Funds and public companies have now acquired more Bitcoin this year already than during the entire 2024. This, according to a recent update shared by André Dragosch, Director, Head of Research – Europe at Bitwise.
André Dragosch of Bitwise noted that as of August 10, 2025, global bitcoin ETPs as well as public companies have acquired 944,330 bitcoins which is equivalent to “7.4 x times the new supply of bitcoins in 2025.”
Institutional demand for bitcoin has never been more significant, Dragosch claims. As covered recently, Bitcoin’s (BTC) supply on centralized exchanges has recently plummeted to a six-year low of approximately 2.83 million BTC, as reported by Glassnode, reflecting a surge in self-custody trends and aggressive institutional accumulation that reduces available sell-side liquidity.
Meanwhile, institutional confidence in Ethereum is soaring as well. On October 6, 2025, the CME Crypto Group noted that Ether futures contracts hit an all-time high: 46,851 contracts (OI) worth “$11.2B notional value.”
According to the update, that level of commitment signals “a major shift toward regulated crypto derivatives” and the trend is said to be “undeniable.”
As reported, Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest smart contract platform and the second-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap and overall adoption, has come back into the spotlight, closing the third quarter of 2025 with a 66.55% gain, marking its strongest Q3 performance since 2016.
In addition to BTC and ETH, Binance Coin (BNB) has had a very strong run during this crypto bull market. BNB is supported by the largest web3 and crypto ecosystem enabled by Binance which remains the largest digital assets platform in terms of revenue and scope of operations.
Solana (SOL) has also emerged as a major digital assets platform that is enabling crypto staking for a wide range of traders and investors. These blockchain and DLT networks are now focused on various use-cases including tokenization and issuing stablecoins – which recently topped $300 billion in combined market cap.
According to most analysts, the current Bitcoin and crypto rally is still intact despite BTC price dropping slightly from a high of $126K to around $122K at the time of writing. Even though there has been a slight pullback in crypto prices, the market is still considerably higher from the relative lows of September 2025.