Bitcoin dominates fund flows with $2.67 billion inflows, but still lags behind 2024 peak

The hype surrounding Solana and XRP ETFs appears to have cooled, with inflows easing to $93.3 million and $61.6 million as traders reassess the market.

Even as crypto prices fell due to renewed tariff tensions between the US and China, investors poured $3.17 billion into digital asset funds last week. The week ended quietly with only $159 million in outflows on Friday. This has increased inflows for the year 2025 to $48.7 billion, already surpassing last year’s record total.

Exchange-traded products (ETPs) for digital assets saw explosive trading last week, with a record volume of $53 billion per week. This figure is almost double the average pace of 2025. Friday’s sales of $15.3 billion were the highest ever in a single day. Following the rate-driven market decline, total assets under management fell 7% from the previous week’s peak to $242 billion.

Altcoin flows remain resilient

Investors poured $2.67 billion into Bitcoin last week, bringing cumulative inflows to $30.2 billion in 2025. While strong, this figure remains below the 2024 benchmark of $41.7 billion, according to the latest edition of CoinShares’ Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report. Friday’s market sale generated record trading volumes of $10.4 billion; however, the actual daily net flow was modest at only $0.39 million.

Meanwhile, Ethereum attracted $338 million in inflows last week but suffered a significant outflow of $172 million on Friday, the largest of any digital asset. This indicates that investors viewed the economy as particularly vulnerable during the correction. Meanwhile, enthusiasm around the upcoming US ETFs for Solana and XRP appears to be waning as inflows slow to $93.3 million and $61.6 million respectively.

Investment flows in altcoin-based products were modest but stable. For example, Chainlink raked in $3.2 million, while Sui recorded $2.3 million in inflows. Cardano and Litecoin added smaller amounts, receiving $0.8 million and $0.2 million. Multi-asset products, on the other hand, deviated from the broader positive sentiment, recording significant outflows of more than $35 million during the period.

Regionally, the United States overwhelmingly dominated inflows, attracting more than $3 billion in new investments. Switzerland followed with $132 million, followed by Germany with $53.5 million and Australia with $9.9 million. Canada recorded a smaller inflow of $3.8 million. Meanwhile, Sweden led the outflows with $22 million, while Brazil and Hong Kong reported declines of $10.1 million and $9.3 million each.

Market still on shaky ground

Financial markets went into turmoil overnight after tensions between the US and China unexpectedly escalated. The sell-off began when President Trump accused China of “holding the world captive” through sweeping export restrictions on rare earths. Investors quickly fled risky assets, sending the Nasdaq down 3.5% and the S&P 500 down 2.7%.

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Bitcoin wasn’t spared either, as it briefly collapsed to $102,000 before recovering to $115,000 amid a record $19 billion in liquidations. According to told QCP Capital, with global liquidity tightening and policy risks soaring, “market positioning remains defensive on risky assets heading into the new week.”