Ethereum ETFs Overtook Bitcoin With Institutional Inflows

Ethereum ETF inflows are going off the charts, attracting more corporate investment in the last six weeks than the previous 12 months. In July, ETH-based products definitively outperformed BTC.

Corporate inflows are keeping this dynamic afloat, buying the dip at a massive scale and allowing ETH into new market niches. BitMine’s immense commitments helped kick-start this process.

Ethereum: July’s ETF of the Month

Based on recent performance, Ethereum ETFs have won a lot of acclaim lately. They briefly surpassed Bitcoin-based products last month and are driving institutional inflows, but BTC ETFs generally have a larger market presence.

However, two Bloomberg analysts contested this “second-best” characterization, naming the whole category their “ETF of the Month” for July. After a slow start, Ethereum ETFs are finally shooting to new heights, and these analysts think that it’s Bitcoin’s turn to catch up.

Ether ETFs packed one year's worth of flows into about six weeks.. A sleep for 11mo and then BOOM. I give @fundstrat a lot of credit, along with stablecoin legislation, it gave Ether a good spokesman and it's killer app. You gotta have an easy to understand narrative and Ether…

— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) August 18, 2025

Eric Balchunas credited Bitmine, the biggest Ethereum treasury firm, with this institutional ETF acceptance. The firm now holds $6.6 billion in ETH, inspiring corporate capital to buy the dip when it gets the chance. Jamie Elkaleh, Chief Marketing Officer at Bitget Wallet, helped explain the significance of this:

“Ethereum’s recent rally has already triggered profit-taking, a sign that traders are locking in gains while waiting for macro clarity. What’s notable is that, despite short-term turbulence, institutional inflows into ETFs… continue to provide a structural bid, suggesting that the underlying demand base is stronger than in prior cycles, even if near-term price action remains choppy,” Elkaleh stated in an exclusive interview with BeInCrypto.

Institutions Fuel New Opportunities

In other words, the immense capital inflows to Ethereum ETFs are themselves moving the market. Before this summer, ETH didn’t have an equivalent narrative to Bitcoin’s “digital gold,” but this institutional support is becoming established. This creates novel opportunities that don’t exist in more niche markets.

To name two examples, ETF wholesalers can now offer ETH-based products at scale, opening a potential market. NEOS’ High Income Ethereum ETF can also use this bedrock of corporate inflows to offer riskier trades to consumers. In these areas, success can beget success.