Digital asset products attracted $2 billion in inflows last week, which increased three-week inflows to $5.5 billion and lifted year-to-date inflows to $5.6 billion. Total assets under management climbed to a 10-week high of $156 billion, according to a CoinShares report on Monday.
U.S.-based funds accounted for most of the patronage, some $1.9 billion. Germany, Switzerland, and Canada also contributed modest flows in a signal of “broad supportive sentiment” for cryptocurrencies, Butterfill wrote.
Ethereum-based investment products recorded positive flows for the second week in a row and brought in $149 million between April 27 and May 2. Funds underpinned by ether now boast $336 million in inflows since late last month. XRP and tezos notched the most notable influx after ETH, with $10.5 million and $8.2 million each, while Solana products shed $6 million. Elsewhere, blockchain equities saw $15.9 million in net inflows from investors.
Meanwhile, bitcoin continued its spot crypto product dominance from last week. “As usual, Bitcoin was the prime beneficiary, seeing $1.84 billion inflows,” per CoinShares’ Head of Research.
Once again, funds located within the U.S. led the pack last week and noted $1.8 billion in net inflows. This extended bullish flows into spot BTC ETFs issued by the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity to a third consecutive week. Bitcoin traded down 1.5% before the U.S. market opened, changing hands around $94,051 according to The Block’s price page .