TREE NEWS update: Despite a 14.2% drop in Bitcoin price, institutional BTC holdings rose 7.5% to 536K coins in Q2, per 13F filings, even as spot ETFs saw outflows. Ethereum exposure surged across banks like Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, with ETH growth outpacing BTC. Hedge funds shifted to options, and new entrants like Santander appeared, while Strategy’s stock saw mixed institutional moves.
Wall Street Q2 Crypto Moves: BTC Holdings Up 7.5%, ETH Exposure Leads
The divergence between falling Bitcoin prices and rising institutional holdings suggests 13F filers were accumulating into weakness rather than chasing momentum, while spot ETF outflows point to different investor bases with different mandates. Ethereum's faster growth across banks like Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan hints that regulated exposure is broadening beyond a single asset, and the shift toward options among hedge funds implies positioning is becoming more tactical. Whether this accumulation persists if price weakness continues, and whether the new bank entrants deepen ETH exposure, is the open question.
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