Ethereum and Bitcoin See Major Institutional Moves Amid Market Inflows and Rising Security Risks

Recent data shows significant influxes into spot ETFs, with Bitcoin adding $130.8 million and Ethereum $452.8 million yesterday. Binance liquidated a long position on PUMP worth $1.22 million at a price of $0.0026161. On the blockchain, nine recently created addresses accumulated 614,000 ETH over half a month, worth approximately $2.1 billion. BlackRock bought 268,000 ETH worth about $440.1 million, and whales increased their LINK holdings by 1.6 million over two weeks. An individual investor withdrew the last 8 billion PUMP tokens, about $20.1 million, realizing profits of roughly $8.2 million. Bit Digital plans to raise authorized capital to 1 billion shares to increase ETH holdings. Wellgistics is preparing to use $XRP in treasury after securing a $50 million credit line. Volcon invested $375 million, acquiring 3,183 BTC. Large transfers included 1.21 million USDT from Bybit to Wintermute and $250,000 USDT from DWF Labs to a BSC address. Security concerns highlight that in the first half of 2025, 119 hacks resulted in over $3.01 billion stolen, with money laundering occurring within minutes. Market rumors suggest that the demand for ETH is driven by large players’ active purchases and anticipated ETH ETFs. However, BlackRock's acquisition of ETH worth $440.1 million has not been publicly confirmed. On a macroeconomic and political level, the CEO of My First Bitcoin states that El Salvador's stockpile of BTC has minimal impact on its population. Upcoming IMF negotiations could complicate the country's crypto strategy.