- Despite high hopes for Ethereum spot ETFs, ETH prices fell, showing a shift in investor sentiment
- Experts note that ETH’s response is similar to BTC’s initial reactions to its own ETF launches
- Factors like Grayscale fund outflows, market weakness, and speculative trends contributed to the unexpected market response
Ethereum Spot ETFs Disappoint
The launch of several Ethereum spot ETFs created great expectations in the broader cryptocurrency market. Crypto analysts predicted that the listing would bring in a significant influx of institutional capital. Ultimately, this would lead to a rally in the price of Ethereum’s native token (ETH).
Things didn’t work out that way, at least not yet. The second most important cryptocurrency by market cap responded by falling. As a result, investor reaction was the opposite of what was expected. According to 10x Research, this signals a shift in market trends.
In a recent report, the firm’s experts detailed several factors and noted that some of the coin’s behavior is normal. It follows a familiar pattern that was also seen with BTC when its respective spot market products were introduced.
It looks like the experts who thought that 20% of the Bitcoin ETF flows would mirror in Ethereum spot ETFs got it wrong.
The most significant factor is the outflows from the Grayscale fund. This is made worse by the current weakness in the cryptocurrency market and speculative trends.
Ethereum Spot ETFs Cause Crypto Market Drop
A look at ETH ETF data on the Farside Investors portal shows key elements of the liquidations. These are sales from the Grayscale ETHE fund’s seed capital. The remaining funds (8) from other issuers show positive total flows.
Even though this reading came in, investors in the cryptocurrency market got disappointed and sold off a lot of their holdings. This caused the price of ETH to drop to $3,170 per coin at the time of writing. This is an 8.31% drop in 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data.
This negative sentiment had an immediate knock-on effect on other digital currencies. Thus, Bitcoin’s price dropped again to $64,200 per token. Other coins that had been performing well couldn’t withstand the pressure.
It’s worth mentioning that the spot ETH ETFs weren’t the only ones affected by this drop. Their negative performance likely made them, not the cause, but the victims of another significant element.
As we reported recently, on July 25, Mt. Gox creditors would have full control of their funds.
This last scenario has people worried that there’ll be a huge sell-off because of all the money involved.
