June was marked by several significant developments across the digital asset investment product sector. Most notably, BlackRock filed its first spot Bitcoin ETF application, sparking a wave of optimism in the digital asset markets.

‍Key takeaways:

• Total assets under management (AUM) for digital asset investment products experienced an increase of 9.05% compared to May and 69.5% year-to-date, reaching $33.4bn in June.
• In June, the average daily aggregate volumes of digital asset investment products rebounded with a 6.77% increase, following two consecutive months of decline, reaching a total of $223 million.
• Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust product, GBTC, saw its volumes increase by 78.9% to $45.0 million in June.
• Following BlackRock's ETF application, the discount for Grayscale’s GBTC and ETHE has decreased.