Cryptocurrency funds from asset managers such as CoinShares, Bitwise, Grayscale, ProShares and 21Shares ended 11 weeks of inflows last week, recording net outflows of $16 million, according to CoinShares’ latest report.
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Fund-based funds dominated last week, recording outflows of $32.8 million, while short-term Bitcoin investment products also recorded outflows of $300,000. However, deal activity remained above average, totaling $3.6 billion last week compared to the annual average of $1.6 billion.
The outflow coincided with a decline in the price of Bitcoin last week, sending it down about 5%, ending an eight-week streak of weekly gains. Bitcoin is currently trading at 40,925, according to price data from The Block.
BTC/USD price chart. Image: Block/TradingView.
James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, said the mix of regional trends suggests the turnaround is more about profit-taking than a change in sentiment toward the asset class. Net flows were primarily driven by the U.S. and German markets, which recorded outflows of $18.3 million and $9.7 million, respectively. Conversely, Switzerland recorded inflows of $9.1 million and Canada recorded inflows of $6.9 million.
Weekly cryptocurrency asset flows. Image: CoinShares.
Ether and Avalanche also witnessed outflows, while Solana, Cardano, and XRP bucked the trend.
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Funds were also outflowed from the underlying investment products, with funds flowing out of $4.3 million and $1 million, respectively.
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Cardano and XRP products were the main beneficiaries, bucking the trend by recording inflows worth $10.6 million, $3 million, and $2.7 million respectively, Butterfill said. Additionally, Chainlink-based funds witnessed inflows of $2 million.
Blockchain stocks also experienced more positive sentiment last week, with inflows totaling $122 million, adding $294 million for the ninth week in a row, marking their largest volume to date.
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