#CryptoETFMania Ethereum prepped for 2025 rally as monthly Ether ETFs inflows double

The monthly record in ETF inflows was insufficient to lift Ether's price past the $3,500 resistance, which would trigger over $1 billion worth of leveraged short liquidations.

Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit a new monthly record in December despite the holiday illiquidity, bolstering analyst expectations of an incoming rally.

The United States spot Ether ETH tickers down $3,400.09

exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reached a new monthly record, surpassing $2.1 billion worth of cumulative net inflows during December.

December’s $2.1 billion worth of inflows is nearly double that of November, when the ETH ETFs received just over $1 billion worth of cumulative net inflows, Farside Investors data shows.

ETH ETFs surpassed $2.5 billion in cumulative net inflows on Dec. 24, five months after they debuted for trading on July 23, 2024, Cointelegraph reported.

Despite the record inflows, Ether is unable to escape its current downtrend. Ether price is down 8.4% on the monthly chart, trading at $3,353 as of 9:54 am in UTC, according to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro.

However, some traders are capitalizing on Ether’s downtrend. A savvy crypto trader was up over $1.1 million on his 50x leveraged Ether position in just 2 days after taking a short position on Ether, which effectively bets on its price decline.

Growing ETF inflows are an optimistic sign for Ether’s price trajectory for the next year, further bolstering the predictions of asset management giant VanEck, which foresees a $6,000 ETH cycle top during 2025. $ETH