Cryptocurrency investment products recorded their largest weekly inflows since January, with global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) attracting $1.1 billion last week, CoinShares reported. Bitcoin (BTC) led the surge, drawing about $871 million of the inflows.
The week’s inflows were the second-largest of 2026, behind the $2.17 billion recorded in mid-January. CoinShares’ head of research James Butterfill linked the pickup in risk appetite to tentative ceasefire developments in Iran and supportive US inflation and spending data that came in softer than expected.
Spot market volatility accompanied the flows: BTC reclaimed $70,000 and briefly topped $73,000 last week, even as broader sentiment gauges remained negative, signaling ongoing institutional interest and resilience in regulated products.
Ether (ETH) ETPs rebounded, posting around $196.5 million in inflows — the first net inflow after three straight weeks of outflows. Despite that weekly gain, Ether remains in net outflow year-to-date, down roughly $130 million. By contrast, Bitcoin has seen about $1.9 billion of inflows so far this year and makes up roughly 83% of the $2.3 billion total crypto ETP inflows year-to-date.
Short-Bitcoin products were also active, recording approximately $20 million of inflows last week — their largest weekly intake since November 2024. Other notable moves included roughly $19 million into XRP ETPs and about $2.5 million of outflows from Solana (SOL) products.
Regionally, the strength was concentrated in the United States, which drew about $1 billion — some 95% of net weekly inflows. US spot BTC exchange-traded funds accounted for the bulk of Bitcoin flows, posting roughly $786.3 million last week, according to SoSoValue data. Germany saw $34.6 million of inflows, while Canada and Switzerland posted $7.8 million and $6.9 million, respectively.
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