A new wave of exchange-traded funds holding bitcoin attracted about $37 billion of total net flows in their first year of trading, fueling a monster rally in the cryptocurrency along the way. Regulato

The approval and launch of the spot Bitcoin ETFs were among the most anticipated financial products of recent years. As 2024 closed, the $129 billion in total net assets held by the ETFs suggests that 2025 will be even more groundbreaking.

Spot bitcoin ETFs began trading a year ago, opening up the crypto market to a wider range of investors and paving the way for more such products.

One year ago today, Gary Gensler and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally capitulated and approved the trading of spot bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETF) to go live the next day. These ETFs would go on to be the best performing ETFs in history, with BlackRock’s ETF $IBIT leading the charge, taking in over $52 billion inflows alone.

After breaking all expectations in 2024, the US spot Bitcoin ETFs are well set for another strong year, with Bitwise’s Matt Hougan forecasting bigger inflows in 2025.

U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs receive $1 billion in inflows as Bitcoin recovers to $102K, indicating increased investors confidence.

It’s been one year since US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit Wall Street. They cannonballed in and broke records that are impossible to ignore. In twelve months, these babies have pulled in 1.