- The IPO from Circle highlights Ethereum as a backbone of USDC and a strategic Defi infrastructure layer.
- ETF and on-chain flows show a growing institutional confidence in ETH on BTC on the way to Q3.
When circle [USDC] Submitted for its long -awaited IPO of $ 1.1 billion, most headlines were aimed at what it meant for stablecoins and regulatory clarity.
But there is still a quiet winner that comes up quietly: Ethereum [ETH].
With more than half of the circulating power supply of USDC anchored on its rails, Ethereum is not only the technical backbone – it is the stealth beneficiary of the growing bet of Wall Street on tokenized dollars.
Ethereum is located in the middle of the Stablecoin -ecosystem
Ethereum dominate USDC’s presence on the chain, with $ 36.7 billion more than 50% of the circulating stock of the stablecoin-op his main network.
This concentration emphasizes Ethereum’s key role in Defi and offers deep liquidity pools, advanced smart contract infrastructure and a flourishing ecosystem for developers, all of which improve the USDC utility.

Source: Defillama
With Circle’s IPO spotlighting Stablecoins, institutional investors will closely investigate the infrastructure behind them.
Ethereum stands out as a strategic active, reinforced by every tokenized dollar that flows through its network.
In addition to his mainstje, Circle has $ 10 billion in USDC spread over Ethereum layer 2S such as Arbitrum, Basic and Polygon.
This expansion reduces congestion, improves scalability and strengthens the central role of Ethereum in the Stablecoin infrastructure, even if adoption spreads to cheaper, faster networks.
ETFs display a steady institutional interest
While Circle’s IPO Ethereum throws light in a bullish, ETF flow data outlines a more nuanced image.
According to Sosovalue, Spot -eth Etf’s Netto intake has seen on eight of the last ten trade days, a total of $ 25.2 million from 6 June.
The total assets were on the $ 9.4 billion press, even if the price of ETH falls below $ 2,500.

Source: Sosovalue
Although the daily streams of their highlights are at the beginning of June, the trend still suggests a calm confidence at institutions.
This intake, although modest, reflect the observed value of Ethereum as an adult investment vehicle in regulations.
Money runs in ETH. Will ETH go closer to BTC in Q3?
While Bitcoin ETFs have been bleeding more than $ 1.4 billion since 22 May, products, Ethereum products quietly absorbed $ 579 million, with persistent green inflow almost every day.

Source: X
Ethereum’s ETF-momentum corresponds to strong signals on the chains, leads 24-hour net flows on bridges and placing the greatest growth of Stablecoin Supply, per Artemis.
Despite expansion of layer 2, these currents strengthen the trust in the basic layer strength of Ethereum.
As Q3 approaches, the most important question continues: can Eth Bitcoin surpass in streams, performance or both?