Cryptocurrencies: Outflows of $1.9 billion but signs of sentiment reversal emerge

Investments in crypto products are experiencing significant outflows, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the latest data from the CoinShares report show the first signs of a potential market trend reversal.

In Brief

• Weekly outflows of $1.94 billion in digital assets.
  
• Four consecutive weeks in the red: nearly 4.92 billion in total outflows.
  
• Bitcoin and Ethereum lead the outflows, but on Friday signs of a rebound appear.
  
• Solana struggles (–156 million), while XRP surprises with +89.3 million in inflows.
  
• Strong activity in short Bitcoin ETPs (+19 million).
  
• The USA remains the market with the largest outflows (–1.68 billion).
  

Four Weeks of Outflows: A Complex but Not Alarming Picture

The CoinShares data highlights another week dominated by outflows: $1.94 billion, equivalent to 2.9% of total assets under management.
This marks the third worst sequence of outflows since 2018, surpassed only by March 2025 and February 2018.

Despite this, the entire 2025 continues to show a structurally solid trend, with 44.4 billion dollars in YTD inflows, indicating that the broader cycle of institutional adoption remains intact.

The First Reversal Signal

The most significant data of the week, however, comes from the last trading day:
+258 million dollars in small inflows, after seven consecutive days in the red.

A detail that could indicate the start of a sentiment recovery, at least in the very short term.

Bitcoin: significant outflows, but also the strongest rebound

Bitcoin continues to be at the center of institutional selling pressure, with 1.27 billion in weekly outflows.
However, it is also the asset showing the most concrete signs of recovery:

• +225 million in inflows just on Friday.
  
• Short Bitcoin ETPs continue to attract capital: +19 million this week, +40 million in the last three weeks.
  
• The AuM of short products increases by 119%, indicating strong speculative activity and hedging.
  

This dual movement – net outflows from BTC “long” and inflows into short products – indicates a phase of high uncertainty, with investors split between defense and rebound opportunities.

Ethereum: significant outflows, amounting to 7.3% of AuM

The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization experiences another challenging week:

• 589 million dollars in outflows.
  
• Impact proportionally higher than Bitcoin: 7.3% of AuM.
  
• However, even here a micro-recovery is visible: +57.5 million in inflows on Friday.
  

The dynamics confirm Ethereum’s greater fragility in this phase of the market, due to:

• the sentiment still uncertain on spot ETFs,
  
• a relatively weak performance compared to Bitcoin,
  
• the growing competition from alternative chains like Solana and Sui.
  

Altcoin: Solana Struggles, XRP Surprises

The landscape of alternative assets exhibits divergent behavior:

Solana (SOL): –156 million

Solana continues its deep correction trend, despite the strong inflows recorded at the beginning of the year.
The outflows reflect profit-taking and a sentiment that has weakened after the spring rally.

XRP: +89.3 million

XRP is the only major asset bucking the trend.
Inflows suggest:

• renewed institutional confidence,
  
• a potential repositioning following favorable regulatory developments after the conclusion of the SEC lawsuit,
  
• increased interest in assets with a perceived more defensive risk profile.
  

Flows by provider: iShares leads outflows, Grayscale turns positive

The data per issuer reveals interesting dynamics:

• iShares (BlackRock): –1.65 billion
  Outflows dominate, as has occurred in previous weeks.
  
• Grayscale: +114 million
  First sign of re-entry after months of outflows, despite the historically negative impact of GBTC rebalancing.
  
• ProShares: +223 million MTD
  Significant activity on short and leveraged products.
  
• CoinShares European ETPs: –148 million
  Widespread selling pressure also in Europe.
  

Regional Flows: The United States Drags the Market into the Red

The geography of the flows is clear:

• USA: –1.68 billion
  They represent the entire cause of the global outflow.
  Profit-taking on spot ETFs and increased regulatory volatility have a significant impact.
  
• Germany: –118 million
  
• Switzerland: –80 million
  
• Canada: –27 million
  

The only truly positive area is Brazil (+3.5 million), confirming the growing interest of the Latin American market in crypto products.

Equity Blockchain: Moderate Outflows, Sector in Consolidation

Blockchain equity ETPs record –15.5 million, a modest figure compared to previous weeks.

Among the most resilient products:

• Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain: +5.1 million.
  
• iShares Blockchain Tech: +5.8 million.
  

The sector reflects more the rotation of the global stock market than internal movements within the crypto sector.

Analysis: What Are These Data Really Indicating?

1. Sentiment is weak but not structurally negative

The concentration of outflows in the USA and Friday’s recovery indicate that we are not in a phase of systemic exit, but rather of:

• profit-taking after the August highs,
  
• portfolio rebalancing,
  
• increase in leverage on shorts.
  

2. Bitcoin remains the primary barometer

The weekend rebound of BTC is the most significant data point: historically, it is Bitcoin that is the first to reverse in post-correction phases.

3. Sector Rotation Underway

The divergent behavior between XRP (positive) and Solana (negative) indicates that institutional investors are reassessing the risk on altcoins, favoring assets perceived as more resilient or with regulatory catalysts.

4. Pressure on the USA is Episodic

The outflows from US ETFs have often been interspersed with strong rebounds.
The fact that Europe records more contained movements confirms the tactical nature of these exits.

Conclusions

The latest CoinShares report shows a week still dominated by outflows, with a total of 1.94 billion dollars and a challenging month for the crypto investment product market. However, the first signs of a sentiment reversal—especially on Friday—suggest that the pressure might start to ease.

Bitcoin maintains its central role as an indicator of institutional sentiment, while Ethereum continues to suffer more than expected. Altcoins like Solana are affected by profit-taking, while XRP stands out as the only asset with net inflows.

The market remains volatile and sensitive to macroeconomics, but data shows that investors are not abandoning the asset class: they are simply repositioning risk in an uncertain environment.