Bullish Return: Institutional Investors Pour $1.44 Billion Into Crypto In One Week

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As a seasoned financial analyst with extensive experience in the crypto market, I have closely followed the trends and fluctuations of digital asset investment products over the years. The recent surge in inflows to crypto investment funds is an exciting development that reflects the renewed optimism and bullish sentiment among institutional investors.

Last week, there was yet another surge in investments towards crypto products, adding to the inflows observed in the previous week. Based on data from CoinShares, digital asset investment products attracted approximately $1.44 billion during this period. This influx signifies the resurfacing of optimistic sentiment within the crypto sector. Consequently, over a two-week span, these investments have accumulated an impressive $1.881 billion. Following three successive weeks of outflows, last week’s numbers bring the total yearly inflows into crypto investment funds to a remarkable $17.8 billion.

Bullish Return Among Institutional Crypto Investors

As a researcher studying the crypto market, I’ve noticed an intriguing development: recent data indicates that the shift in market sentiment is becoming increasingly reflected in investment products for cryptocurrencies. According to CoinShares’ latest weekly report, this transition into bullish sentiment has enabled digital investment products to surpass the $10.6 billion inflow recorded during the 2021 bull market.

Last week saw a significant investment influx totaling $1.44 billion, ranking as the fifth largest weekly intake in history. Predictably, Bitcoin garnered the majority of these investments. Given its status as the original and most prominent cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has consistently drawn attention away from other digital currencies. Lately, it has been in the limelight due to the introduction of Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Bitcoin’s resurgence of bullish sentiment led to an investment influx of $1.35 billion last week, making it the fifth largest weekly intake for Bitcoin on record. Interestingly, this surge in investments occurred amidst apprehensions about selling pressure instigated by the German State of Saxony’s selloff of approximately 45,000 BTC.

Alternatively, institutional investors have been reducing their bets against Bitcoin’s price increase, leading to a $8.6 million decrease in investments in short-Bitcoin products. This indicates a weakening belief among these investors that Bitcoin will decline in value.

Ethereum topped the altcoin market with a weekly inflow of $72 million, shifting its net inflow for the year from a deficit of $15 million earlier in the week to a positive $57 million by the end of it. Solana exchange-traded products saw a net inflow of $4.4 million, marking a significant decrease from the previous week’s $16.3 million. As of now, Solana’s total net inflow for the year amounts to $62 million.

Approximately $1.2 million was invested in Litecoin, $1.0 million in XRP, and $1.2 million in Cardano. Additionally, there were inflows of around $17.2 million into multi-asset investment products.

Institutional investors continue to favor Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) as a means of investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The popularity of ETPs has surged since the start of the year, with notable growth in North America. In terms of geographic distribution, the United States saw the largest inflows with an impressive $1.274 billion, followed by Switzerland with $57.5 million, Hong Kong with $54.6 million, and Canada with $23.2 million. Other regions also experienced significant investments in these products.

According to CoinShares, the total assets under management (AuM) are now at $84.713 billion.

Bullish Return: Institutional Investors Pour $1.44 Billion Into Crypto In One Week

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2024-07-16 19:35