In brief
- A four-week outflow streak has erased $3.74 billion from crypto investment products, according to a new CoinShares report.
- U.S. digital asset funds saw outflows of $403 million last week, while Europe and Canada posted inflows of $230 million.
- Short-Bitcoin outflows continue, a pattern that is "often seen near market lows," CoinShares analyst James Butterfill added.
U.S. investors continued to exit crypto funds, while the rest of the world is buying the dip.
Digital asset investment products saw their fourth consecutive week of outflows, totaling $173 million, according to CoinShares' latest report. The stretch has now erased a staggering $3.74 billion from crypto funds over the past four weeks.
But the headline number masks a sharp regional divide.
The United States accounted for $403 million in outflows, while Europe and Canada recorded $230 million in inflows—suggesting that international investors are using the opportunity to buy the dips where U.S. counterparts see risk.
This divergence signals that institutional sentiment in the U.S. has turned decisively cautious, even as global allocators step in to catch a falling knife.
Bitcoin products led this exodus among American investors. Though the flagship crypto bore the brunt of the selling with $133.3 million in outflows last week, CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill noted that short Bitcoin investment products also saw outflows totaling $15.4 million over the past two weeks—a pattern he argued is "often seen near market lows."
Ethereum funds suffered $85.1 million in outflows, while Hyperliquid shed $1 million.
The price action tells a similar story. Bitcoin is down 2% over the past 24 hours and trading at $69,000, according to CoinGecko data. Major altcoins, including Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, are down slightly or flat over 24 hours—showcasing a market drained of volatility and direction.
XRP and Solana funds continued their recent streak of resilience, attracting $33.4 million and $31 million in inflows, respectively. Chainlink rounded out the winners with $1.1 million in new capital.
The resilience of Solana is evident in prediction market Myriad, owned by Decrypt’s parent company, Dastan, where users assign a 52% chance that Solana would hit $150 before silver.
However, not every altcoin bled from a price action standpoint. Select tokens posted double-digit gains over the past week, according to a previous Decrypt report.
It reflects renewed retail risk appetite rather than structural conviction, Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research, told Decrypt. He argued that the recent altcoin surge "stems mainly from renewed retail risk appetite after softer U.S. inflation data."
The ongoing rally in altcoins is a classic sign of capital rotation away from Bitcoin, the LVRG Research analyst said. Capital and attention flow to altcoins, especially when Bitcoin is less volatile and consolidating.
"Short-term momentum may continue, but sustainability will require new fundamental drivers or macro stabilization to avoid fading into pure speculation," he added.