9/15
Digital-asset ETFs posted broadly positive returns as of September 15, although performance varied considerably by category. Bitcoin ETFs gained about 2.2% on average for the day and 0.7% for the week, while their average one-month return reached approximately 24%. Despite the positive performance, Bitcoin products recorded roughly $17 million of net daily outflows and $325 million of weekly outflows, driven primarily by redemptions from IBIT, ARKB, GBTC, and BITO. Monthly flows remained strongly positive at approximately $3.07 billion, led by $2.85 billion into IBIT and $393 million into FBTC. Leveraged Bitcoin products delivered larger returns, with MAXI gaining 5.2% for the day and more than 61% over one month.
Ethereum ETFs were nearly unchanged on the day but gained approximately 3.1% for the week and 38.4% over one month on average. Investor demand was comparatively strong, with about $213 million of net daily inflows, $209 million over the week, and $1.55 billion over the month. ETHA accounted for most of the daily demand, attracting approximately $149 million, followed by ETHW and ETHU. XRP products were the strongest performers, with unleveraged funds gaining roughly 7%–8% for the day and leveraged products rising about 15%; the category also accumulated approximately $111 million over the month. Solana ETFs advanced approximately 1.4% on average for the day and were nearly flat for the week, but their average one-month return exceeded 44%. Solana products generated modest net inflows of approximately $3.8 million for the day and $157 million over the month, with BSOL representing the largest monthly recipient. Overall, the data indicate strong medium-term performance across the four categories, with current fund-flow momentum favoring Ethereum while Bitcoin experienced near-term redemptions despite substantial monthly inflows. The source file contains a duplicated XRP row and several apparent price or RSI formatting anomalies, so aggregate figures exclude the exact duplicate and should be interpreted with those data-quality limitations in mind.
The cryptocurrency market had given back part of the prior session’s advance, with total market capitalization at $2.72 trillion, compared with $2.79 trillion at 18:00 ET on September 14. Major Layer-1 assets were broadly weaker: Bitcoin declined 1.2% to $76,960, Ethereum fell 1.9% to $2,475, BNB slipped 0.9% to $717.25, and Solana decreased 0.7% to $100.79. Cardano and Polkadot recorded steeper losses of 2.6% and 1.8%, respectively, while Avalanche and Hedera bucked the trend with gains of 2.0% and 1.4%. NEAR Protocol was nearly unchanged over 24 hours and remained one of the few tracked Layer-1 assets with a positive seven-day return, up 2.3%.
Uniswap led the notable gainers, advancing 5.1% to $6.62 after gaining 4.9% in the preceding update. Stellar also maintained its momentum, rising 4.8% to $0.19, while Celestia and Ondo each added 3.5%. However, most of these assets remained lower over seven days, including Celestia, down 16.7%, Ondo, down 8.0%, and Uniswap, down approximately 7.5%. Internet Computer was the session’s weakest notable performer, falling 6.1% to $2.59 and extending its seven-day decline to 16.3%. Bittensor dropped 3.5%, while Cardano and Litecoin fell 2.6% and 2.3%, respectively.
Sector performance was mixed but generally defensive. Metaverse-related assets were broadly lower, led by declines of 6.1% in Internet Computer, 4.3% in Chiliz, and 4.1% in Klaytn. DeFi displayed greater resilience: Uniswap gained approximately 5%, Aave rose 0.8%, and Chainlink edged 0.2% higher, although all three remained negative over the seven-day period. Overall, the latest update points to a market that lost momentum following the September 14 rebound, with isolated strength in selected DeFi and Layer-1 tokens offset by widespread weekly losses and renewed weakness among major cryptocurrencies.
