Investor confidence in Ether rose in 2025 because exchange-traded products with Ether gained more assets than Bitcoin products for the first time. The market saw cryptocurrency ETPs receive their fifth week of continuous write-ins that amounted to $1.3 billion per CoinShares data from February 10. Assets tied to Ether-based ETPs took in $793 million during this surge which represented 95% more than what Bitcoin ETPs brought in.
According to CoinShares research director James Butterfill, the increase in Ether ETP investments happened when the price dropped below $2,700 on February 6 and investors reacted by purchasing while the market was weak. For the first time in 2025 Ether ETPs outperformed Bitcoin ETPs when it came to weekly deposits which had not happened since late 2024.
Ether ETPs Outpace Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETPs attracted $407 million in investments during the period but received 19% less capital than the week before. Despite its weekly dip Bitcoin continues to pull in more investments compared to Ether throughout this calendar year with nearly $6 billion or 505 percent more than what Ether received.
In addition to Bitcoin ETPs numerous other digital tokens received substantial funds into their ETP products. The surge in investment for XRP ETPs rose by 45 percent from $14.5 million to $21 million while Solana ETPs registered a week-over-week growth of 148 percent reaching $11.2 million.
Total assets under management (AUM) in crypto ETPs hit a 4% drop last week falling $163 billion versus a year earlier and lowered by 11% from their $181 billion high in late January. The fund manager Butterfill explained the decrease through recent market price changes.
The iShares Bitcoin Trust from BlackRock received $315 million in new money as the most popular individual fund among investors last week. The Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund from Fidelity experienced the largest outflow amounting to $217 million while other funds saw more investor deposits.
People put more money into Ethereum and other alternative currencies through ETP as their faith grows alongside Bitcoin’s market leadership. When trading institutions add new cryptocurrency assets to their portfolios it shows that they are taking steps to reduce risk during market transformations.
