$785 Million Floods Crypto Funds as Ethereum Pumps Post-Pectra Upgrade

Crypto’s money spigot is back on—investors dumped $785M into digital asset funds last week as Ethereum led the charge. The Pectra upgrade’s smooth rollout silenced the doomsayers (for now), proving once again that crypto thrives on chaos.

Wall Street analysts scramble to justify their ’crypto winter’ forecasts while retail traders stack ETH like it’s 2021. The smart money? They’ve been quietly accumulating through the FUD—because nothing fuels a bull market like institutional hypocrisy.

US dominates regional inflows, while some markets see an exodus

Regional investment patterns by global cryptocurrency markets are clearly split in the latest data. Substantial inflows in the past week of $680.6 million for the United States place it at the lead as the primary driver behind a mainly positive market flow. Germany took the second position that week, with inflows amounting to $86.3 million, while Hong Kong added a smaller increment of $24.2 million to the positive column.

But a number of key markets were reversed. Sweden had a net outflow of $16.3 million, and Canada lost $13.5 million, with Brazil losing $3.9 million. Switzerland had modest inflows of $2.7 million, and Australia contributed $13.5 million to the positive side.

The aggregate Assets Under Management (AUM) in all countries currently sits at $172.9 billion. The US continues to lead at $131.2 billion in AUM, followed by Canada at $6.2 billion, even after experiencing recent outflows. Germany has $6.0 billion, and Switzerland manages $6.0 billion in digital assets. Brazil, even with its negative weekly flow, still has $1.5 billion in AUM.

Ethereum bounces back after Pectra upgrade

Ethereum posted a strong rebound with $205 million in week-on-week inflows. This is a welcome switch that market observers attribute to the latest Pectra upgrade and change in ethereum leadership. This inflow follows times of investor uncertainty. The inflow now totals its month-to-date inflows to $242 million and year-to-date total to $757 million. Ethereum’s overall AUM is now at $13.8 billion.

Bitcoin still leads the field with inflows worth $557 million last week. This has pushed its month-to-date inflows to $2.5 billion and year-to-date inflows to $7.2 billion. Bitcoin’s dominance can also be noted in its gigantic $148 billion AUM.

Other assets were quite different. XRP saw inflows worth $4.9 million, while Sui saw $9.3 million added to it. Solana and multi-asset products witnessed $0.89 million and $2.86 million outflows, respectively. Short positions in bitcoin saw inflows of $5.85 million. This is indicative of investors hedging against the existing price levels of Bitcoin.

Cardano and chainlink registered modest inflows of $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, with Litecoin reporting no movement for the week. Total weekly inflows across all digital assets amount to $785 million. This totals digital asset AUM at $172.9 billion.

iShares leads provider inflows

The digital asset provider sector shows iShares ETFs/USA dominating with $907.8 million in weekly inflows. Data shows that it has outpaced all other investment vehicles. This strong performance has pushed their month-to-date inflows to $2.98 billion and year-to-date to $9.04 billion. iShares currently manages $69.04 billion in digital assets.

In stark contrast, several major providers faced withdrawals. Grayscale Investments LLC/USA saw outflows of $42.46 million for the week. This has contributed to a month-to-date outflow of $152.77 million and year-to-date outflows of $1.62 billion. Despite these losses, Grayscale still maintains $29.67 billion in AUM.

Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin F experienced the largest weekly outflow at $122.07 million, with month-to-date losses of $30.12 million and year-to-date outflows of $117.44 million. Its AUM stands at $20.56 billion. ARK 21 Shares/USA saw a $68.91 million exit during the week. However, Bitwise Funds Trust and CoinShares XBT Provider AB recorded outflows of $15.9 million and $18.15 million respectively.

ProShares ETFs/USA bucked the negative trend with modest inflows of $10.85 million. Other providers collectively contributed $134.78 million in inflows. The “Other” category manages $32.68 billion in total assets, highlighting the fragmented nature of the remaining market. The total weekly FLOW across all providers reached $785.22 million, with the industry’s total AUM at $172.89 billion.

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