BlackRock and Fidelity Purchased $500 Million Worth of Ethereum in Two Days for Their ETFs

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iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) by BlackRock and Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) by Fidelity collectively acquired $500 million worth of Ethereum on December 10–11. The data was reported by analytics platform Arkham.

BlackRock and Fidelity executed their purchases through Coinbase and its Prime platform.

Since its launch, ETHA has accumulated $2.99 billion, including $74.16 million added on December 11. Meanwhile, FETH has gathered $1.35 billion, though no new inflows were recorded during this period.

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The sector overall saw inflows of $1.97 billion. However, a significant outflow of $3 billion from Grayscale’s ETHE affected the total figure. The combined assets under management (AUM) reached $13.18 billion.

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Positive inflows have continued for 13 consecutive days.

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As of writing, Ethereum is trading at $3,930, reflecting a 6.7% increase over the last 24 hours.

It’s worth noting that experts recently highlighted potential signals of Ethereum reaching new all-time highs in the near future, with consistent inflows into ETFs being one of the key indicators.

Earlier in December, CoinDesk analyst Omkar Godbole observed a bullish chart pattern in Ethereum similar to the one that preceded Bitcoin’s November rally. On December 6, Ethereum’s price surpassed $4,000 for the first time since March.

Previously, an analyst known as VentureFounder identified a “cup and handle” pattern in Ethereum’s chart, signaling a potential price increase to $7,200 within four months.