collected since June, indicating bullish market sentiment for ether.

Jul 10, 2025, 7:26 a.m.
BlackRock HQ in New York City (Getty Images)
BlackRock HQ in New York City (Getty Images)

What to know:

  • Ether rose nearly 6% on Wednesday, outperforming bitcoin, XRP, and solana, with record trading activity in BlackRock's spot ether ETF, ETHA.
  • More than 43 million shares of ETHA were traded on Wednesday, marking the highest single-day tally since the fund's debut.
  • The ETF has seen significant investor inflows, with over $1.2 billion collected since June, indicating bullish market sentiment for ether.

Ethereum's native token, ether , rose nearly 6% Wednesday, outperforming bitcoin , and solana's SOL as expected. The outperformance saw record trading activity in BlackRock's spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF), ETHA, listed on Nasdaq.

More than 43 million shares of ETHA changed hands Wednesday, the highest single-day tally since the fund's debut a year ago, nearly doubling from the previous day's total of 24 million, according to data source Yahoo Finance.

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Daily volumes have been rising for over a month, as evidenced by the 30-day average, which has climbed to a record 18.83 million from 12.97 million in early June, according to data source TradingView.

ETHA's daily chart with trading volumes. (CoinDesk/TradingView)
ETHA's daily chart with trading volumes. (CoinDesk/TradingView)

The ETF has also seen brisk inflow of investor money, pointing to a bullish market sentiment for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value. The ETF has collected over $1.20 billion in investor money since June, with the net inflows totaling $159 million on Tuesday, the biggest single-day tally since June 11, according to data source SoSoValue.

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