Just noticed something interesting in the ETF flows from earlier this month. Bitcoin and some altcoins were pulling in money while Ethereum was getting hammered with outflows. BTC grabbed about $9M in net inflows on April 2, which is solid. SOL picked up close to $1M, XRP added a bit over $64K. But ETH? That's where it gets wild - spot ETFs saw $71M leave. Pretty stark difference when you look at BTC to ETH momentum.



This kind of split usually tells you something about where institutions are actually putting their capital. Bitcoin staying strong makes sense as the safe bet, especially when markets get shaky. But seeing Ethereum bleed that much suggests investors were taking chips off the table rather than adding exposure. Could just be short-term profit-taking or maybe people rotating into other plays.

The bigger picture here is whether this BTC to ETH divergence sticks around or if it's just noise. If we keep seeing Bitcoin attract inflows while Ethereum stays under pressure, that's definitely something traders will notice. Right now it looks like Bitcoin's holding the institutional bid while Ethereum needs to prove it can get back in the game. Worth watching how the flows look over the next few weeks.
BTC-0,76%
ETH-0,8%
SOL-0,45%
XRP-0,48%
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