Crypto Funds Pull In $1B for Third Straight Week as US Investors Drive Demand
Why it matters: Institutional crypto inflows signal a lasting hedge role as geopolitical risk spikes.
- CoinShares reports $1.06 bn in weekly inflows, 96% from the U.S., Bitcoin $793 m (≈75% of total) and Ethereum $315 m, attributing the surge to Bitcoin’s safe‑haven perception amid the Iran‑Middle East crisis.
- Samuel Harcourt (Sonic Labs) says the sustained >$1 bn weekly flow points to a structural shift, with capital “quietly repositioning” as military spending rises and traditional finance strains.
- George Papp (Altura DeFi) notes institutional allocators now see crypto as a portfolio diversifier, not pure speculation, during periods of geopolitical uncertainty.
- XRP recorded $76 m of outflows, while Germany posted its first weekly withdrawals of the year, highlighting that the rally isn’t universal across all tokens.
Digital asset ETFs pulled in $1.06 bn last week—third straight week—driven almost entirely by U.S. investors, with Bitcoin taking ~75% of the money and new U.S. staking ETFs boosting Ethereum. The inflows are being framed as a macro‑hedge response to heightened geopolitical tension.
