Institutional investor sentiment about ETH improves as Merge approaches
Professional investors are warming to Ethereum again as ETH-based funds see a third consecutive week of inflows. Ethereum prices may have dipped again today, but there are signs that professional investors are warming to the asset as the highly anticipated Merge draws closer.In its digital asset fund flows weekly report, fund manager CoinShares reported that Ethereum-based products saw inflows for the third consecutive week. There was an inflow of $7.6 million for institutional Ethereum funds, whereas those for Bitcoin continued to outflow with a loss of $1.7 million.Referring to the....
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"Greater clarity" around the Merge has driven institutional inflows into Ethereum products, according to a CoinShares report. Institutional investors are piling into Ether-based digital asset funds, which have recorded seven straight weeks of positive inflows, according to the latest CoinShares report. Said inflows reached $16.3 million last week, adding to a total of $159 million in inflows over the last seven weeks.CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill on Aug. 8 said the rise in market sentiment for Ethereum-focused products is largely due to “greater clarity” relating to the....
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The upcoming ETH Merge remains a highly anticipated and hyped event in the crypto space. Also, it has created different reactions and beliefs among institutional participants. The Merge is a transition to a Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism from Proof-of-Work. Also, the scheduled launch date is on September 15, 2022. However, as the date for the Merge […]
Ethereum (ETH) has been receiving more attention recently from professional investors. The general sentiment surrounding the token seems to be improving even amid the crypto bear market. The prevailing downward trend had brought a sinking wave to many prominent digital assets within the past few months. Some of them have lost more than half their values since 2022. Most crypto assets have been progressively dropping in value within the week, and ETH is no exception. The price of the token also plummeted on Wednesday trades. However, Ether sees a glimpse of light from the end of the tunnel.....