# Ether Outpaces Bitcoin as Exchange-Traded Fund Inflows Return, Led Almost Entirely by BlackRock

Spot bitcoin, ether and Hyperliquid funds took in net money on July 15 while Solana funds lost money, and the Securities and Exchange Commission quadrupled the options limit on BlackRock's bitcoin fund.

- Published: 2026-07-16T05:28:32.899Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-16/ether-outpaces-bitcoin-as-exchange-traded-fund-inflows-retur
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: markets
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/16/ether-outruns-bitcoin-as-etf-money-returns-almost-all-of-from-blackrock-s-fund), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/blackrock-scores-major-sec-win-as-ibit-options-cap/)

Ether has outpaced bitcoin over the past several sessions as money returned to United States spot exchange-traded funds, and nearly all of the ether inflow came from BlackRock's fund, CoinDesk reported. This was not a broad rally. Bitcoin r…

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