Bitcoin ETFs Shatter Records with Historic Q4 Inflows

Wall Street's crypto embrace triggers unprecedented capital stampede into digital asset funds.

The Institutional Floodgates Open

Quarter four witnessed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds pulling in record-breaking investment volumes that dwarfed previous benchmarks. Traditional finance giants finally capitulated to digital asset demand, channeling billions into regulated crypto exposure vehicles.

Mainstream Adoption Accelerates

Pension funds, hedge funds, and retail investors collectively poured capital into Bitcoin ETFs at rates that surprised even the most bullish analysts. The institutional infrastructure built over recent years finally bore fruit as compliance departments worldwide gave reluctant approval.

Regulatory Hurdles Become Speed Bumps

Despite ongoing regulatory theater from legacy financial watchdogs, the capital flows tell a different story—one where traditional finance increasingly views Bitcoin not as speculation but as strategic allocation. The same institutions that once dismissed crypto now compete for ETF market share.

Wall Street's latest gold rush proves even bankers can't resist a trend—especially when client money demands it.

In addition, 64% of crypto investors consider a candidate’s position on digital assets to be important when voting in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.

This trend, according to analysts, began to take shape in 2024, when a growing proportion of voters began to name crypto policy as one of the main issues in the elections.

Although the respondents are generally somewhat inclined towards liberal and democratic views, a significant proportion of them support TRUMP and the Republican Party.

According to the study:

• 37% of respondents trust Republicans in the development of the crypto industry
• 24% — Democrats
• 16% chose the “neither party” option.

According to the report, “crypto investors approve of President Trump’s performance and trust him and the Republicans more than the Democrats in promoting crypto initiatives in the United States.”

Despite the fact that politically this group has a “profile closer to the Democratic Party”, most of them vote for Republicans in congressional elections.

The surveyed crypto investors, according to the study, are more likely to have higher education, lower income, are younger, more diverse in terms of ethnicity, and, most importantly, are more likely to be registered as voters than the average American.

According to The Economist, 261 days into Trump’s second term, 39% of Americans approve of the president’s job performance, 56% disapprove, and 4% are undecided, according to national polls.

Despite the growing criticism from the public — due to Trump’s attempts to “reshape the government through executive orders, change trade, immigration, and foreign policy” — crypto investors rate his performance well above the average.

Americans generally have a negative view of his handling of inflation, the economy, immigration, and crime. However, among the crypto community, these factors are largely inferior to the importance of his stance on digital assets.

As a reminder, under the leadership of Trump and the Republican Congress, the first large-scale stablecoin regulation law was passed this year.

The next step WOULD be legislation that would regulate the broader crypto asset market in the US, but the budget crisis and the temporary government shutdown slowed down this process.

While Republicans have generally been more supportive of crypto policy, a significant number of Democrats have also supported key votes to advance the bills. Democrats also developed and presented their own version of the initiative to regulate the crypto market in the United States.

Сообщение Survey: 73% of Crypto Investors Support Trump’s Digital Asset Policies появились сначала на INCRYPTED.