Gate News message, April 21 — Arkham announced the launch of its decentralized trading functionality, integrated exclusively with the Solana ecosystem, as it pivots from centralized exchange services to target Solana's thriving DEX market. The new feature incorporates decentralized trading into Ark

IBIT led Bitcoin ETF inflows with $256M (≈3,355 BTC) on Apr 20, pushing total spot-ETF inflows near $58B and assets over $100B, underscoring rising institutional demand and access via regulated ETFs. Abstract: This report notes that BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) attracted $256 million in net inflows on April 20, about 3,355 BTC, signaling robust institutional interest in Bitcoin spot ETFs. IBIT dominated daily flows, with Bitcoin ETF inflows totaling over $238 million for the day and cumulative spot ETF inflows approaching $58 billion; overall spot Bitcoin ETF assets exceed $100 billion, representing more than 6% of Bitcoin's market cap. The trend suggests growing institutional confidence in Bitcoin as a long-term asset, aided by regulated access and simplified custody; IBIT remains the leading issuer, though Fidelity and ARK Invest are also attracting capital.

Bitcoin spot ETFs saw significant net inflows of $664 million on April 17, the largest in three months. BlackRock led the funds with $284 million, followed by Fidelity and ARK. Other products saw minimal contributions.

ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, divested shares of Circle and Bullish, totaling over $2.5 million on April 17, as reported by Ark Invest Tracker.

Gate News message: On April 8, Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest bought approximately $13 million worth of Robinhood ($HOOD) stock on April 7, continuing its “buy the dip” investment strategy.

On April 7, Bitcoin spot ETF net outflows totaled $159.4 million. The main outflow managers included Fidelity, Grayscale, Ark, VanEck, and BlackRock. The only net inflow provider was Valkyrie, with inflows of $2.32 million.

ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood says Bitcoin has entered a mature phase, and that the large drawdowns of the past may be behind us— even a future 50% pullback would be considered progress. She noted that Bitcoin has grown into a mature monetary system and asset class.

Boundless Ark recently completed two rounds of Pre-A funding, with total funding in the hundreds of millions of yuan. Its core product, EVA OS, is an AI operating system that supports a variety of hardware terminals, with efficiency far higher than traditional solutions. It has already attracted more than 2,500 enterprises to integrate.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment plans to include OpenAI in three exchange-traded funds, with total holdings of about $240 million, reflecting retail investors’ demand for private tech companies. This is ARK’s first time offering ordinary investors the opportunity to invest in OpenAI through an ETF.

A report released on April 1 shows that on March 30 and 31, Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $69.4 million and $114 million, respectively, ending the outflow trend. The main sources of inflows were ARK Invest and Fidelity. In the derivatives market, shorts are dominant; the funding rate remains negative, and there is a dense liquidation zone below the current Bitcoin price of $66.5k.