Daily Morning Bulletin - 26.08.2026

Spot Bitcoin ETFs had $314.3 million in net inflows, based on the latest available data point (2026-08-25): BlackRock $284.4m, Fidelity $15.4m, Bitwise $3.0m, Morgan Stanley $4.5m, Grayscale BTC $7.0m.

Spot Ethereum ETFs had $179.8 million in net inflows (2026-08-25): BlackRock $146.4m, Fidelity $25.8m, BlackRock 2.0 $7.6m.

Japan is moving to study a blockchain fast-lane model for securities cash settlement with regulators and institutions, which could accelerate institutional-grade crypto and token settlement infrastructure.

US banking groups are pushing toward a nationwide blockchain network roadmap for 2027, signaling deeper bank-led adoption of onchain rails.

Bitwise and Coinbase launched self-custodied tokenized stock portfolios, indicating continued movement from custody concentration toward user-controlled tokenized exposure.

Bitcoin is trading at $78,539.14, and Ethereum at $2,443.57.

The Fear & Greed Index is 65 (Greed).