$2.17 billion flows into crypto as Bitcoin dominates, but geopolitics causes a sudden reversal

Bitcoin led by $1.55 billion as optimism faded at the start of the week due to tensions in Greenland, tariff threats and changing expectations from the US Fed.

Digital asset investment products saw strong inflows of $2.17 billion last week. This was the highest weekly total since October 10, 2025, shortly before a major market crash. Most of the inflows occurred earlier this week, indicating strong investor interest. However, sentiment turned around on Friday after outflows of as much as $378 million hit the market.

The reversal followed rising diplomatic tensions over Greenland, renewed threats of additional trade tariffs, and reports that policy dove Kevin Hassett is likely to remain in his current role rather than become the next US Fed chairman.

Crypto investors got in early

According to CoinShares’ Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, Bitcoin led the market with an inflow of $1.55 billion in the past week. Despite regulatory uncertainty, other major tokens also attracted capital. Proposals under the US Senate Banking Committee’s CLARITY Act, which could cap returns on stablecoins, did little to stem incoming capital flows into Ethereum and XRP, which registered $496 million and $69.5 million, respectively.

Several altcoins also posted gains, led by XRP products with $45.5 million. Sui added $5.7 million, followed by Lido at $3.7 million and Hedera at $2.6 million. Litecoin and Chainlink also recorded smaller but positive inflows of $2.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Multi-asset products, on the other hand, lost $12.5 million.

Investor interest remained largely strong around the world. The US took the lead after attracting $2.05 billion in new investments. Germany and Switzerland posted solid gains of $63.9 million and $41.6 million, while Canada and the Netherlands recorded $12.3 million and $6 million. Meanwhile, France recorded $1.3 million, Australia $0.3 million, Italy $0.2 million and New Zealand $0.1 million. Sweden, on the other hand, lost more than $4 million, while Brazil also saw $1 million disappear.

Broader market caution

Market experts believe that the flow reversal is now translating into broader risk behavior in digital assets. For example, Mercury co-founder and CEO Petr Kozyakov said the correction suggested “optimism was on thin ice.” After the episode, investors appear to be focusing on traditional safe havens.

The largest cryptocurrency is at $93,000, with the plunge in Asian trading evaporating most of this year’s gains. While sentiment had turned positive at the start of the year, the pullback in digital assets suggests optimism was on thin ice, underlined by multi-million dollar liquidations in the derivatives markets. Cryptocurrency markets are once again entering risk mode as global stock markets also post losses. Meanwhile, gold and silver continue to shine brightly as investors look for safer options. meadows.”