The digital asset market witnessed its first full week of inflows in 2025, with $48 million added to funding merchandise, based on CoinShares’ newest weekly report.
CoinShares reported that the week started with promising inflows nearing $1 billion. Nonetheless, these good points have been practically erased as $940 million flowed out later, reflecting how delicate the market stays to macroeconomic developments and the present correlation with US equities.
James Butterfill, CoinShares’ Head of Analysis, attributed this exercise to new financial information and the Federal Reserve’s latest assembly minutes. He stated these reviews pointed to a stronger-than-expected US financial system and a hawkish stance on financial coverage, reigniting issues over asset valuations.
He added:
“This means that the post-US election honeymoon is over, and macroeconomic information is as soon as once more a key driver of asset costs.”
Bitcoin leads as Ethereum faces sell-off
Bitcoin stood out as a powerful performer, pulling in $214 million in inflows.
Regardless of recording important outflows later within the week, the asset remained a favourite amongst traders. 12 months-to-date, Bitcoin’s cumulative inflows have reached a powerful $799 million, cementing its dominance within the crypto market.
Curiously, short-Bitcoin merchandise additionally noticed inflows of $1.8 million throughout the identical interval, reflecting hedging exercise amid market uncertainty.
However, Ethereum skilled a tricky week, with outflows totaling $256 million. CoinShares prompt that this pattern aligns with a broader sell-off within the tech sector relatively than particular issues about Ethereum.
This setback has now pushed Ethereum’s year-to-date outflows to $274 million.
XRP shines
Amongst altcoins, XRP was a notable winner, attracting $41 million in inflows.
CoinShares prompt that the influx displays rising optimism about potential approval for spot-XRP ETFs within the US and the upcoming US Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) attraction deadline for Ripple on Jan. 15.
Moreover, many traders view XRP as well-positioned to profit from clearer regulatory frameworks beneath the incoming Donald Trump administration.
In the meantime, Solana additionally made good points, with $15 million in inflows, whereas different altcoins like Aave, Stellar, and Polkadot recorded modest but optimistic contributions of $2.9 million, $2.7 million, and $1.6 million, respectively.
