Grayscale Ethereum ETF Outflows Surge Over $2 Billion, More Pain Ahead?
Highlights
- BlackRock's ETHA registered $89 million on Thursday turning net flows positive.
- Grayscale ETHE outflows have been slowing down eventually in a positive development.
- ETH price drop came as Elwood deposited 19,500 ETH to Binance in last two days.
This week, the spot Ethereum ETFs have witnessed volatile flows with Grayscale and BlackRock dominating a majority of this activity. Yesterday, August 1, the total outflows from the Grayscale Ethereum ETF (ETHE) surged past $2 billion. Thus, within just eight trading sessions, the ETHE AUM has tanked by 22% and is currently just above $7 billion.
Grayscale Ethereum ETF Outflows subside
The good thing is that the outflows from the Grayscale Ether ETF (ETHE) have been on a decline. On Thursday, August 1, ETHE’s net outflow stood at $78 million, thereby dropping under $100 million for the first time since inception. The Grayscale Ethereum mini-ETF (ETH) is compensating for some of the outflows, with more than $200 million in inflows so far.
A day before on Wednesday, the spot Ether ETF flows turned negative after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged citing the possibility of a September rate cut. However, it flipped into positive territory on Thursday, August 1.
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The spot Ethereum ETFs clocked net inflows of clocked inflows of $26 million yesterday. BlackRock Ether ETF (ETHA) saw inflows to the tune of $89.6471 million. As a result, BlackRock ETHA’s net inflows since inception have crossed $710 million. Fidelity’s FETH recorded minor inflows of around $11.4 million.
Ethereum Whale Activity Spikes With ETH Volatility
The Ethereum blockchain witnessed strong whale activity recently as the ETH price flirts around $3,165 levels.
Explaining the reason behind the recent ETH price drop, Lookonchain stated that three wallets associated with Elwood have collectively deposited a total of 19,500 ETH, valued at $64 million, on crypto exchange binance in the last two days. As per Lookonchain, these wallets have a history of depositing ethereum to Binance, just before the crash.
Who dumped $ETH causing the price to drop?
We noticed 3 wallets related to #Elwood deposited 19,500 $ETH($63.66M) to #Binance in the past 2 days!
Coincidentally, these wallets deposited $ETH to #Binance every time before the price crashed!https://t.co/ME12Up3BIL pic.twitter.com/9dEbivNWrZ
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) August 1, 2024
Furthermore, as per data from Greeks.Live, a total of 180,000 Ethereum options are set to expire today with a put-call ratio of 0.55, a notional value of $600 million, and a max pain point of $3,300.
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