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Fidelity’s digital asset custody expanded by just over $3 billion in the third quarter of 2025, rising from $45.13 billion on July 1 to $48.15 billion by September 30, according to data retrieved by Finbold research.  Finbold extracted on-chain ETF holdings data for the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH), comparing snapshots from July 1 and September 30 to track changes in assets under custody. The resulting Analysis highlights Ethereum as the primary driver of growth, reflecting the continued institutional embrace of smart contract platforms. Notably, the firm’s ETH holdings jumped from 625,770 ETH to 853,380 ETH, with the additional 227,600 tokens translating into nearly $1.97 billion in added value as prices rallied from $2,502 to $4,139.  Interestingly, the scale of that expansion contrasts with Bitcoin, where custody balances slipped by roughly 4,160 BTC, even as prices advanced from $108,383 to $112,162. The d...

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US spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) recorded 5-week high net inflows of over $250 million on Aug. 23, with the investment products belonging to BlackRock and Fidelity leading the way.  According to data from Soso Value , BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC posted the highest inflows. Grayscale’s GBTC was the only product that recorded outflows at $35 million, although its mini Bitcoin fund registered $50 million in inflows. Bitwise Says Bitcoin ETFs Lead In Institutional Adoption Despite Retail Traders Holding Most Of The AUM Coinshares data shows that Bitcoin-related ETPs (exchange-traded products) were the best-performing among all crypto investment products, totaling $543 million last week. Most of this inflow came from BlackRock’s IBIT, which saw $318 million during this period. Bitwise’s chief investment officer Matt Hougan said in an Aug. 21 thread on X that Bitcoin ETFs are the “fastest-growing ETFs of all-...