While Bitcoin surged 25% last month, marking the largest monthly increase since November 2024, a net..

U.S. Bitcoin ETF Inflows $3.5 Billion in August
Monthly Fund Inflows
The Highest Since July Last Year
Kimchi Premium Resurrected in Korea

While Bitcoin surged 25% last month, marking the largest monthly increase since November 2024, a net inflow of $3.5 billion (about 4.8 trillion won) to the U.S.-listed Bitcoin Spot Exchange Fund (ETF) in a month, the report showed. It is the largest since July last year.

As the so-called "Kimchi Premium" has risen again on the domestic virtual asset exchange, the market is paying attention to whether Bitcoin can continue its upward rally through the $80,000 wall.

According to Bloomberg and Faside Investors on the 1st (local time), about $3.5 billion of funds poured into spot bitcoin ETFs listed in the U.S. during the month of August. This is the largest monthly figure since July 2025.

Of the $3.5 billion in net inflows from Bitcoin spot ETFs in August, BlackRock's IBIT accounted for about 88% of total net inflows, according to Faside Investors data.

The biggest catalyst for this money transfer was the change in the macroeconomic environment in the United States. As U.S. Treasury Secretary Covestent said last month that he would expand the buyback of long-term government bonds, analysts say that the demand for so-called "debt trade" to defend against the weak dollar and the government's currency depreciation has revived.