Ethereum Surges to 16-Month High Through Record ETF InflowsEthereum ETH/USD has seized enormous momentum this week, trading at about $3,600 with gains reaching 7.7% in the preceding 24 hours.
The cryptocurrency has gone up 23% in the past week, which is a lot more than Bitcoin’s 13% rise. This makes it one of the best performers in the current market cycle.
The rise comes at a time when institutional interest is at an all-time high. On Wednesday,
US Ethereum spot ETFs saw their biggest single-day inflow ever, with $727 million coming in.Reserve Status of the asset: Because Ethereum is the most popular stablecoin, it has become the backbone of the digital dollar economy. Ethereum has become the main settlement layer for digital financial infrastructure because it issues more than 54% of all stablecoins. Digital Oil: Key players in Ethereum say that ETH is a useful, yield-bearing commodity that drives the on-chain economy.
Ethereum is different from Bitcoin’s “digital gold” story because it mixes value storage with usefulness. It burns ETH as fuel for transactions while keeping it scarce by limiting issuance to 1.51% each year.Staking Yield: BlackRock’s request to add staking incentives to its Ethereum ETF could open up more institutional demand.https://www.fxleaders.com/news/2025/07/18/ethereum-surges-to-16-month-high-through-record-etf-inflows/
