According to @cas_abbe, BlackRock bought $610M in BTC and $3.05B in ETH in August, indicating stronger institutional demand for ETH than BTC (source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 28, 2025). Based on the author’s figures, ETH inflows were roughly 5x BTC and about 83% of combined BTC+ETH inflows, which the author uses to classify the market as the 2nd phase of the crypto cycle (source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 28, 2025). The author adds that this 2nd phase could persist, using institutional inflows as the key indicator for cycle positioning (source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 28, 2025).