ethereum and Solana saw net inflows last week despite a price correction among most cryptocurrencies. According to the latest According to the weekly digital asset fund flow report published by CoinShares, cumulative inflows into these investment products reached an impressive $176 million during the week. This positive trend was consistent across all regions, with each of them recording positive inflows, indicating widespread interest from investors globally.
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Institutional investors focus on ethereum and Solana
Despite fluctuations in market value, investor interest in digital assets remained strong, reflecting institutional investors' continued confidence in the long-term potential of cryptocurrencies. According to CoinShares, the bitcoin-news/crypto-liquidations-1-billion-bitcoin-crashes-52000/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Cryptocurrency market correction Total assets under management for investment products had increased from $95 billion to $75 billion. However, investment products have recovered somewhat due to continued inflows, which have helped bring total assets under management back to $85 billion.
Interestingly, last week’s activity was higher than usual. Trading volume in exchange-traded products (ETPs) reached $19 billion last week, which is higher than the weekly average of $14 billion this year so far. What was especially noteworthy about this trend was the shift in investor preference, as ethereum-based investment products emerged as the main beneficiaries of these inflows. This marks a departure from bitcoin’s traditional dominance in the market, where bitcoin-related products typically attract the majority of investments.
Notably, ethereum-based investment products attracted $155 million worth of inflows last week, accounting for 88% of total inflows. As such, ethereum ETP inflows so far this year have soared to a multi-year peak of $862 million, which is the highest since the 2021 bull market.
On the other hand, bitcoin managed to attract only $13 million in inflows. Multi-asset investment products came in second with $18.3 million in inflows. Solana-based products also managed to attract $4.5 million in inflows despite the cryptocurrency. falling below $115 early last week.
The bullish mood was also reflected in Short-bitcoin products. The data revealed that Short-bitcoin ETPs recorded their largest outflow since May 2023, with a total of $16 million withdrawn from these products. This outflow represents 23% of the total assets under management of Short-bitcoin ETPs.
In terms of geographic location, all regions recorded capital inflows last week. The United States ranked first with $89 million in inflows. Interestingly, the United States is the only region still recording a negative flow so far this month. Switzerland, Brazil and Canada recorded inflows of $21.3 million, $19.9 million and $19.2 million respectively.
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