CoinShares Reports $2 Billion Monthly Inflows as Institutional Investors Shift Sentiment on Ethereum
CoinShares, the digital assets manager, has reported that institutional investors invested a total of $2 billion into cryptocurrency products in May. According to their latest report on digital asset fund flows, CoinShares revealed that there was an inflow of $185 million into digital asset investment products last week alone. This marks the fourth consecutive week of inflows and brings the year-to-date inflows to over $15 billion, a record-breaking figure. Despite this, trading volumes for the week decreased to $8 billion, down from $13 billion the previous week.
In terms of geographical distribution, the US attracted $130 million in inflows, while Switzerland and Canada received $36 million and $25 million respectively. This is a significant turnaround for Canada, as it experienced outflows overall last month. Investor sentiment towards Bitcoin remains positive, as it received $148 million in inflows last week. However, short-BTC products saw outflows of $3.5 million.
In addition to Bitcoin, Ethereum also experienced a boost in investor sentiment, with $33.5 million in inflows last week. This is a significant turnaround for Ethereum, as it had been experiencing outflows for 10 consecutive weeks, totaling $200 million. The positive news surrounding Ethereum also had a positive impact on Solana, which received an additional $5.8 million in inflows last week.
Other cryptocurrencies that saw inflows include Chainlink, XRP, Litecoin, and Cardano, which received $1 million, $0.8 million, $0.6 million, and $0.3 million respectively.
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