Ethereum gains 20.3% in July as ETF inflows drive rebound

Ethereum gained 20.3% in July, its best month in a year, as spot ETF inflows and whale buying supported a rebound from June's 21.8% decline.

Spot Ethereum ETFs ended July with daily net inflows of $13.29 million, lifting total assets under management to about $10.52 billion, according to SoSoValue data. The trend was not uniform — several sessions saw large outflows — but buyers returned quickly after each dip. Ethereum funds took in $9.23 million on July 27 alone, while Bitcoin funds lost $11.64 million the same day, according to SoSoValue.

The ETH/BTC ratio climbed to 0.030, its strongest reading in three months. Ethereum's validator exit queue dropped to zero, indicating no validators are waiting to withdraw staked ETH, while roughly 2.5 million ETH is queued to enter staking with waits near 43 days, according to ValidatorQueue data. Bitmine added 9,946 ETH to lift its holdings to 5.79 million tokens, about 4.8 percent of circulating supply. Arthur Hayes bought 7,213 ETH worth about $13.87 million since July 15.

ETH slipped below $1,900 entering August, with the RSI at 52.25 and aggregated open interest down to about $11.46 billion from recent highs, according to Coinalyze. Funding was positive at 0.0024 percent, though the advantage held by long positions was small. The token needs to reclaim $1,900 before attempting $2,000; until then, sideways movement or a deeper pullback remains possible.

July's performance was notable against historical norms. Ethereum has delivered an average July return of 10.7 percent, while the median return for the month is negative, meaning July 2026 outperformed a typical July by a wide margin. Still, the recovery did not fully erase June's losses, and ETH enters August below recent highs.

Seasonal trends offer some support for the month ahead. Ethereum has delivered an average August return of 8.84 percent, though its median return for the month is -1.87 percent, suggesting performance has varied significantly across years.

The broader crypto market also closed July on a positive note. The CoinDesk 20 Index gained 8.7 percent since June, the biggest monthly advance since July 2025. Bitcoin fell 1.31 percent to $63,870 on the last day of July, while ETH dropped 1.40 percent to $1,890, diverging from equities as South Korea's Kospi surged more than 15 percent.

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