Ethereum ETF "aftershocks" ⚠️

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs shed $429 million Monday, in a "macro reflex" following Friday's crypto market liquidations.

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Stephen Graves
October 14, 2025

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U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs shed $428.5 million Monday, their largest single-day outflow in five weeks—reversing last week’s surge in inflows in the wake of Friday’s massive crypto liquidation event.

Speaking to Decrypt, analysts called the exodus the “aftershocks from Friday’s tariff-driven selloff,” arguing that while the market has turned “defensive” with short-term macro jitters, last weeks inflow’s point to institutional positioning remaining intact. Nevertheless, they said, many investors are “preferring to wait for clearer macro signals before stepping back in.”

Ethereum ETFs Bleed $429M in Largest Single-Day Outflow Since Early September

Analysts call the exodus a "macro reflex" triggered by tariff-driven volatility and liquidations, not a structural retreat from ETH exposure.

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