Bitwise pushes Aptos into ETF race

Bitwise Asset Management moved ahead to officially file an S-1 registration with the US SEC for an Aptos ￰1￱ this product gets approved, it would be the first altcoin ETF tied to the Move chain, Bitwise ￰2￱ the boom of Bitcoin and Ethereum-linked ETFs, institutions are looking for diversification in ￰3￱ CMC Altcoin Season Index is flashing a “63” rating, hinting that Bitcoin season is slowly giving way to altcoin ￰4￱ global crypto market printed green indexes as the US government shutdown ￰5￱ total digital assets market cap stood at $4.21 trillion with a trading volume of above $180 ￰6￱ soars 30% on Bitwise ETF filing Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley, in an X post, confirmed the ￰7￱ added that he couldn’t share further details due to the SEC’s regulatory “quiet period.” However, Horsley’s enthusiasm was evident when he wrote , “Fired up about the momentum in the Aptos ecosystem.” The market reacted quite well to the Bitwise update.

Aptos’ APT price token jumped nearly 30%, leading it to breach $5.3 mark in a rally that began from around $4.2 ￰8￱ trading volume spiked to hit $614 million, the highest in two ￰9￱ around Aptos ETF helped APT to recover from the past ￰10￱ is trading at an average price of $5.51 at the press ￰11￱ @BitwiseInvest has an S-1 filing in for an Aptos ETF — Can’t say more during quiet ￰12￱ fired up about the momentum in the Aptos ecosystem. ￰0￱ — Hunter Horsley (@HHorsley) October 4, 2025 Chain Broker data shows that Aptos has led development growth across major ￰13￱ has posted a 897% surge in developer activity, outpacing networks like Celo, Nym, and ￰14￱ timing of Bitwise’s filing looks strategic as Aptos aims to expand in DeFi, gaming, and ￰15￱ awaits SEC nod Regulatory approval remains uncertain as the SEC has historically taken a conservative stance toward non-Bitcoin, non-Ethereum ￰16￱ suggests that Aptos may face a longer review ￰17￱ the filing alone signals a clear shift.

meanwhile, Bitcoin ETF s are roaring ￰18￱ spot Bitcoin funds bagged $3.24 billion in inflows last ￰19￱ is the second-largest weekly total since their debut in January ￰20￱ reversed the previous week’s $902 million in outflows and pushed four-week cumulative inflows near $4 billion. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the surge with $1.8 billion, lifting its AUM to $96.2 billion. Fidelity’s FBTC added $692 million. Together, the two giants now account for more than 60% of all ￰21￱ Bitcoin ETF ￰22￱ estimate that ETF demand in Q4 could soak up more than 100,000 BTC from the circulating ￰23￱ is nearly twice the network’s new quarterly ￰24￱ miners will be dealing with pressure ￰25￱ price jumped by more than 12% over the past 7 ￰26￱ briefly topped $125,500 on Sunday.

Historically, such BTC-led environments have preceded capital rotation back into altcoins once Bitcoin ￰27￱ biggest altcoin, Ethereum, is leading the altcoin bull ￰28￱ price is up by around 14% in the last 7 ￰29￱ is trading at an average price of $4,540 at press ￰30￱ Bybit now and claim a $50 bonus in minutes