Digital asset funding merchandise attracted $3.3 billion in inflows final week, marking the sixth consecutive week of good points.
In response to CoinShares‘ newest weekly knowledge, this brings complete inflows over the previous six weeks to $10.5 billion and year-to-date (YTD) flows to a document $10.8 billion.
CoinShares’ head of analysis, James Butterfill, famous that investor demand has pushed complete belongings beneath administration in crypto exchange-traded merchandise (ETPs) to briefly hit a document $187.5 billion.
He stated:
“We consider that rising considerations over the US financial system, pushed by the Moody’s downgrade and the ensuing spike in treasury yields, have prompted buyers to hunt diversification via digital belongings.”
Bitcoin and Ethereum gas the momentum
In response to CoinShares, Bitcoin-backed merchandise dominated market flows, pulling in $2.9 billion final week alone.
That determine represents 1 / 4 of all inflows for 2025 to this point and raises Bitcoin’s year-to-date complete to $10.1 billion. Collectively, Bitcoin ETPs now handle near $160 billion in belongings.
The most recent market rally additionally sparked renewed curiosity in shorting Bitcoin.
Butterfill said that funding merchandise betting towards the value of BTC recorded $12.7 million in inflows, their highest since December 2024. This got here as its value reached a brand new all-time excessive of over $111,000 final week.
Ethereum merchandise additionally maintained sturdy momentum, registering $326 million in weekly inflows.
This marks ETH’s fifth week of good points, boosted by market optimism surrounding the Pectra improve, which went reside earlier this month. This month, Ethereum-related funding funds have drawn web inflows of round $568 million.
XRP sees document outflows
Whereas Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs soared, XRP funding merchandise skilled historic losses.
CoinShares knowledge confirmed that XRP noticed $37.2 million in outflows final week, the biggest on document, snapping an 80-week streak of inflows. This got here at the same time as institutional participation grew, primarily because of XRP futures contracts launching on CME Group’s platform.
Alternatively, most altcoins noticed modest exercise. Solana merchandise attracted $4.3 million in inflows, whereas Sui merchandise recorded $2.3 million regardless of a DeFi exploit on its community.
