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Bitcoin has slid to its lowest reported level since 2024, and ether has been falling too. Even so, a small new pocket of crypto investing is still drawing cash: exchange-traded funds tied to HYPE, a digital asset linked to the Hyperliquid blockchain.

The hard fact here is narrow. A single published report said investors have kept adding money to these HYPE-focused ETFs during the recent drop in the biggest cryptocurrencies. That points to continued appetite for a specialized product, but it does not by itself show a broader comeback in crypto risk-taking.

The first two funds in this niche arrived in May. Bitwise and 21Shares launched spot ETFs that track indexes tied to HYPE, trading under the tickers BHYP and THYP. The same report said the pair has gathered close to $150 million in assets since launch and has mostly posted positive net inflow days.

That is a small sum by the standards of mainstream crypto products, but it is still notable for a category built around a lesser-known token and only a few weeks old.

Put differently, these funds have attracted nearly $150 million while bitcoin and ether were both under pressure, a sharp contrast even if the dollar figure remains modest in the context of the wider ETF market.

What HYPE is, in plain English, also matters. It is a decentralized crypto asset tied to the Hyperliquid blockchain, now being packaged into ETFs that investors can buy through ordinary brokerage accounts. The appeal is straightforward: buyers get exposure to the theme without having to hold the token directly or use crypto-native platforms.

The product lineup is already expanding. Grayscale launched the Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF, HYPG, on Wednesday, adding another public-market vehicle tied to the same trade. That launch is confirmed by the report, though what it says about lasting demand is still an inference, not settled fact.

The cleaner read is rotation, not revival. Based on the limited evidence available, money appears to be moving into a new and highly specific crypto wrapper even as the flagship tokens remain weak. That suggests investors are still willing to chase fresh niches, but it would be a stretch to call this a marketwide vote of confidence in digital assets.

What comes next is uncertain. If BHYP, THYP and HYPG keep taking in money while bitcoin and ether stay soft, that would strengthen the case that a slice of investors wants targeted crypto exposure rather than a broad rebound bet.

If the selloff in major tokens deepens, or if inflows fade after the launch buzz wears off, this could end up looking like a brief burst of interest in a thin corner of the market.

For now, the evidence supports a smaller conclusion. Even during a slump in the biggest cryptocurrencies, ETF issuers are still finding buyers for niche digital-asset themes. That says more about the staying power of financial packaging than it does about the health of crypto as a whole.

Published at 2026-06-06T16:00:45.608449+00:00 UTC

Related Symbols

• BKCH — Blockchain ETF (ETF)
• GLXY — Galaxy Digital
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• RIOT — Riot Platforms
• BTBT — Bit Digital
• CIFR — Cipher Digital
• Selection note: The story is about crypto-market stress and new crypto ETF inflows, so the closest tradable matches in the list are crypto/blockchain-exposed ETF and stocks such as Galaxy, Robinhood, and bitcoin miners.

References

• CNBC