Daily Morning Bulletin - 25.08.2026

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $314.3 million in net inflows. BlackRock led with $284.4 million, followed by Fidelity at $15.4 million, Bitwise $3 million, Morgan Stanley $4.5 million, and Grayscale BTC $7.0 million.

Spot Ethereum ETFs saw $179.8 million in net inflows. BlackRock contributed $146.4 million, Fidelity $25.8 million, and BlackRock 2.0 $7.6 million.

U.S. sanctions expanded again to cover additional sectors including digital assets, technology, gold, and shipping, adding policy risk for crypto infrastructure. Thailand moved a step closer to enabling Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF frameworks, signaling potentially improved institutional participation in the region. Standard Chartered became one of the first banks to distribute an HKD stablecoin, a development that could improve on/off-ramp and treasury utility in Asian crypto markets.

Bitcoin is trading at $78,992.75, while Ethereum is at $2,481.54.

The Fear and Greed Index is 65 (Greed).