Digital Asset Investment Products See $785 Million Inflow, Year-to-Date Total Hits $7.5 Billion

Digital asset investment products saw a significant inflow of $785 million last week, pushing the year-to-date total to $7.5 billion. This new record surpasses the previous high of $7.2 billion recorded in early February, indicating a robust recovery from the outflows experienced between February and March when crypto markets faced a downturn.

Bitcoin-related investment products continued to attract substantial capital, with $557 million in weekly inflows. However, this figure represents a decline from the $867 million recorded the previous week. The dip in inflows is attributed to renewed caution from investors following more aggressive policy signals from the US Federal Reserve. Despite this, short-Bitcoin products logged their fourth straight week of inflows, totaling $5.8 million, suggesting that some investors are hedging their positions or speculating on a potential short-term pullback. Over the past month, Bitcoin’s price surged more than 20% to as high as $106,000 before easing to $102,000.

Ethereum emerged as the top-performing altcoin, with $205 million in new inflows last week, bringing its year-to-date total to $575 million. The momentum is linked to Ethereum’s recent Pectra upgrade and internal leadership shifts within the Ethereum Foundation. The changes include the appointment of Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak as co-executive directors, with Vitalik Buterin transitioning to a research-oriented role. Stańczak emphasized that the network is focusing on Layer 1 scaling, Layer 2 support, and improved user experience, which are central to Ethereum’s upcoming upgrades, including Fusaka and Glamsterdam, aimed at enhancing interoperability and accessibility.

Among other altcoins, Sui attracted $9.3 million in inflows, pushing its year-to-date flows to $91 million. XRP followed with $4.9 million, lifting its total to $263 million. In contrast, Solana was the only major altcoin to post outflows last week, losing $890,000 and trimming its yearly total to $75 million.