Crypto Funds See $224M Surge as Bitcoin Bucks the Trend—What’s the Play?
Money’s flooding back into crypto—just not where you’d expect. While digital asset funds scored a cool $224 million in fresh capital this week, Bitcoin’s bleeding outflows like a whale dumping at resistance. So much for 'safe haven' status.
Smart money’s rotating—but into what? ETH? Solana? Or just another round of Wall Street’s favorite game: pump the alts, short the king. Either way, the institutional crowd’s still playing hot potato with your bags.
Funny how these 'diversified portfolios' always seem to underperform just holding BTC. But hey, those 2% management fees won’t pay themselves.
Ethereum Dominates Inflows While Bitcoin Sees Outflows
Ethereum emerged as the week’s top performer in terms of fund flows, attracting $296.4 million in new investments. That brings its seven-week inflow total to approximately $1.5 billion, representing around 10.5% of total assets under management (AUM) across Ethereum-linked investment products.
CoinShares described this as the most sustained period of inflows into ethereum since the 2020 US election, suggesting a resurgence in investor confidence in the asset.
In contrast, Bitcoin saw net outflows for the second week in a row, losing $56.5 million. The outflows were mirrored in short-Bitcoin products, which also recorded a second consecutive week of redemptions.
This aligns with the broader theme of caution in the market, particularly with Bitcoin facing difficulty holding above the $105,000 level in recent sessions. The outflows may reflect traders rotating out of Bitcoin in favor of Ethereum or simply reducing overall exposure due to macro concerns.
Digital asset inflows slow amid policy uncertainty, Ethereum leads
Last week, digital asset investment products saw inflows totalling US$224M. @ethereum led with inflows of US$296.4M, while @Bitcoin saw outflows of US$56.5M. @SuiNetwork saw minor inflows of $1.1M, while $XRP… pic.twitter.com/6j2Aa2RuFl
— CoinShares (@CoinSharesCo) June 9, 2025
Regional Activity and Altcoin Performance
The United States led all regions in terms of net inflows, contributing $175 million to the total. Other notable contributors included Germany ($47.8 million), Switzerland ($15.7 million), Canada ($9.8 million), and Australia ($6.5 million).
On the flip side, Brazil and Hong Kong registered outflows of $9.2 million and $14.6 million, respectively. The Hong Kong data is particularly notable, marking an end to the recent streak of record inflows driven by its newly launched spot crypto ETFs.
Activity in the altcoin segment remained relatively muted. sui logged a modest $1.1 million in inflows, while XRP continued its downward trend with $6.6 million in outflows, its third consecutive week in the red.
While these movements are relatively small in dollar terms, they continue to reflect a general lack of conviction in altcoin markets during this consolidation phase.
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