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Grab a coffee and take a breather as the market reaches a new milestone that few previously expected. A record $1 trillion has been poured into ETFs this year, and beneath the headlines lies a quiet revolution that is reshaping the way investors move money, from Wall Street to Web3.
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Today’s crypto news: Crypto fund explosion drives ETF flows to $1 trillion in record time
Inflows into US ETFs (exchange traded funds) will exceed $1 trillion in 2025. This milestone sets a new record pace and signals an accelerating shift away from traditional mutual funds.
The surge is expected to push the industry to $1.4 trillion by the end of the year, according to State Street Investment Management. If this happens, the asset class would surpass last year’s record and solidify ETFs’ dominant position in U.S. investing.
U.S. ETF assets totaled $12.7 trillion at the end of September, according to ETFGI data, marking 41 consecutive months of net inflows and 23% year-to-date growth.
“A market correction may slow the pace, but it won’t stop the trend,” Reuters reported, citing Matt Bartolini, head of global research at State Street.
Bond and gold ETFs have been outstanding performers, with $39 billion in inflows into bond ETFs last month alone. Meanwhile, the SPDR Gold Trust ETF recorded $15.97 billion in new funds as gold prices hit a new record of over $4,100 an ounce. It points to a risk-on environment and persistent inflation as tailwinds.
Meanwhile, BlackRock’s iShares and Tidal Financial Group, two of the largest issuers of ETFs, say that mutual fund outflows have reached $481 billion this year, and that inflows are likely to continue increasing.
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This number suggests that investors are embracing ETFs not only for cost efficiency, but also for transparency, liquidity and diversification, key themes reshaping global investment behavior.
Cryptocurrency ETFs and Asia’s Role in the Next Wave of Growth
As US ETFs hit new highs, similar booms are occurring in crypto-related funds and the Asian ETF market, with adoption expected to accelerate rapidly.
“I don’t think most people really understand how expensive crypto-native services are,” paid advisor Alexei Mironenko said at a Bloomberg event in Hong Kong. “With an ETF, you can get 25 basis points of exposure and 2 basis points of exposure on a trade. Crypto ETFs are going to be a big growth area in Asia over the next five years. They could reach 10-20% of all assets.”
His comments reflect a broader sentiment across the industry that crypto ETFs bridge traditional financial and digital assets, offering institutional-level exposure without the friction of self-custody or on-chain fees.
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The introduction of Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs earlier this year helped normalize crypto allocations within mainstream portfolios. Meanwhile, the next generation of tokenized products is beginning to attract global capital.
JPMorgan reported in its ETF Monitor that active ETFs now account for 37% of total flows, with fixed income and crypto products leading the way in innovation.
Regulatory advances in Asia, particularly in Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, could drive this growth and create new frontiers for ETFs to serve as gateways for digital asset exposure.
Global ETF competition is also accelerating competition among issuers. According to ETFGI data, there are currently 428 providers operating in the US alone, with iShares, Vanguard and SPDR controlling 72% of total assets.
However, the emerging crypto ETF and tokenized fund ecosystem may define the next era as the efficiency and accessibility of these financial instruments gradually reaches halfway into the crypto generation.
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