According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, Bitcoin spot ETF recorded approximately $197 million in net inflows last week, ending eight consecutive weeks of outflows, signaling improved institutional demand. Ethereum spot ETF also resumed net inflows during the same period.
Meanwhile, traditional financial institutions accelerated on-chain infrastructure development. Swift launched a blockchain-based shared ledger in partnership with 17 global banks to pilot tokenized deposits, while fintech platform Toss collaborated with Optimism on Korean won stablecoin infrastructure. Robinhood Chain, launched just two weeks prior, surpassed $132 million in total value locked. Additionally, eight funding rounds totaling $381 million were disclosed last week, with infrastructure projects leading investments.