BSOL Drives Solana ETF Inflows With $948M in SOL Purchases
Bitwise’s BSOL staking-enabled Solana ETF purchased about $9.65 million worth of SOL, backed by an on-chain transfer of roughly 95,887 SOL for newly issued shares. The transaction adds to BSOL’s cumulative open-market SOL purchases of approximately $948 million since its October 2025 launch.
BSOL now accounts for about 80% of net inflows into US spot Solana ETFs. The fund directly holds and stakes SOL, targeting gross annual staking rewards of roughly 7%. Its management fee is 0.20%, waived on the first $1 billion in assets under management.
US spot Solana ETF inflows have exceeded $1.6 billion, while the category recorded a single-day inflow of more than $80 million in September 2026. For traders, BSOL’s continued demand represents a potentially supportive flow signal for SOL, although ETF purchases do not guarantee sustained price gains. The fund’s staking feature and dominant market share may strengthen institutional demand and increase the amount of SOL locked in network validators.
Bullish
The news is bullish for SOL because BSOL has bought approximately $948 million in SOL, including a fresh $9.65 million purchase. These are spot-market acquisitions required to back newly issued ETF shares, creating a direct demand channel rather than merely reflecting secondary-market trading. The fund’s roughly 80% share of US spot Solana ETF inflows also indicates strong investor preference for its staking-enabled structure.
In the short term, continued ETF inflows could support SOL’s price, improve sentiment and encourage momentum traders to monitor net creations, exchange balances and on-chain flows. However, the impact of a single $9.65 million purchase is limited relative to SOL’s total market liquidity. Price gains could also be offset by broader crypto-market weakness, profit-taking or redemptions.
Over the longer term, sustained ETF demand may reduce liquid supply and increase the amount of SOL staked through institutional vehicles. Similar to the market response to strong spot Bitcoin ETF inflows, persistent creations can strengthen the narrative of structural institutional demand. The comparison is not exact: staking rewards add an income component, but they also introduce validator, lock-up and fund-structure risks. Overall, the flow data supports a bullish bias, but traders should confirm it with sustained inflows, SOL price trends, derivatives positioning and broader risk appetite.