Trump Greenlights 401(k) Crypto Investments—$572M Floods Into Digital Asset Funds This Week

Crypto just got its biggest mainstream endorsement yet. Former President Trump's approval of 401(k) crypto allocations triggered a $572M weekly inflow—Wall Street's FOMO is showing.

The institutional dam breaks

Pension funds and retirement accounts are now officially in play. That $572M surge? Just the first trickle before the boomers' retirement savings start dripping into BTC.

Regulators hate this one trick

Washington's revolving door spins again—politicians who called crypto a scam last election cycle now rush to claim credit for 'democratizing finance.' How convenient.

The closer: When your financial advisor suddenly becomes a 'blockchain expert,' maybe check their portfolio first. Nothing boosts crypto adoption like politicians needing donor money and fund managers chasing performance fees.

Provider flows show mixed results across fund managers

iShares ETFs dominated weekly inflows with $294 million while maintaining strong monthly performance at $292 million. The provider leads year-to-date flows with $26.9 billion and holds $98.9 billion in assets under management. iShares continues to hold the largest market share among crypto fund providers.

Grayscale Investments faced continued outflows, with $87 million leaving during the week. Monthly outflows reached $99 million while year-to-date outflows total $1.5 billion despite holding $35.4 billion in AUM. The provider struggles with investor redemptions across multiple time frames.

Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund posted negative flows of $55 million weekly and $387 million monthly. However, the fund maintains positive year-to-date inflows of $316 million with $25.5 billion in total assets.

Bitwise Funds Trust recorded $95 million in weekly inflows and $18 million monthly. Year-to-date flows reach $198 million with $5.4 billion under management. ARK 21Shares faced outflows of $6 million weekly and $334 million monthly despite holding $5.3 billion in assets.

ProShares ETFs attracted $35 million weekly and $61 million monthly with $737 million in year-to-date inflows. Other providers contributed $151 million in weekly flows while CoinShares XBT Provider experienced $16 million in outflows.

Bitcoin and Ethereum lead asset allocation recovery

Bitcoin brought in $265 million in weekly inflows. This is after it faced consecutive weeks of outflows previously. Monthly flows remain negative at $571 million, but year-to-date inflows total $20.5 billion. BTC maintains $179.3 billion in assets under management across all providers.

Ethereum posted the strongest weekly performance with $269.8 million in inflows during the period. Monthly inflows reached $95.4 million while year-to-date flows hit a record $8.2 billion. Total Ethereum fund assets now stand at $31.9 billion, showing strong institutional demand.

Multi-asset funds experienced minor outflows of $3 million weekly and $3.2 million monthly. Year-to-date inflows remain positive at $115 million, with $7.8 billion in total assets.

Altcoin funds showed mixed performance across different tokens during the reporting period. XRP funds gained $18.4 million for the week and $22.1 million for the month. The coin also saw $1.1 billion in year-to-date flows.

Solana attracted $21.6 million in the latest week and $22.7 million for the month, totaling $874 million year-to-date.

Smaller altcoin funds posted modest gains, with Sui experiencing $3 million in weekly outflows. Litecoin funds added $0.1 million while Cardano attracted $1.5 million during the week.

Chainlink and stellar funds each gained less than $1 million in weekly inflows. Other altcoin funds contributed $6.3 million collectively to total weekly flows.

Regional flows show US dominance while Europe faces outflows

The United States dominated the world in crypto fund inflows of $608 million per week for this period. Monthly flows dropped to negative $361 million, yet year-to-date inflows are robust at $29 billion. US funds have assets under management of $162.4 billion.

Canada showed $16.5 million weekly and $15.9 million monthly investments. Year-to-date flows stand at $356 million with $7.2 billion AUM. The Canadian market still shows consistent institutional adoption trends.

Last week, European markets saw outflows in several countries. Germany had the highest outflows, with $33.5 million weekly and $67.8 million monthly, even though it maintains $1.1 billion in inflows year-to-date.

Sweden posted $16.5 million weekly and $22.6 million monthly outflows. Year-to-date flows are still in the negative at $340 million with $4.1 billion assets under management. Switzerland recorded weekly inflows of $1.1 million.

Other regions like Australia, Brazil, and Hong Kong experienced a mixed performance during the period. Australia recorded $7.9 million weekly, and Brazil recorded $2.5 million of weekly outflows. Hong Kong recorded $1.4 million of weekly inflows with no year-to-date impact. The rest of the regions have a combined $35.2 billion of crypto fund assets.

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