Institutional Demand Stays Strong as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, ETFs Add $530M

Institutional demand for crypto stayed strong last week. From December 8 to December 12, spot ETFs tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana pulled in a combined $530 million. The steady inflows came despite choppy prices and cautious market sentiment. 

Bitcoin led the pack. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs added $287 million over the five-day period. Ethereum followed closely, with $209 million in net inflows. Solana ETFs added a smaller but still notable $33.6 million. Importantly, none of the seven Solana ETFs recorded net outflows during the week. That detail matters. It suggests investors are still allocating capital across major assets, not just Bitcoin.

Bitcoin ETFs Hold Firm as Assets Near $118B

Bitcoin ETFs continued to attract capital at a measured pace. On December 12 alone, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $49.16 million in net inflows. Weekly inflows reached $286.6 million, reversing losses from the prior week. Total net assets across U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs now stand at $118.27 billion. That equals roughly 6.6% of Bitcoin’s total market cap. Trading activity also remained active, with $18.8 billion in value traded over the week.

BlackRock ’s IBIT once again drove most of the action. The fund added more than $51 million in one day and now holds over $70 billion in net assets. Other issuers stayed mostly flat, signaling consolidation rather than exits. Even as Bitcoin prices softened late in the week, ETF buyers did not pull back. That pattern points to longer term positioning rather than short-term trading.

Ethereum and Solana See Broad-Based Participation

Ethereum ETFs posted $209 million in weekly inflows, showing continued institutional confidence. Although daily flows varied, the overall trend stayed positive. Funds continued to build exposure even as ETH prices moved sideways. Solana’s performance stood out for a different reason. While inflows totaled a modest $33.6 million, not a single Solana ETF recorded a net outflow during the week. That kind of consistency is rare for newer ETF products. The data suggests investors are slowly diversifying beyond BTC and ETH. Solana’s growing ETF stability hints at rising comfort with alternative layer-one exposure. Together, ETH and SOL inflows made up nearly half of total weekly ETF demand.

What the Flow Data Says About Market Structure

ETF flows tell a clear story. Institutions are still buying dips. They are also spreading risk across multiple assets instead of rotating out. Total Bitcoin ETF inflows now sit at $57.9 billion since launch. Ethereum and Solana continue to build their own inflow records, week by week. Meanwhile, volatility in daily flows shows active positioning rather than panic selling. Price action remains uneven. Yet capital keeps entering regulated products. That combination usually signals confidence in the asset class, even if short-term direction stays uncertain. Currently, ETFs remain the cleanest window into institutional crypto demand. The latest numbers show that demand is very much alive.