Flows into Bitcoin Exchange -traded funds (ETFs) are on their way to setting a new quarterly record, according to Crypto Asset Manager Bitwise, who expects an increase in 4th quarter when institutional access is expanded, strengthens macro picture winds and prices climb.
Earlier this year, Bitwise predicted that 2025 Bitcoin Etf flow would surpass the record $ 36 billion that was set this year.
With $ 22.5 billion already logged through September, a strong finish could push totals well past this field, the company said in a report on Tuesday.
A major catalyst came on October 1 when Morgan Stanley (MS) cleared his 16,000 advisers and monitored $ 2 trillion in assets to award to crypto, Bitvis head of investment manager Matt Hougan said in the report. Wells Fargo (WFC) has done the same thing and others like UBS (UBS) and Merrill Lynch can follow.
While such platforms are typically moving gradually, the demand of advisers has built for months, the report says.
Macro -forces also add speed. The so -called “down -based trade”, which favors gold and bitcoin in the middle of currency thinning, has gone mainstream after the US money supply rose 44% since 2020, Hougan said.
And Bitcoin’s Rally amplifies it all. Cryptocurrency broke through $ 100,000 to trade over $ 125,000, an increase of 9% in early October. The world’s largest cryptocurrency traded about $ 123,500 upon publication time.
Historically, price increases have drawn fresh ETF flow, the report noted.
The fourth quarter is already starting with a strong start with $ 3.5 billion in net streams in the first four trading days and raises years to date to $ 25.9 billion. With two months back, a record looks good within reach, the report added.
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