SOL’s Tragic Plunge: ETFs Laugh, Investors Weep 😂💔

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What to know:

  • SOL, that poor wretch, tumbled nearly 20% in a week, despite the grand spectacle of U.S. spot Solana ETFs, which, like a carnival barker, lured in the gullible masses. 🌪️💸
  • The debut, they say, was a “clear success,” though the crypto skies wept with outflows from BTC and ETH ETFs. Ah, the irony of it all! 😏
  • Bitwise’s Solana ETF (BSOL), that cunning fox, snatched $199 million in fresh funds, leaving its peers in the dust. 🦊🤑

Ah, the long-awaited debut of spot Solana ETFs in the U.S.! A grand affair, they said. Solid demand, they whispered. Yet, SOL, that hapless soul, plunged 20% to $165 in a week, as if the gods of the market had turned their backs on it. A high of $205 just before the launch? A mere memory, a fleeting dream. 🌙💔

And what of its brethren, bitcoin and ether? They too stumbled, though not as dramatically-6% and 12%, respectively. Small comfort, indeed, for SOL’s tragic fall. 🪨🪨

Yet, behold! Solana-based exchange-traded products boasted their second strongest weekly net inflow, a staggering $421 million, according to the wise sages at CoinShares. A paradox, is it not? 🧙♂️📈

Vetle Lunde, the head of research at K33, proclaimed the ETFs’ first week “very solid,” a triumph in the face of adversity. “A clear success,” he declared, though the broader crypto landscape bled. Ah, the resilience of hope! 😌✨

Most of the treasure flowed to Bitwise’s BSOL, that cunning first-mover, which amassed $199 million in fresh funds and began with nearly $223 million in seed capital. A true titan, it outshone even BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), whose demand was as muted as a whisper in a storm. 🌪️🤫

Grayscale’s Solana Trust (GSOL), alas, fared poorly, pulling in a mere $2.2 million. Yet, it entered the fray with $102 million in assets, a closed-end product reborn. Its 0.35% management fee, though lower than its bitcoin and ether siblings, could not compete with Bitwise’s 0.20% lure. 🪙🔍

“BSOL’s lower fees and first-mover advantage have fueled its rapid growth,” Lunde noted, “while GSOL’s higher costs and tardy debut have tempered its inflows.” Ah, the cruel hand of fate! 🕰️⚖️

And so, the tale of SOL’s tragic plunge continues, a drama of hope and despair, of success and failure, played out on the grand stage of the markets. Will it rise again, or is this the final act? Only time, that merciless judge, will tell. ⏳🎭

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2025-11-04 01:51