Crypto Outflows Hit $508 Million as Bitcoin Bleeds, Altcoins Surge
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Crypto outflows reached $508 million last week, marking the second series of negative flows in 2025. This brings the last two weeks of outflows to $925 million. The outflows point to a shift in sentiment following an 18-week rally that accumulated $29 billion as investors weigh the impact of the US economic events and uncertainty surrounding trade tariffs, inflation, and monetary policy. Bitcoin Takes the Biggest Hit While Altcoins Rally The latest CoinShares report indicates that Bitcoin (BTC) bore the brunt of investor caution, seeing outflows of $571 million. Further, some traders opted to increase short positions, leading to $2.8 million in inflows for short-Bitcoin products. This follows a similar trend from the previous week, when hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve and CPI data contributed to the first crypto outflows of 2025. According to CoinShares, the latest stream of outflows comes amid heightened caution as investors continue to digest US economic data. “We believe investors are exercising caution following the US Presidential inauguration and the consequent uncertainty around Trump’s trade tariffs, inflation, and monetary policy. This is also evident in trading turnover, which has fallen considerably from $22 billion 2 weeks ago to $13 billion last week,” an excerpt in the report read. Regionally, the US accounted for most of the outflows, losing $560 million, accentuating concerns about the country’s economic policies. Interestingly, however, while Bitcoin struggled, altcoins continued to see positive momentum. XRP led the way with $38.3 million in inflows, bringing its total since mid-November 2025 to $819 million. Crypto Outflows Last Week. Source: CoinShares XRP’s strong performance comes amid increasing anticipation of a US SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) decision on an XRP ETF. The deadline for the SEC to approve or reject certain ETF applications has begun. Investors remain hopeful that XRP will gain regulatory…
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