The long-awaited approval of Altcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) may not bring a massive influx of investors without participation from asset management BlackRock, according to market data.
BlackRock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust ETF received $28.1 billion in investments in 2025, as the only fund with positive year-to-date (YTD) inflows, pushing total area Bitcoin ETF inflows to a cumulative $26.9 billion.
Without BlackRock funding, the spot Bitcoin ETF recorded a cumulative net inflow of $1.27 billion year-to-date, according With the head of K33 research, Vetle Lunde.
Flows from bitcoin ETF areas are the main driver of bitcoin (BTC) Price Momentum to 2025Global Head of Digital Assets Research, Geoff Kendrick, told Cointelegraph recently.
BlackRock is the largest asset management firm in the world, with $13.5 trillion in assets under management as of the third quarter of 2025.
Related: Arthur Hayes calls for $1m Bitcoin as New Japan PM orders economic stimulus
BlackRock’s absence may burst the bubble in the Altcoin ETF Party
Based on the volatility seen in Bitcoin ETF investing, BlackRock’s absence from the Altcoin ETF wave could limit overall inflows and their potential upside impact on the underlying cryptocurrencies, according to Lunde.
“No BlackRock, no party,” Lunde wrote in X. “BlackRock is not in the coming wave of Altcoin ETFs. Opportunity for competitors to ensure strong flow, but on net, probably limiting for overall flow.”
Related: Crypto Treasury Siphons $800B from altcoins, and it could be ‘forever’
Despite the lack of participation from the world’s largest asset managers, some analysts remain optimistic about the next generation of ETFs.
Interestingly, the first Solana (Sol) staking ETF may attract more numbers $ 6 billion of capital Within the first year, Bitget Exchange’s chief analyst, Ryan Lee, told Cointelegraph.
Multinational Investment Bank JPMorgan also predicted that a Solana ETF would Attract $3 billion to $6 billion And an XRP ETF could get $4 billion to $8 billion in new investments, based on the adoption rate of Bitcoin and ether ETFs.
Bitcoin ETFS have a 6% adoption rate and ether ETFs about 3% in their first six months, which means that Bitcoin ETFs attract about 6% of the total market capitalization of BTC during that period.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwdsrgnhruo
Magazine: Bitcoin to see ‘another big thrust’ to $150k, ETH pressure builds
