According to Farside Investors, on Jan 9, 2026, VanEck’s US spot Bitcoin ETF posted $0 million in net daily flow, per its Bitcoin ETF Daily Flow dataset. Source: Farside Investors, farside.co.uk/btc. Farside Investors also reports that 5% of profits from this product are allocated to Bitcoin developers. Source: Farside Investors, farside.co.uk/btc.

According to BitMEX Research, Bitcoin developer Rkrux said completing the BOSS challenge enabled him to work on Bitcoin Core full time with support from a Maelstrom Fund grant. Source: BitMEX Research (X, Dec 16, 2025). For traders, this confirms an instance of external funding directly adding full-time developer capacity to Bitcoin Core, with no protocol changes or release timelines disclosed in the post. Source: BitMEX Research (X, Dec 16, 2025).

According to @FarsideUK, VanEck’s US Bitcoin ETF posted a net daily outflow of $5.8 million, and 5% of profits from this product are allocated to Bitcoin developers, with the full dataset and disclaimers available at farside.co.uk/btc; the update was posted on Dec 9, 2025. Source: Farside Investors @FarsideUK and farside.co.uk/btc