Crypto funds log second week of inflows after massive $5.5B selloff

cointelegraphPublished on 2025-12-08Last updated on 2025-12-08

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Cryptocurrency investment products recorded their second consecutive week of inflows, attracting $716 million, following a previous week of $1 billion in gains. This marks a recovery after a significant $5.5 billion selloff over four weeks, bringing total assets under management to over $180 billion—an 8% rebound from November lows, though still below the all-time high of $264 billion. Bitcoin led inflows with $352 million, followed by XRP with $244 million. Chainlink saw a record inflow of $52.8 million, representing 54% of its AUM. Ether had minor inflows of $39 million, while short Bitcoin products saw outflows, suggesting reduced negative sentiment. Among issuers, ProShares led with $210 million in inflows, while BlackRock experienced $105 million in outflows. Geographically, the U.S., Germany, and Canada saw the highest inflows, whereas Sweden continued to record outflows.

Cryptocurrency investment products maintained upward momentum last week, logging two consecutive weeks of gains following substantial outflows.

Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) attracted $716 million in inflows last week, adding to the previous week’s gains of $1 billion, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported Monday.

“Daily data highlighted minor outflows on Thursday and Friday in what we believe was a response to macroeconomic data in the US alluding to ongoing inflationary pressures,” CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, said in the update.

The new inflows pushed total assets under management (AUM) above $180 billion, marking an 8% rebound from November lows following $5.5 billion of four-week outflows. However, AUM remains well below its all-time high of $264 billion, Butterfill noted.

Bitcoin leads inflows, Chainlink posts record inflow

Bitcoin (BTC) led crypto ETP gains last week, attracting $352 million in inflows, followed by XRP (XRP) funds with $244 million.

Chainlink (LINK) stood out with a record inflow of $52.8 million, which represented 54% of its AUM.

*Weekly crypto ETP flows by asset as of Friday (in millions of US dollars). Source: CoinShares*

On the other hand, Ether (ETH) funds saw minor inflows of $39 million, while short Bitcoin ETPs posted around $19 million in outflows, potentially indicating a lessening of negative sentiment.

ProShares tops inflows, while BlackRock’s iShares bleeds

Among issuers, ProShares led inflows with $210 million, while BlackRock — the largest issuer by AUM — experienced $105 million in outflows.

Cathie Wood’s ARK and Grayscale Investments also saw outflows, recording $78 million and $7 million, respectively, last week.

*Weekly crypto ETP flows by issuer as of Friday (in millions of US dollars). Source: CoinShares*

Geographically, almost all regions globally saw inflows, with the most notable being the US, Germany and Canada, with inflows of $483 million, $97 million and $80.7 million, respectively.

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On the other hand, Sweden saw $5.6 million in outflows last week, pushing its year-to-date outflows to $836 million, topping global outflows.

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